Lease Takes 8M-SF Center to Near Full Occupancy

SAN BERNARDINO, CA-A 141,650-square-foot lease to Interline Brands Inc. has taken Hillwood’s massive AllianceCalifornia development here to nearly 100% occupancy. According to Hillwood senior vice president John Magness, barely 100,000 square feet remain available of the 8.1 million square feet built so far at the 2,000-acre project.

The tenant, a distributor and direct marketer of maintenance, repair and operations products based in Jacksonville, FL, will take space in the 1.14-million-square-foot Westgate Building One at 300 S. Tippecanoe St. The building also houses distribution centers for Pep Boys and ODW Logistics. Interline will use the facility to distribute its Wilmar, Barnett and US Lock brand products to Southern California and other regions. The space will also have a walk-up counter for local customers.

AllianceCalifornia is a redevelopment of the former Norton Air Force Base by a joint public/private partnership. Since Fort Worth-based Hillwood was selected as master developer of the property in 2000, it has built or redeveloped more than 8.1 million square feet of logistics and light manufacturing space on both a speculative and build-to-suit basis. In addition to the companies mentioned above, tenants include TRW, GE Engines, Kohl’s, Mattel, Stater Bros., Pactiv, Medline, Kohler and Komar.