GlobeSt.com SPECIAL: Energy Crisis Opens New Niche for Distribution Center Developers

ORLANDO-The national energy crisis, although abated in some sectors, is opening a new niche for facilities developers who hunt for distribution center sites near key surface transportation arteries, owners, brokers and developers tell GlobeSt.com.

In Central Florida, there is little argument in the industry that Orlando International Airport is key to a successful distribution enterprise.

“This particular area of south Orlando is well-located with immediate access to the Florida Turnpike and is in close proximity to other major transportation corridors that transverse through Florida,” David Murphy, an industrial specialist in the Orlando office of CB Richard Ellis Inc., tells GlobeSt.com. “Companies which are utilizing air freight as well as ground transportation can minimize both fuel costs and time by locating in this submarket.”