Nestled behind the Frederick Fairgrounds, a campus of dated manufacturing buildings once stood at 550 Highland Street. The antiquated buildings were recently demolished to make way for a new Class A industrial complex within city limits. Known as Highland Logistics Center, the development will consist of the construction of two single-story logistics warehouse buildings comprising approximately 190,000 and 260,000 square feet of space, respectively.
The new buildings will feature 32-foot clear ceiling heights, 52-foot column spacing, 60-foot speed bays, and generous truck courts. The surface parking lot includes 470 parking spaces and 32 trailer parking spaces at each building as additional space suitable for Industrial Outdoor Storage (IOS), which is considered among the fastest-growing and in-need real estate asset classes.
““Frederick is a target market that we’ve had our eye on for some time. The convenient location, diverse and dynamic workforce, and general quality of life are all reasons that May Riegler, as local real estate developers, wanted to find a project in Frederick. With Highland Logistics Center we were able to purchase a very well-located large parcel of land that had an existing building that was functionally obsolete. After helping to relocate the last few remaining tenants, we are now poised to transform the site into a 2-building, modern logistics park that will house local and regional businesses for years to come.” ”
The project developer, May Riegler Properties selected this Frederick industrial projects for a variety of reasons. As one of Maryland’s fastest growing locations, Frederick is intersected by five interstate and national highways that offer access to approximately one-third of the population of the United States within a one-day truck drive. The site is just 30 miles from the I-81/I-70 intersection in Hagerstown, and just over 40 miles from the I-95/MD Route 32 intersection in Savage, Maryland. This location is approximately 40 miles from Washington, D.C., 45 miles from Baltimore, and 50 miles or less from all three international airports including BWI, IAD, and DCA.
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