Frampton Construction underway on additional Charleston Trade Center spec facility

Frampton Construction Company, LLC, a full-service construction firm providing planning and design support, preconstruction, and construction services, has started work on a new, speculative 430,920-square-foot industrial building in Summerville, South Carolina’s Charleston Trade Center. The Keith Corporation, a privately held, full-service developer and owner of industrial, warehouse, and other commercial properties, is developing the project.

Constructed of concrete tilt walls and a structural steel frame, the cross-docked facility will have a 36-foot clear height, with 50 dock doors and two drive-in doors. The site will contain 105 trailer parking spaces and 243 car parking spaces.

Alan Lewis, industrial development partner for The Keith Corporation, commented, “We are hopeful that this project will attract tenant interest generated by the opening of the South Carolina Ports Authority’s new container terminal. As the Port of Charleston continues to grow and invest capital, demand for warehouse space will continue to accelerate as well.”

The facility’s location at Nexton Parkway and Interstate 26 in one of the Lowcountry’s premier Class A industrial campuses offers strategic port and interstate proximity. The building joins five other industrial facilities on the campus, including a 1,019,200-square-foot speculative facility currently under construction by Frampton and developed by The Keith Corporation. The project will complete the Charleston Trade Center’s planned 2.5M square-foot development.

Joey Smith, vice president at Frampton Construction, added, “With its ideal location, the Charleston Trade Center has been successful in attracting a diverse group of companies like Curtiss-Wright, IFA, and Thorne Research, to name a few. We’re excited to team up with The Keith Corporation to build another facility here that will make way for more innovative businesses to join the roster.”

McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture completed the design for the building, while Alliance Consulting Engineers served as civil engineer. JLL’s Lee Allen is handling the leasing of the facility. Work on the site began in April and is scheduled to conclude in December 2021.