Wednesday, September 16, 2020

Seefried Delivers State-of-the-art Amazon Fulfillment Center in Stone Mountain, GA (South Gwinnett)


Ferdinand Seefried (left) and Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp

ATLANTA, GA -- Seefried Industrial Properties have recently delivered a brand-new, state-of-the-art distribution center for Amazon near Stone Mountain, Georgia. 

 Exhibiting record-breaking size and functionality, the 640,000-square-foot facility, whose code name was “Project Rocket,” stands over 70 feet tall and contains nearly 3.0 million square feet of fulfillment space.

Greg Herren
  Apart from its vast capacity, the building boasts 4 functional stories fitted with cutting-edge material handling and product retrieval systems which are extremely useful when serving the fast-growing e-commerce market. 

Equipped with advanced Amazon Robotics technology, the size and design of this project reflect Amazon’s evolving strategies for more efficient package delivery.   

At full operations, the project is expected to create 1,000 jobs.

Greg Herren, COO of Seefried, had this to say about the project:

“We are proud to deliver Amazon’s first Robotic fulfillment center in Gwinnett County and the state of Georgia.  The completion of this project is exceptional in every way and is yet another testament to Seefried’s ability to deliver the most complex distribution and fulfillment buildings leveraging strong relationships with vendors and contactors.”

The 640,000-square-foot facility, whose code name was “Project Rocket,” stands over 70 feet tall and contains nearly 3.0 million square feet of fulfillment space.

 Seefried has a strong history with the Seattle-based retailer, having built several other centers nationwide, including other Georgia facilities in Macon and near Augusta. 

The general contractor on the project was The Conlan Company; the civil engineer was Eberly & Associates and the architect was Macgregor Associates. 



 CONTACTS:

Barbara Bennett
Marketing Coordinator
Seefried Industrial Properties
3333 Riverwood Parkway · Suite 200
Atlanta, Georgia 30339
O: 770.702.8207 │ M: 520.661.9641
bbennett@seefriedproperties.com
www.seefriedproperties.com

Mr. Greg Herren, COO
678.904.1901



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