Headquartered in Oak Brook, Illinois, CenterPoint has an especially strong presence in the Chicagoland area, a lifeline for global supply chains and a major player in high-value international trade. The company also completed the two-building Port Everglades International Logistics Center last year and has uber-modern facilities in development at Port Newark and the Port of Savannah.

In 2020, CenterPoint put the finishing touches on a state-of-the-art, 466,437-square-foot facility, CenterPoint Landing at Oakland Seaport. вЂњOur team finds logistically advantaged real estate opportunities, taking on complex deals to deliver solutions for our clients,вЂќ Charlton says.Д¬enterPoint takes a similar targeted approach on the West Coast, operating in the major port markets. On the East Coast, where Charlton oversees the firmвЂ™s regional investments, CenterPoint focuses its efforts on markets that have strong economies, robust port activity, and major population centers. The companyвЂ™s experts focus on rail and port-proximate assets and infill properties with features or locations that give users competitive advantages. Founded in Chicago in 1984, CenterPoint Properties acquires, develops, redevelops, manages, and leases state-of-the-art warehouse, distribution, and manufacturing facilities near major transportation nodes.

The company employs what it calls a вЂњsharp-shooter strategy,вЂќ focusing on the best submarkets in some of the best markets in the country. The firm is recognized as one of the top business park, logistics park, and industrial park developers and managers in the United States.ДЄccording to Charlton, CenterPoint takes a highly targeted approach, focusing on regions best situated for logistics advantage, including Los Angeles, Oakland, and the Bay area of California, as well as Chicago, New York/New Jersey, Seattle, Houston, Charleston, Savannah, and South Florida. Charlton, senior vice president of investments at CenterPoint Properties, which invests in industrial real estate in port and infill markets and works to help companies maximize their supply chain efficiency and realize cost savings. вЂњPartner with someone who can find or create the right site, close to ports and population centers, and with highway access,вЂќ advises P.J. Making the best decision involves not just a partnership between the company and the municipality, but also a partnership between the company and the site experts with whom the company works. Read what PJ said about CenterPointвЂ™s meticulous approach to identifying acquisition targets in вЂњ Incentives Brighten Site Selection Decisions.вЂќДЇinding the right spot to locate a business is both an art and a science. Inbound Logistics featured CenterPoint Properties and Senior Vice President of Investments for the East Region PJ Charlton in an article about what companies and the logistics providers who serve them need to consider as they explore locating, relocating, or expanding their businesses.

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