SHAFTER, CALIF. — Essendant Co. has leased 405,299 square feet of industrial space at Wonderful Industrial Park (WIP) in Shafter. The facility is located at 4805 Centennial Plaza Way near Bakersfield.
Essendant will use this facility for local and regional fulfilment, e-commerce and distribution. The company will occupy the space in the second quarter of 2018. Wonderful Industrial Park is a 1,625-acre, rail-served, master-planned, entitled industrial development able to accommodate requirements ranging from 100,000 square feet to 2 million square feet.
Wonderful Real Estate started construction on a speculative 1 million-square-foot, 40-foot-clear industrial building at WIP in September with an expected delivery date of March 2018. WIP is home to several corporate users including Target, Ross Stores, American Tire Distributors, FedEx, Formica, State Farm, DMSI, MRC Global and Baker Hughes.
JLL’s Mike McCrary, Peter McWilliams and Hewett are leading the leasing efforts at Wonderful Industrial Park.