Developer breaks ground on Blythewood spec building.

Collett Industrial, a Charlotte-headquartered commercial real estate firm, has broken ground on a speculative building it is developing in the Carolina Pines Industrial Park in Blythewood.

The 210,600-square-foot, Class A building is scheduled to be completed in the fourth quarter of this year. Plans for the building were announced in January 2021.

Collett has hired Colliers | South Carolina's industrial brokerage team of Chuck Salley, Dave Mathews, Thomas Beard, and John Peebles to market the building and broker agreements with distribution or manufacturing users.

"The Columbia industrial market is currently experiencing unprecedented demand for Class A industrial product coupled with limited supply, particularly in the Northeast Columbia submarket," Salley, managing director for industrial services in Colliers' Columbia office, said in a news release. "We fully expect the market to respond well to Collett's high-caliber industrial product."

The spec building will feature 32-foot clear heights, 46 dock-high doors, up to 60 trailer parking spaces, an ESFR fire suppression system, LED lighting and an expansion capability of approximately 117,000 square feet.

Matthews Construction is the project site contractor, Vannoy Construction is the building contractor, MCA Architecture is the architect and Thomas & Hutton is the civil engineer.

The Carolina Pines Industrial Park houses tenants including Belk Distribution Center, Intertape Polymer Group, Husqvarna Outdoor Products, Patterson Logistics Services, and Amcor Rigid Plastics.

"Columbia has been a priority market for us given its central location, excellent transportation infrastructure and strong labor force," said Teddy Hull, Collett Industrial principal and co-founder. "We're looking forward to working with Colliers and the Richland County Economic Development Office as we market the new space to potential users."

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