SJP Properties breaks ground on 6.5msf industrial facility on 809 acres in Savannah

SJP Properties (SJP) has broken ground on the first phase of construction of the Georgia International Commerce Centre (GICC), a 6.5 million-square-foot, class A industrial facility comprising 12 buildings, with vertical construction of the first building, for which it is partnering with Manulife Investment Management.

Signifying SJP’s largest land acquisition to date, the GICC is located on 809 acres of industrial land near the Port of Savannah, the most dynamic commerce center and the fastest-growing container port in the country and is part of a joint venture with Chesterfield and Atalaya Capital Management.Conceptual plans for the GICC site call for 12 buildings ranging in size from 250,000 square feet to 1.3 million square feet, each with cross-dock, front-load or rear-load configurations. Spanning one million square feet, the first building is a class A cross-dock facility that will feature 40-foot clear heights; 228 dock doors; four drive-in ramps; 273 trailer parkin