ATLANTA — United Parcel Service (UPS) has unveiled plans for a new 1.5 million square-foot distribution center in Atlanta.
California-based Majestic Realty Co. will develop the project on a 250-acre industrial site west of the city’s downtown. The facility will be the largest in the UPS global network and will process 100,000 packages per hour. Development costs will total $400 million.
The site’s location near Fulton County Airport-Brown Field, otherwise known as Charlie Brown Airport, offers easy access from I-285, I-20 and Fulton Industrial Boulevard. Majestic Realty will also provide additional infrastructure for the airport, including up to 20 new hangars and a new $1.1 million operations center.
UPS expects the facility to be fully operational on Nov. 1, 2017. Majestic Realty, InvestAtlanta, the City of Atlanta, the State of Georgia, Fulton County and UPS make up the public/private partnership.
Majestic Realty recently completed a five-year entitlement process for Fulton County Airport, and signed a 50-year ground lease with Fulton County. Majestic Realty is the largest privately held developer and owner of master-planned business parks in the United States.
— Kristin Hiller