Address: 100 Metcalf Extension Road, Forest Park, Georgia, US
Created date: March 22, 2024
Date last updated: March 27, 2024
- Tier 1 Job Tax Credits
- Corporate neighbors include: Spreetail; Kroger; HD Supply; Cummins; XPO Logistics; and Kuehne+Nagel
- Prestigious logistical location
- Only 11 miles from downtown Atlanta
Property Description
The Boulevard Industrial Park is located in the Gillem Logistics Center, an 1,168 acre master planned industrial development. Advantageously located between excellent transportation nodes; the Center is 0.5 miles to I-675 ; 4.0 miles to I-75; 5.0 miles to !-285 and 6.5 miles to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. The site is located in a state-of-the-art logistics center. The location has access to FEDEX Freight; UPS Freight; and 11 miles to the CSX Intermodal.
Fort Gillem Army Base opened in 1941 and was named after Lt General Alvan C Gillem Jr., the former commander of the Third Army based at Ft McPherson. In 2005 the Us Department of Defense recommended its decommission as part of the Base Realignment and Closure Commission. The 1,168 acre Base officially closed on June 3 2011 and was subsequently sold to the the City of Forest Park. Today, the property has been transformed into a fully zoned and entitled e-commerce and distribution juggernaut called Gillem Logistics.