SCHENKER TAKES 273,000 SF AT DCT COMMERCE CENTER

MIAMI — Schenker Inc. and Schenker Logistics Inc., two divisions of the global transportation and logistics company DB Schenker, have signed leases for 273,000 square feet at DCT Industrial Trust’s DCT Commerce Center at Pan American West in Miami. Schenker Inc. significantly expanded its existing Miami branch facility, which provides air and ocean freight distribution services, by signing a 150,000-square-foot lease in DCT Commerce Center’s Building A at 1801 N.W. 135th Ave. in Miami. This facility is currently under construction and is scheduled for completion in the first quarter of 2013. Schenker Logistics Inc. more than doubled the size of its existing logistics operation in Miami with a 123,000-square-foot lease in DCT Commerce Center’s Building B at 1800 N.W. 133rd Ave. in Miami. This facility is also under construction and will be delivered in the second quarter of 2013. David Albert of CBRE represented Schenker in the leases. Devin White of CBRE negotiated on behalf of the landlord, DCT Industrial Trust Inc.