First Industrial Realty Trust and Butters Construction & Development broke ground Thursday, December 3, on First Park Miami, First Industrial’s newest industrial development.
Malcolm Butters’ firm has been building industrial properties in South Florida for about 30 years. But the last three or four of those years have been nothing like what came before. Companies such as Butters Construction have been forced to adapt to changes within an industrial market that has seen a massive influx of institutional
The market for industrial property has been booming nationwide, but especially in South Florida, where developable land exists only in a 20-mile-wide strip between the Everglades and the Atlantic Ocean. Experts speaking on a Bisnow panel last week marveled at the growth of the sector, but also warned of “black swans” — unpredictable events with major consequences.