In mid-July, the London-based Unilever teamed with Aurora, CO-based ProLogis to revamp the national distribution network for its home and personal care division. ProLogis is pumping $200 million into building five facilities, totaling more than 4.9 million sf, in Georgia, Pennsylvania, Illinois, California and Texas. The bottom line is to cut distribution costs and put the goods into retailers' hands within one shipping day.
Details on the 10-year leases are being released on a staggered basis in respective markets. It's now time for Texas to learn some specifics.
The Dallas area was a logical location since it's centrally positioned in Unilever's South Central region--Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arkansas and Texas. Under the existing delivery system, customers are supplied from multiple sites that are "outside" the South Central region, according to a ProLogis contact.
The Mesquite structure will build out the Samuel Boulevard site on the west side. The property is near Texas 80 and Interstate 30 as well as Unilever's third party-logistics provider in neighboring Garland and Bestfoods, a major customer with a nearby facility. The project is definitely a one-off. "We are not planning at this point to develop a master-planned facility around this project," Mark Cashman, ProLogis' vice president in Dallas, tells GlobeSt.com.
Randall Paulson Architects of Atlanta designed the warehouse with a 3% office finish. The El Paso-headquartered CF Jordan's Dallas team is the general contractor. The project is on track for a December delivery, Cashman says.
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