New facility to offer over 547,000 SF of cold storage space with ASRS integration.
BG Capital and FreezPak Logistics, operating under their joint venture BGFP International LLC, have acquired a 30.7-acre parcel at 7818 Fisher Road in Cedar Port Industrial Park near Houston, TX. The partners plan to develop a two-phase cold storage facility totaling 547,083 sq ft, with construction on the first phase beginning in April. The project represents an estimated $102 million capital investment and supports FreezPak’s national cold storage expansion strategy.
Phase one will include a 281,849 sq ft temperature-controlled warehouse. Once completed, the full build-out will offer 408,213 sq ft of freezer space and a 110,142 sq ft temperature-controlled cooler dock. The facility will have a 67 ft (20.4 m) clear height and is designed to accommodate automated storage and retrieval systems (ASRS), along with capabilities for blast freezing, cross docking, transportation, repacking, and overseas container plug-in.
The site will support 141 trailer parking stalls, 64 truck stalls, 3 rail bays, and 131 car parking spaces. It also includes direct rail access to the cold dock and is located 13.7 miles (22 km) from the Port of Houston, with easy access to Route 99, Route 146, Route 225, and I-10.
“This facility will be our largest to date and strategically positions FreezPak within one of the nation’s most vital logistics corridors,” said David Saoud, Co-CEO of FreezPak Logistics.
The Houston development is part of a broader expansion plan by BGFP International. The partners are also developing sites in Philadelphia, PA—where construction is underway on a 171,117 sq ft facility—and Jacksonville, FL, where a 272,400 sq ft warehouse is scheduled to break ground in Q3 2023. The Jacksonville site will add approximately 53,000 pallet positions to the market and be FreezPak’s second facility in Florida.