First spec building completed at Anderson County logistics park

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A Kansas City-based commercial real estate developer has completed construction on its first spec building in Anderson County.

The 200-acre industrial park by Hunt Midwest is located at 1105 Scotts Bridge Road directly east of Interstate 85 in Anderson County at the new Evergreen Logistics Park, according to a news release.

The project is Hunt Midwest’s second industrial venture in the Greenville-Spartanburg industrial corridor after the recent completion of Fort Prince Logistics Center, a 476,280-square-foot spec project just west of I-85 outside of Spartanburg.

“Evergreen Logistics Park is at the crossroads of I-85 and Highway 81 combining great logistics and an abundant skilled workforce to fuel growth of existing distribution and manufacturing companies in Anderson County,” said Mike Bell, Hunt Midwest senior vice president for commercial real estate, in the release. “Our spec building has the ability to meet the needs of small-to-large companies leveraging their growth at a location fueled with great logistics, labor, and a location near growing industries.”

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The Anderson County submarket has attracted investments from some of the world’s most advanced companies such as Bosch’s Anderson County campus, which produces specialized parts for BMW’s manufacturing facility in Greer 36 miles north on I-85, the release stated. Both companies announced investments in those facilities in 2022, including $200 million to create Bosch’s first fuel cell production facility in the U.S. and $1.7 billion to prepare the BMW facilities in Greer and Woodruff to produce electric vehicles and assemble high-voltage batteries.

The fully developed Evergreen Logistics Park at I-85 will support more than 1.7 million additional square feet of industrial space. Build-to-suit options are available for two cross-dock buildings ranging from 680,000 square feet to more than 1.1 million square feet. Evergreen Logistics I is a 258,801-square-foot, rear-load building to include features of trailer parking stalls, large docks, spec office space, and more than 200 vehicle parking spaces. The new facility is now available for immediate occupancy by users ranging from 50,000 square feet to 258,801 square feet.

Evergreen Logistics Park is near major transportation hubs and industries, and the park has immediate highway access to I-85 for two-day ground shipping to more than 244 million customers while also adjacent to a major FedEx terminal, giving tenants a provider for overnight deliveries, the release stated.

Hunt Midwest’s partners at Evergreen Logistics Park included Seamon Whiteside for civil engineering, LS3P for building design, and Evans General Contractors as the general contractor overseeing construction. Leasing for the project is being handled by CBRE.