Oakmont Industrial Group recently announced today a 339,300 square foot lease expansion with Kimberly-Clark at SouthPort Logistics Center in Atlanta, Ga. The medical and consumer products conglomerate will take occupancy of the expansion space during the second quarter 2008.
This lease expansion/extension follows the 1,298,700 square foot lease Kimberly-Clark signed last year with Oakmont. The expanded lease will total 1,638,000 square feet, making it one of the nation’s larger state-of-the-art distribution centers contained under one roof.
“Based upon our experience in key markets around the country, we designed SouthPort on a speculative basis with features that would satisfy the needs of the most demanding corporate users,” said Richard Rider, president of Oakmont Industrial Group. “Kimberly-Clark’s repeat business is a testament to the quality of our buildings as well as the level of customer service we provide our tenants.”
SouthPort Logistics Center is located in the City of McDonough, approximately 30 miles south of Atlanta in the Henry County/I-75 submarket. The building provides immediate access to I-75 via Georgia Highway 20 and is a desired location for companies distributing product to a multi-state region, including the growing Florida market.
The Henry County location also provides for the easy flow of goods through the Southeastern seaports of Savannah, Charleston and Jacksonville.
Designed to attract sophisticated logistics-oriented tenants, SouthPort provides the following upgraded specifications: 36' clear height, 650' depth cross-dock configuration (providing for an ideal length-to-width ratio), upgraded 7" floor slab with vapor barrier protection and reinforced joints, 48' x 54' column spacing (61' at the loading bays), 200'-380' full concrete truck courts with massive trailer storage capacity (up to 736 spaces), separate truck drive aisles providing full circulation around the entire building and on-site queuing for up to 61 tractor trailers.
Oakmont’s Atlanta-based design and construction team includes The Conlan Company (General Contractor) and Randall-Paulson Architects. Bank of America is providing the construction financing.
With nearly $17 billion in sales in 2006, Kimberly-Clark is a leading health and hygiene company for nearly a quarter of the world’s population, providing its products in more than 150 countries.
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