Newmark Arranges 741,923-Square-Foot Industrial Lease at Wixom Assembly Park

June 28, 2022 11:30 AM

Newmark announces a 741,923-square-foot industrial lease with an undisclosed tenant at Wixom Assembly Park, a two-phase, five-building, 1.6-million-square-foot industrial park in the Detroit suburb of Wixom, Michigan. Newmark Vice Chairman Mark Long and Executive Managing Directors Dan Labes and David Giltner serve as exclusive leasing advisors for the project, and represented asset owner, Flint Development, in the transaction.

“We have had strong leasing momentum at Wixom Assembly Park, with two out of the five buildings having been delivered and now fully leased,” said Labes. “This is a testament to the unprecedented and still growing demand for bulk warehouse product in this market.”

Wixom Assembly Park features five buildings, built in two phases—Buildings A and B have delivered; with Buildings C, D and E being slated for delivery in the first quarter of 2023—totaling more than 1.6 million square feet. The park can accommodate tenants 50,000 square feet and larger. Each building offers multiple loading docks and plentiful car and trailer parking. Permitted uses include warehouse, distribution, logistics, light industrial and assembly.

The recent lease was for Building A—the largest within the park—which features up to 160 dock doors, four drive-in doors, 36-foot clear height, 50- by 52-foot column spacing, LED lighting, ESFR sprinklers and parking for 516 cars and 513 trailers. The building is situated in a prime location with immediate access to Interstate 96 at Wixom Road.

Metro Detroit’s industrial market continues to see strong demand, according to Newmark Research. During the first quarter of 2022, just over 876,000 square feet was absorbed, pushing the vacancy rate down 10 basis points over the quarter to 3.9%. While the state has rebounded in terms of employment, corporate profitability and tax revenue following Covid-19 shutdowns, the Metro Detroit Industrial market has been a mainstay. Since 2012, over 64 million square feet of industrial space has been absorbed, with 28 million of that total coming from new construction. Demand has spurred scarcity and new development; however, new supply has barely kept up with demand, as the overall vacancy rate has gone from 12.0% in 2012 to 3.9% as of the first quarter of 2022. Over 6.6 million square feet of new construction is scheduled to be completed in 2022, with nearly 90% being bulk warehouse product.

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