Alexander Moving & Storage of Tustan, CA recently acquired six acres and broke ground on a 110,000-sf distribution center two weeks ago. Next month, Frito Lay gets underway on an 80,000-sf building, and in August Catellus expects to break ground on another 183,000-sf of speculative product.

Talbot also tells GlobeSt.com he is closing in on tenants for all or part of the 85,000-sf recently vacated by Centric Corp. A deal with a 30,000-sf user is very close, says Talbot, and negotiations are moving along with tenants interested in the rest of the space.

All told, about 850,000 sf has been built and occupied at Southshore since Catellus closed on the property in July 1998. About 450,000 sf of that -- including the Centric space -- is owned by Catellus.