General Mills Constructs New Distribution Facility
General Mills Corporation selects Rockefeller Group Development Corporation (RGDC) to construct a 1.5 million square-foot distribution center in Social Circle, Ga., located 50 miles east of Atlanta. According to real estate research and portfolio strategy firm PPR, the facility is the largest build-to-suit distribution center to be built in 2009.
"General Mills is thrilled to have The Rockefeller Group as developer of the Social Circle facility," said Mike Nordstrom, vice president of Corporate Services, General Mills. "Their national presence, reputation as a developer and expertise in building large distribution facilities, especially within a very tight timeframe, contributed to their selection."
"General Mills is thrilled to have The Rockefeller Group as developer of the Social Circle facility," said Mike Nordstrom, vice president of Corporate Services, General Mills. "Their national presence, reputation as a developer and expertise in building large distribution facilities, especially within a very tight timeframe, contributed to their selection."
RGDC will build the 1.5 million square foot facility on a 130 acre site on East Hightower Trail in Walton County, Ga. that is serviced by Georgia Railroad and CSX Intermodal, making it ideal for distribution. RGDC will seek LEED-silver certification for the building, which will include more than 25,000 square feet of office space to accommodate General Mills' administrative operations for the site. General Mills has the option to expand the building by 143,000 square feet to a total of more than 1.6 million square feet.
Site work on the project has begun with completion targeted for the second quarter of 2010.