The building is taking shape at Carson Cos.' 105-acre Chino South Business Park in Chino, which the L.A.-based company is developing in a joint venture with Connecticut General Life Insurance Co. The business park is at the southwest corner of Euclid and Kimball avenues in southwest Chino. It is planned for 1.5 million sf of industrial space and is now home to Fisher Scientific and P&O Nedlloyd.

The Carson Cos. is already talking to several prospective tenants for the new building, says Matt Vanderhorst, SVP of marketing and development for Carson Cos. He says the new building, at 15710 San Antonio Ave., will include 2,557 sf for office use, along with features including 32-ft ceiling height, an ESFR sprinkler system, 109 dock-high doors, two ground-level doors and a large truck court.

Additionally, skylights will cover 3% of the building's roof space for improved energy efficiency.

The Carson Cos. is a private real estate investment trust that develops and owns industrial property, also providing property management, asset management, leasing, construction management and development capabilities. Its portfolio of properties totals about 7.1 million sf, with class A industrial buildings located in major distribution hubs throughout Southern California. James Flynn, Carson Cos. president, says the company believes that demand will remain strong for class A industrial buildings in Southern California's key distribution regional industrial real estate market that he terms "challenging at best." Demand remains solid for his company's buildings, he says, noting that all of the Carson Cos. industrial space is fully occupied.