Opus industrial spec begins construction, leasing

Project developer, design-builder, architect and engineer of record, The Opus Group, has begun construction on Heartland Meadows Commerce Center, a 182,000-SF industrial development located within the Heartland Meadows Industrial Park.

It will be the first speculative building constructed in the Liberty, Mo. park within the last decade, yet another example of the current, unmistakable strength of Kansas City’s industrial market.

Kessinger Hunter has begun marketing space for up to eight tenants in the newly announced building.

“We’re thrilled to be leasing this new, modern space in the Kansas City market. It’s exciting to see how much the Liberty market has grown and continues to grow. There is demand for spaces like this in a well-established industrial park with a strong labor pool and will serve the needs of businesses and the community alike,” said Matthew Severns, principal in industrial brokerage at Kessinger Hunter.

The speculative development will provide four double entrances, 220 parking stalls, 32-foot clear height, up to 43 dock positions, two drive-in doors, and trailer parking.

Located at 2810 West Heartland Drive (northwest corner of Shepard Road and West Heartland Drive), the location offers nearby access to I-35 and U.S. Highway 69.

Each double entrance emphasizes a wide architectural design element that consists of contrasting colors and projecting canopies. The projecting canopies are designed with high-quality composite panels and illuminated soffits with available overhead wall area to accommodate tenant signage.

The warehouse space features clerestory windows for exceptional natural daylight and uses energy-efficient LED lighting. Construction is scheduled for an August 2021 completion date.

For leasing information, please contact Matthew Severns or Patrick McGannon at 816-842-2690.

Kessinger Hunter brings Silicon Valley's ITRenew to I-35 Logistics Park

Kessinger Hunter & Company has finalized a long-term lease with ITRenew, an information technology and service provider from Silicon Valley.

The 315,000+ SF space in Building C was the last vacancy of the 1.3 million SF presently constructed at Olathe's I-35 Logistics Park.

“We could not be more excited to make I-35 Logistics Park our largest North American facility. As our processing and production capabilities continue to scale at a rapid rate, I-35 Logistics Park and Kansas City more broadly offers us the skills and resources we need to grow,” said Aidin Aghamiri, CEO of ITRenew.

Located only 2.5 miles from the city’s new 159th & Lone Elm interchange at I-35, and 8.5 miles from the 1,200-acre BNSF Intermodal Center, I-35 Logistics Park is primed to deliver up to its capacity of 4.7 million SF.

“Companies like ITRenew in the information technology sector are just another example of the continuing strong demand for state-of-the-art, large facilities in the Midwest,” said Dan Jensen, Kessinger Hunter landlord rep.

Based in the heart of Silicon Valley, ITRenew is the world’s leading provider of hyper-scale data center services. The firm is orchestrating a circular global IT hardware ecosystem by providing technology-enabled hardware decommissioning services to the largest technology businesses in the world and using hyper-scale technology to create high-performance compute and storage solutions for all other IT-hardware buyers.

Eliminating all data security risk and ensuring complete regulatory compliance for clients lies at the foundation of the firm’s work.

“We are now looking to move forward on developing our next building at I-35 Logistics Park and our belief is that the availability of Class A big-box space will make Kansas City an even more enticing destination for expanding companies,” Jensen added.

The landlord was represented by Dan Jensen, SIOR and Kurt Jensen, SIOR member associate, both of Kessinger Hunter. ITRenew was represented by Brad Struck, SIOR and Sharon Morrison, SIOR of esrp Tenant Advisory Services of Dallas; and represented locally by Matthew Severns, SIOR of Kessinger Hunter.