Development Program
Ground-up shallow bay industrial development across the Southeast's most active manufacturing corridors.
A Focused Development Strategy
CRE Holdings develops shallow bay industrial buildings typically under 75,000 SF in Southeast submarkets where tenant demand is proven and supply is constrained. The firm pursues ground-up development only where its underwriting confirms that new product once delivered is supported by confirmed tenant demand.
With few exceptions, CRE Holdings development is focused in close proximity to large manufacturing announcements that will create a minimum of 3,500 jobs, which historically create an increase in population of approximately 10,000 people moving into the area.
These large manufacturing facilities typically move into rural areas where they receive the maximum governmental incentives. Population increases of this magnitude also drives significant startup housing and multi-family retail development.
Current service providers, such as, roofers, HVAC contractors, plumbers, drywall, painting companies, electricians, and landscaping firms that are currently in area are overwhelmed by new business opportunities and you see regional firms move into the area looking to take advantage of the opportunity.
Regional companies typically look for less than 75,000 SF facilities initially as they get a foothold into a new market.
This focused strategy avoids the pitfalls of speculative larger distribution development and concentrates the firm's capital and operating capacity on a segment of the industrial market that institutional capital has consistently underserved.
CRE Holdings executes its ground-up development projects through strong partnerships and long term relationships developed over forty-five years in the commercial real estate industry.
These relationships provides several material advantages:
Controlled access to construction capacity in markets where general contractor availability has lengthened development timelines across the industry.
Schedule discipline driven by a recurring working relationships and a shared quality standard.
Cost-engineered delivery created through decades of hands-on experience with both shallow bay industrial occupiers and the company’s own development.
Development Capabilities
- Site selection and acquisition utilizing the industries newest technologies
- Entitlement and permitting coordinated with municipal and county counterparties across their active submarkets.
- Design and engineering led typically by local engineering partners through existing relationships or referrals
- General contracting typically executed through GC’s with existing relationships
- Leasing and stabilization managed in-house through joint partnership with local brokerage operations
Where We Are Developing
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Potential Future Developments:
Each submarket has been selected for its proximity to Tier 1 manufacturing investment, and the structural shortage of speculative shallow bay industrial investory.
Partner With Us
CRE Holdings is open to partnering with family offices, high-net-worth individuals, and institutional capital sources to complement their current stable of investors, seeking opportunities to invest in Southeast industrial real estate through a disciplined, owner-operator, roll-up-your-sleeves, hands-on approach.