Speculative facility along Interstate 85 in upstate South Carolina is expandable to 1.3 million square feet

Developer Glenstar Logistics today announced it has gone vertical on CCC-85 Building 2, a cross-docked 550,520-square-foot warehouse at its new Cherokee Commerce Center 85 (CCC-85) development adjacent to Interstate 85 in upstate South Carolina’s Cherokee County industrial corridor.

Slated for completion in fourth-quarter 2024, CCC-85 Building 2 is being built on a speculative basis, with the flexibility to expand to 1.3 million square feet. Potential uses include warehousing and distribution, food processing, assembly/light manufacturing and refrigeration/cold storage. The building will feature 40-foot clear heights, 56-feet-by-50-feet column spacing, 60-foot speed bays, up to 232 dock doors, four drive-in doors, and up to 604 auto parking and 388 trailer spaces.

“With supply chains stabilized, tenants have more time to carefully select the best sites and the most functional space for their business needs,” said Brian Netzky, managing principal of Glenstar Logistics. “CCC-85 will check all the right boxes for many firms with its location along I-85; access to Cherokee County’s skilled workforce along with Tier 4 employee incentives; and proximity to electric vehicle, battery and semiconductor factories and dense populations of e-commerce consumers.”

Located at the four-way highly amenitized I-85/Highway 105 interchange, CCC-85 sits directly across I-85 from Boysen’s manufacturing plant, which supplies BMW’s manufacturing facility 31 miles away in Spartanburg; a Freightliner Custom Chassis manufacturing plant; and a Nestlé USA frozen food factory. The park is 25 minutes from Inland Port Greer and 30 minutes from the Charlotte metro. From CCC-85, tenants can reach more than 135 million consumers within a day’s drive.

“The functional design of the facilities and layout of the park optimize flexibility, whether a tenant needs a massive amount of parking or lots of outdoor storage,” said Netzky. “The park’s abundant power, water and sewer capabilities also meet the needs of today’s high-tech industrial sector.”

CCC-85 will offer a superior utility profile including a power capacity of up to 54 megawatts. Distributors at the park will benefit from the recent widening of I-85 from four to six lanes and a signalized primary entrance. Upon full buildout, the 290-acre park will include five buildings totaling up to 3.6 million square feet.

South Carolina’s population expanded by 1.7% to 5.4 million residents in 2023, making it the fastest-growing state last year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

“Cherokee County is pro-business, with government officials eager to help companies maximize their ROI through incentives,” said Netzky. “We’re bullish on the I-85 corridor and its future growth.”

Glenstar Logistics’ partners at CCC-85 include capital partner Creek Lane Capital, general contractor The Conlan Company, architect Ware Malcomb and civil engineer SeamonWhiteside, with CrossHarbor Capital Partners supplying $38.2 million in construction financing. John Montgomery, Garrett Scott, Brockton Hall and Dillon Swayngim of the Spartanburg office of Colliers are marketing the building on behalf of ownership.

About Glenstar Logistics: 

Glenstar Logistics, the industrial arm of Glenstar, develops and invests in state-of-the-art warehouse, distribution and manufacturing facilities primarily in the southeast region of the United States. Headquartered in Chicago, Glenstar Logistics leverages decades-long relationships with local brokers, logisticians and end users to provide a unique insight on key factors tenants evaluate when making site selections. With 400+ acres currently under control, the team combines decades of real estate experience and proprietary third-party data analytics to direct every aspect of the development process with the end user in mind.

CCC-85: Glenstar Logistics has begun vertical construction of Building 2, a 555,520-square-foot speculative industrial facility at the 290-acre Cherokee Commerce Center 85, along Interstate 85 in Gaffney, S.C.