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Industrial

With a market value of $1.7 billion (70% of which having been built or re-developed by the firm), Kennedy's industrial portfolio measures 27 million square feet and is spread among 224 warehouse, flex, manufacturing, R&D and showroom buildings located throughout the United States. With assets in large markets such as Los Angeles metro, the San Francisco Bay Area, Washington-Baltimore, St. Louis, Chicago, Philadelphia, New York and Boston, the portfolio is geographically distributed among many of the countries largest distribution markets.



Trade Center I — Dallas, Texas (case study)

The Opportunity
  • Ground up 630,800 sf Class A industrial development
  • Excellent location / access just north of the DFW airport in the heart of the
        “Dallas/Ft. Worth Metroplex” and Foreign Trade Zone
  • 100% leased to Amazon.com
  • Transferred to core December 2005 (purchased developers interests)
  • Success of first phase lead to development of Trade Center II-V totaling
        1.2 million sf; in lease-up phase
  • Current tenants include DHL, Simmons Mattress Co., and Valeo Compressors

  • The Investment  
    Acquisition Closed: July 2003
    Acquisition Price: N/A – Ground Lease
    Market Value*: $24.6 million
    Cost*: $19.0 million
    Transfer to Core Closed: December 2005
    Transfer Value: $24.0 million
    Current Yield*: 7.5%
       
    *as of transfer date 12/31/05
    Website design: Driven Development, Seattle