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Spec Build in Gahanna, OH Lands Long-Term HQ Tenant

NKF arranged a new, long-term, 52,500-square-foot lease to Benchmark Industrial Inc., at the Central Park of Gahanna, a 262,500-square-foot spec warehouse currently under construction in the Columbus suburb of Gahanna, OH. NKF director Eric Shea completed the lease on behalf of the property’s developer, Trevi Enterprises.

Benchmark Industrial, a distributor of shipping and industrial packaging products, is expanding from its current location in Springfield, OH to Central Park of Gahanna and a second office in Troy, OH.

“Moving into a brand-new facility laid out just how we needed it was the best solution,” sad Benchmark president Jim Reid. “We plan to grow the company by five times over the next five years and add over 50 professionals during that period.”

Observed Shea, “The development is an infill location in a well-developed community, not flooded with warehouse space as other submarkets are, making the quality of available labor very stable.”


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