Dietrich Industries, a Worthington Industries company based inColumbus, Ohio, is nearly doubling its space in this relocationfrom a warehouse just off Miami Gardens Drive near Interstate 95 inNorth Dade. Panther Distribution Center is located at 3505 N.W. 123St.

Brian Smith, director of industrial brokerage, and WayneRamoski, senior director of industrial brokerage for Cushman &Wakefield in South Florida, represented the property owner, AMBPartners II LLP, in the Dietrich Industries transaction.

The amount of space that Smith and Ramoski leased year todate--454,000 sf--for AMB in the Gratigny/North Dade submarketpoints toward a strong interest in that submarket. The area isattractive to businesses in that it has rental rates nearly $2 persf less than the Airport West submarket, buildings with highceilings and great loading, and a connection to all majorthoroughfares, according to a Cushman & Wakefieldstatement.