Allen Group to build distribution & logistic center for VF Outdoor

14 Jul '05

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A major developer of industrial and office properties in the Western United States The Allen Group announced that VF Outdoor Inc, a subsidiary of VF Corporation, has signed a long-term build-to-suit lease agreement for a new 817,000-square-foot distribution and logistics facility.

The Project will be located in the MidState 99 Distribution Center, a master-planned industrial development in Visalia, Calif. The new facility will serve as the Western distribution hub for VF Corp.'s Outdoor Apparel unit. More than 350 permanent jobs will be created by the facility once it's fully operational.

VF Corporation, with sales in excess of $6 billion, is one of the world's largest apparel companies, with leading brands in jeanswear, intimate apparel, outdoor apparel and equipment, and specialty apparel. Its brands include Lee, Wrangler, Vanity Fair, Bestform, Lily of France, Nautica, John Varvatos, JanSport, Eastpak, The North Face and Vans.

The Allen Group will develop the new 817,000-square-foot facility, which will feature state of the art racking and distribution equipment, 40-foot clear heights, and an additional 200,000 square feet of mezzanine space for VF Corp.

The Allen Group will own the completed building, which will cost an estimated $43 million to develop, and has entered into a long-term lease on the property with VF Outdoor Inc.

In addition, VF Outdoor, Inc. signed a short-term lease for 118,000 square feet in an existing building that is also located in the MidState 99 Distribution Center.

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