Industrial Juggernaut

In spite of the COVID-19 pandemic — or perhaps even because of it — distribution space along the Interstate 4 corridor is flourishing.

  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • | 6:00 a.m. September 25, 2020
COURTESY RENDERING -- Xebec Realty Co. has unveiled plans for a 403,000-square-foot speculative industrial development in Lakeland, slated for delivery next April.
COURTESY RENDERING -- Xebec Realty Co. has unveiled plans for a 403,000-square-foot speculative industrial development in Lakeland, slated for delivery next April.
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Of all the commercial real estate trends that the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated, none has picked up more velocity along the Gulf Coast and into Central Florida than industrial development, as retailers and other suppliers shift increasingly to e-commerce sales and distribution from sophisticated, centralized locations.

 

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