Construction is underway on a new warehouse and distribution center for a major hardware retailer, as part of the Visalia Industrial Park. The Fortune 500 hardware corporation will lease the 1.033 million-square-foot building when construction is complete in fourth quarter 2022, according to Seefried Industrial Properties and capital partner USAA Real Estate.

“We were fortunate to find a site that could accommodate this requirement due to the continued growth of the Visalia industrial market and overall region,” said Jason Quintel, senior vice president of Seefried. “In an effort to meet the client’s operational directive, we worked side-by-side with the city of Visalia to ensure timelines could be met.”

Located at 2045 N. Plaza Dr., the new distribution center is being developed on an 81-acre site that USAA and Seefried assembled through the acquisition of two parcels in third quarter 2021. The project will feature 155 dock-high doors in a cross-dock configuration, oversized truck courts that are up to 140 feet deep and a minimum 40-foot clear height. 

Off-site improvements will include construction of a private road along the southern portion of the project site to provide access to remaining land, which is intended for future development unrelated to the project as well as secondary access for trucks and emergency vehicles.