News release

Matan Companies to develop New Kent Logistics Center

Two-million-square-foot development positioned in vital location between Richmond and Port of Virginia

July 11, 2024

Quinn Collins

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RICHMOND, VA, July 11, 2024 – JLL announced today it represented Matan Companies in the purchase of approximately 185 acres of industrial-zoned land for its planned development, New Kent Logistics Center. JLL is also marketing for lease the four-building, two-million-square-foot industrial project located at the Emmaus Church Road interchange on Interstate 64 New Kent County, Virginia.

“With the uptick in activity at the Port of Virginia, additional industrial space is needed now more than ever,” stated JP Matan, Director of Leasing, Matan Companies. “The New Kent Logistics Center, which is ideally located between Norfolk and Richmond, has the ability to accommodate companies doing business along the I-64 corridor in these major Mid-Atlantic cities.”

“There continues to be strong demand for modern industrial space in Richmond and Hampton Roads,” said Gareth Jones, Managing Director, JLL. “Matan will deliver much needed high-quality industrial space to accommodate a variety of occupiers and they are entitling the property to make the process that much easier for tenants.”

JLL’s Gareth Jones, Chris Avellana and Charlie Polk represent Matan at New Kent Logistics Center.

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