IDI Closes 428,081 SF in Atlanta

ATLANTA, GA-– IDI, a leading full-service industrial real estate company, has signed two leases in the I-20 West Atlanta market totaling 428,081 square feet. A 199,505 square-foot lease renewal and 228,576 square-foot lease renewal/expansion signify that IDI’s Atlanta market office is off to a strong start in 2010. Both tenants occupy space in Westfork Business Park. (cenrtered photo below)

Global Experience Specialists, Inc. (GES) renewed their 199,505 square-foot lease at Westfork Business Park, Building A-5, located at 750 Maxham Road, Suite 300, in Lithia Springs, GA.

The company, which is a leading provider of exhibition, event and retail marketing services in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Europe and in the United Arab Emirates, will use the space to produce exhibitions and events in Atlanta and throughout the Southeast region.

Gordon Benedict of Cushman & Wakefield represented GES, and Bob Tardy, (middle right photo)  IDI’s vice president of national leasing, represented IDI in the lease transaction. No space remains available for lease in Building A-5.

Bunzl Distribution Southeast, LLC, a division of Bunzl Distribution USA Inc., signed a 228,576 square-foot lease, including a 76,192 square-foot expansion, at Westfork Business Park Building A4, bringing building occupancy to full capacity.

 Mark Sonnenberg with Colliers Turley Martin Tucker and Mike Spears with Colliers Spectrum Cauble represented Bunzl in the lease transaction. Bob Tardy represented IDI.

Bunzl Distribution USA, Inc., a leading supplier of food packaging, disposable supplies and cleaning and safety products, also leases warehouse space from IDI in two other markets—Memphis and Salt Lake City.

“The I-20 West market has been historically strong and we’re glad these two tenants have decided to continue to invest in the area,” said Tardy. ”We’re excited to see 2010 off to a good beginning from a leasing perspective.”

Contacts:

Kim Hardcastle, Jackson Spalding for IDI, 404-214-0693, khardcastle@jacksonspalding.com
Charlotte Marie DuPre, Jackson Spalding for ID, I404-214-3555, cdupre@jacksonspalding.com