CenterPoint buys an industrial property near MIA for $30M

The property is part of the 200-acre South Florida Logistics Center

CenterPoint Properties CEO Bob Chapman and South Florida Logistics Center
CenterPoint Properties CEO Bob Chapman and South Florida Logistics Center

UPDATED, March 26, 2:55 p.m.: CenterPoint Properties Trust bought an industrial property near Miami International Airport for $29.5 million.

Oak Brook, Illinois-based CenterPoint Properties purchased the 17.4-acre property at 3200 Northwest 67th Avenue for $1,695,402 per acre, records show. FDG Hialeah, tied to Florida East Coast Industries, sold the warehouse site.

The property is part of South Florida Logistics Center, a 200-acre logistics complex adjacent to Miami International Airport. It was developed by Florida East Coast Industries, the parent company to the high-speed Brightline train.

CenterPoint Properties has 326 properties or 61 million square feet of space, and focuses on logistics parks, according to its website.

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In November 2018, FECI sold one part of South Florida Logistics Center to a subsidiary of JPMorgan Asset Management for $31 million.

Industrial remains one of South Florida’s hottest asset classes.

In 2019, industrial completions in Miami-Dade County reached an all-time high, according to a recent report by Avision Young. Over 5.6 million square feet of industrial product was added to the market, increasing local inventory by nearly 3 percent.

Correction: A previous version of this story incorrectly stated the square footage of the property and the price per square foot.