Florida solar contractor SALT Energy recently completed the installation of a 3.24-MW solar project on the roof Badia Spices’ 300,000-sq.-ft manufacturing facility in Sweetwater. The project is currently the largest privately owned solar project in Florida and is capable of offsetting approximately 80% of the facilities electricity consumption.
The global COVID-19 pandemic thrust industrial real estate into the spotlight as more people shopped from home, creating a seemingly insatiable demand for warehouse and logistics space to store and move the goods they ordered. As a result, rent for industrial properties increased 6.3% in 2022 to $7.03 per square foot, and the market set
A controversial industrial project planned for development outside Miami-Dade County’s urban development boundary may be in question once again. Florida’s Department of Economic Opportunity just sent a letter to the county saying Miami-Dade erred in how it handled the approval process, potentially requiring a re-vote with a new commission on the South Dade Logistics and
Late last year, just before Miami-Dade County Commissioners made the controversial decision to move the urban boundary that protects wetlands and farms to make way for a warehouse complex in South Dade, former chairman Jose ‘Pepe’ Diaz lectured opponents at the crowded commission chambers. “It is not environmentally sensitive land,” he said. “What is important is that
Industrial real estate near airports in the nation’s most densely populated areas could be attractive investments for 2023. With transportation accounting for up to 70% of overall supply chain costs, businesses are increasingly locating their distribution centers closer to airports, according to CBRE Supply Chain Advisory.