Murphy Development Begins Construction of Two Industrial Buildings at Brown Field Technology Park in Otay Mesa Area of San Diego, CA

Kaitlin Arduino

 

 SAN DIEGO, CA, Nov. 9, 2022 – Murphy Development Company (MDC) has started construction on Phase II at Brown Field Technology Park (BFTP), a 52-acre corporate industrial park that flanks SR-905 at the Britannia Boulevard on/off ramp in the Otay Mesa area of San Diego, California. 

 This second phase will include two speculative industrial buildings, Building 1, a 102,099-square-foot building and Building 2, a 101,145-square-foot building. Completion of the two buildings is scheduled for the third quarter of 2023.

Andy Irwin

These state-of-the-art buildings will feature 32 -foot clear heights, 4,000 amps of 277/480 volt power, manufacturing sewer and water capacity, ESFR sprinklers, concrete truck courts, wide column spacing, and high dock door ratios designed for distribution users.

 The buildings can accommodate a variety of requirements ranging from 30,000 to 203,244 square feet. 

JLL’s Andy Irwin, Joe Anderson and Greg Lewis are overseeing leasing of the two buildings. 

 Joe Anderson

“In the evolving economy, we continue to see demand for best-in-class buildings in South San Diego County with access to the strongest labor market in Southern California,” said Kaitlin Arduino, president of MDC. 

“Brown Field Technology Park offers potential tenants state-of-the-art design, large setbacks, impeccable corporate image and landscaping coupled with San Diego’s lowest occupancy costs.”

In addition to these two buildings, MDC recently completed Phase I of Brown Field Technology Park and subsequently sold Phase I to Hines. 

 Phase I includes two buildings totalling 229,680 square-feet.  Both buildings are fully leased to Home Depot and other corporate tenants.

Rendering of Phase II at Brown Field
Technology Park (BFTP), a planned
52-acre corporate industrial park 
in the Otay Mesa area
 of San Diego, CA

BFTP is ideally located on the main freeway into Otay Mesa, adjacent to Brown Field Airport. Its flexible design allows for industrial, R&D, office, manufacturing and corporate engineering buildings.

The SR-905 freeway and the Britannia Boulevard diamond interchange and on/off ramps are contiguous with BFTP and provide convenient access to the I-805 and I-5 Freeways, and the South Bay Expressway (SR 125 Toll Road). 

Greg Lewis

"Demand for industrial space continues to remain strong in San Diego with South County seeing increased activity with its newer functional buildings and proximity to the border," said Irwin. 

 "Brown Field Technology Park offers superior features, access to transportation corridors and abundant labor.”

CONTACT:

 

David Ebeling

Ebeling Communications

949.861.8351

949.278.7851 (Cell)

david@ebelingcomm.com

Member of the National Association of Real Estate Editors (NAREE)

“PR Strategist for the Commercial Real Estate Industry:  I do what I love and love what I do.”

 

www.murphydev.com

 

KWK Architects Completes New Mixed Grade, Living/Learning Wagoner Hall at Augustana University in Sioux Falls, SD

Jenna Bump

St. Louis, MO -- South Dakota’s largest private university, Augustana University, has made the shift to mixed-grade housing for the 2022-2023 school year with the recent completion of Wagoner Hall designed by St. Louis-based KWK Architects.  The growing campus also welcomed its largest first-year student class since 1970 with more than 550 full-time undergraduate students, according to the university’s student newspaper The Augustana Mirror. The new $16.75 million Wagoner Hall in Sioux Falls, SD opened in August to students from any grade, as was the case for other residence halls on campus. Freshmen occupy the first floor of new Wagoner Hall and upper class students are on the remaining two floors.    “We have so many different styles of residence halls now, and they come at different price points,” said Augustana University Director of Housing Operations Jenna Bump in The Augustana Mirror article.   “Instead of forcing students to be like ‘this is your only option or these are your only two options,’ we’ve kind of opened it up to have all students choose whatever option will work best for them, for their living style, for their price point.” Construction on Wagoner Hall began in summer 2021 on the south end of the university’s north campus near 33rd Street and Grange Avenue.  The L-shaped, three-story hall houses up to 200 students and includes semi-suites with four beds and a bathroom in each unit. A community building at the front of the hall features shared multi-purpose spaces and incorporates living and learning environments for faculty, students and affinity groups on campus. “The 54,000-square-foot hall is multi-functional for the entire campus community and features flexible classroom space that can be used for programming during the day, then utilized for community interactions in the evenings and weekends. A kitchen and lounge area in the hall further promotes community,” said KWK Principal Paul Wuennenberg. Paul Wuennenberg The university’s new housing plan for the south end of campus is part of a long-term comprehensive plan to transform Augustana’s physical campus.  Once these projects are complete, the university will assess their impact, along with the most current enrollment projections to best determine how to proceed with the next phase of the comprehensive plan – a new 75,000-square-foot North Residence Hall for 279 students.

CONTACTS:

Jennifer Beidle

314-607-9459 jennifer@jbeidlepr.com  www.kwkarchitects.com or contact the Director of Marketing, Cindy Hausler at cindyh@kwkarchitects.com.

Westport Properties to Develop a New 81,511 SF Industrial Facility in Henderson, NV

Amy Ogden

 

HENDERSON, NV -- Westport Properties, a premier owner/operator of industrial, self storage and multifamily assets nationally, has announced plans to develop a new industrial facility on a recently acquired land parcel in Henderson, Nevada.   

Westport Properties will begin construction in Q1 of 2023 on an 81,511-square-foot single tenant industrial building located at the corner of Bruner Avenue and Amigo Street. 

The building will feature 32’ clear height, secured truck court, ESFR sprinklers, 11 dock doors, and 5,000 square feet of office space.  Completion of this building is scheduled for Q4 of 2023,

Amy Ogden of Logic Commercial Real Estate will oversee leasing of the single tenant building.

Charles Byerly

"Westport has established our presence in the highly sought after West Henderson market," said Charles Byerly, CEO of Westport Properties.

  "We feel that the delivery of this size product to this smaller box market will be very well received by a diverse tenant base.

 “Westport Properties continues to search for unique development opportunities across the greater Las Vegas market that meet the company’s goal of developing in extremely low vacancy markets.”

 

CONTACT:

 

David Ebeling

 Ebeling Communications

 (949) 861-8351

 david@ebelingcomm.com

Urban Land Institute Nevada Announces 2022 Placemaking Award Winners

 

Henderson, NV Mayor Debra March 

LAS VEGAS, NV -- Urban Land Institute (ULI) Nevada awarded its third annual Placemaking Awards for Excellence in six categories on November 2.

 

The awards, presented at a ceremony with nearly 300 attendees at the World Market Center, recognize places that generate improvement and progress; transform an area through design; engage and strengthen the community; promote activity and social interaction, and are currently being developed with a visionary idea.

 Henderson Mayor and ULI Nevada founding member Debra March was honored at the event as the 2022 Placemaker of the Year.

 Commenting on the winners she said, “These recognitions are a true testament to the work we’ve accomplished together to make our Southern Nevada community great. 

"Each winner exhibits an exceptional level of excellence and innovation in creating spaces and places that promote health, happiness, well-being, and quality of life.

 "These projects can serve as models for how developers can successfully transform their communities for the better.” 

 During the award ceremony ten Placemaking projects in five categories, selected by a jury of industry professionals, were recognized.

The Catalytic Place award recognizes places that best generate improvement and progress to the economic development and/or standard of living in a surrounding community.

 

• Public Sector Category: UNLV Harry Reid Research and Technology Park
• Private Sector Category: AREA15 Las Vegas

 

The Healthy Place award recognizes those that promote activity and social interaction through health-giving and accessible design to improve overall quality of life.

• Suburban Category: Arioso Senior Living by Ovation Development
• Urban Category: UnCommons

 

The Transformative Place award recognizes places that have transformed their respective areas through exemplary design.

• Private Sector Category: SHARE Village Las Vegas
• Public Sector Category: Lifeguard Arena/City of Henderson Downtown Events Plaza

 

The Visionary Place award recognizes the vision for a place currently under development and promising significant impact on lifestyle and the region.

• Redevelopment Category: The Watermark
• New Development Category: 1700 Pavilion at Downtown Summerlin

 

The Community Place award recognizes places that best engages and strengthens the community/neighborhood through opportunities to assemble, unite or celebrate.

• Public Sector Category: Historic Westside Legacy Park
• Private Sector Category: Betty’s Village

CONTACT:

Melissa Warren

 The Warren Group

702-528-6016; melissa@twgpr.com