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VW Tickets Alliance for 360,000-SF Distribution Center, Largest of Portfolio's Five

FT. WORTH-Volkswagen of America will build a 360,000-sf parts distribution center on 24 acres in Alliance's Westport corridor. The project is expected to re-energize Westport, which has been standing in the shadows of Alliance's Gateway.

By Connie Gore | Updated on November 20, 2000

FT. WORTH-Volkswagen of America Inc. will build its fifth US parts distribution center – and largest – on a 24-acre tract in AllianceTexas’ Westport, marking Hillwood’s first deal in about 1 1/2 years at the booming intermodal rail portal.

A groundbreaking is set for Nov. 27 on the 360,000-sf building being designed by Gromatzky Dupree and Associates of Dallas. “It will reopen Westport and begin to generate a momentum there,” Mike Berry, Hillwood Properties’ president, told GlobeSt.com.

Of late, most of AllianceTexas’ big deals have been cut for its Gateway corridor. J.C. Penney’s 1.2-million sf distribution center is the last major construction at Westport, located within the Haslet bounds.

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