The land was acquired from the Monroe County Development Authority. Site work on the project will begin immediately. Pad-ready sites for buildings ranging from 200,000 sf to more than 1.2 million sf will be ready in the third quarter, at which time the company will begin construction of its first building with a total of 500,000 sf.

The business park will be located 15 miles north of Macon and 55 miles south of Interstate 285 in an area that is experiencing growing demand for distribution and warehouse space. "IDI has discovered through our interviews and research with tenants, brokers and logistics consultants that this location is in high demand among users due to its access and proximity to consumers," says IDI vice president of leasing Lisa Ward, who is located in the company's Atlanta office. "From Meridian 75 Logistics Center, consumers as far south as Miami or as far north as Richmond, VA, along the Atlantic Seaboard or Cincinnati, can all be reached within an eight-hour drive."

The park is expected to serve a broad customer base and may serve distribution or retail tenants that move goods through the Port of Savannah. "While most of Atlanta's submarkets primarily serve the metro area's five-million-plus population, this park will also serve Florida's population of 18 million, which is within a day's drive of the site," says IDI vice president and regional development officer Jay Mitchell in the company's Atlanta office.