John Ness, president of ODW Logistics, says that the new spaceat AllianceCalifornia will complement facilities that ODW operatesin Chino, another Inland Empire community. ""In addition, it alsopositions us to service Eastern Inland Empire markets seeking acloser proximity to eastern shipping points at lower real estateoperating costs," Ness says of the new space.

ODW was represented by Al Leon of Leon Brothers, with Hillwoodrepresented by Peter B. McWilliams, Ruben V. Goodsell and MichaelMcCrary of Colliers International. John Magness, senior vicepresident of HillwoodInvestment Properties, notes that sinceDecember 2000, when Hillwood was selected as the masterdeveloper ofAllianceCalifornia, the project has attracted a list of globalindustry leaders. In addition to ODW Logistics, the development nowhouses major facilities for Kohl's, Mattel, Stater Bros., Pactiv,Medline and Pep Boys.

Development at the project over the past seven years hasincluded more than 7.8 million sf either built or underconstruction. Including two buildings at AllianceCalifornia,Hillwood will complete 12 industrial buildings totaling 5.7 millionsf in four different developments in the Inland Empire by the endof 2008. Two of the buildings are build-to-suits for Michelin andFedEx. The others are speculative projects. The developmentsinclude InterChange Business Park, North San Bernardino IndustrialPark and AllianceCalifornia in SanBernardino, and Hofer Ranch atOntario Airport.