The TexAmericas Center’s (TAC) Duke East Railroad is “ready for use and suitable for medium- to large-scale commercial development,” the company announced Jan. 23.
Located on the Texas side of the Texarkana metropolitan region where seven rail lines converge, TAC is host to an on-site rail yard and has an internal rail network TAC Rail, consisting of more than 30 miles of rail running through its properties. TAC Rail services include transload as well as rail car storage and movement.
The 22-acre Duke East site (details to download below) is a new progression served through Union Pacific and situated on the TexAmericas Center East (TAC East) campus. Located at the northwest corner of the intersection of Cass Street and the east end of Elm Circle, either of which are 80,000-pound truck routes, it is adjacent to a rail branch and features utilities with commercial capabilities. A portion of the TAC Rail formula runs along the northern boundary, which can supply rail to potential tenants. Possibly diversions and diversions would be added along this line, if necessary, for activities served by rail.
The Duke East site was once a forested buffer zone separating a former commercial domain from adjacent roads and other land uses at the former U. S. Army installation. U. S. The site can accommodate a 250,000 to 350,000 square foot railway construction with a large number of employees.
TAC announced on Nov. 28 that its 250-acre commercial park with UP services in Hooks, Texas, was “ready to go. “On Jan. 16, TAC won $1. 5 million of $15. 4 million in grants for infrastructure projects in Texas military communities. Military Readiness Commission’s (TMPC) Defense Economic Adjustment Assistance Grant Program (DEAAG). The new Brazos site, like the Duke East site, is on the TAC East campus, two hours east of Dallas and two hours southwest of Little Rock, Arkansas.
TAC in 2023 launched its Qualified Sites Program (QSP, download below), which the company said “is intended to improve on our brand promise of Speed-to-Market and Speed-to-Profit for companies interested in locating on our 12,000-acre industrial park in Northeast Texas. We intend to prequalify all our property through this standardized process to ensure the sites can meet the requirements of industry. We already offer tools such as expedited permitting and fast-track construction programs. Working with a qualified site that is shovel-ready can shave months off of development schedule. The timesavings is a valuable commodity.”
Through the QSP, a professional engineer (PE) and an economic development professional, “each with exceptional knowledge of the business’s needs,” compare a quick site based on its suitability for advertising or advertising progression based on various site variety characteristics. These features come with proximity to transportation infrastructure; access to public services, adding electricity, natural gas, fiber, water and sewer; soil analysis according to its state and characteristics; value tracking; and other due diligence criteria for site variety.
QSP, TAC said, “become an important part of the site selection process, and because we are self-certifying our sites, we’re calling its product a “qualified” site,” meaning we have assembled all the information on the site and it is capable of being certified. The QSP serves as an honest, realistic assessment of the developability, quality, and type of shovel-ready sites available today at TAC. The broader goals are to create a high standard for the inventory of available sites, filling an identified market gap, in the greater Texarkana industrial and commercial marketplace.”
Jeff Whitten, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of TAC, P. E. , is responsible for the day-to-day operations, maintenance of the properties, and the acquisition and control of all genuine and non-public properties. He is also involved in the development of plans and control of renovations of existing buildings and the progression of new amenities for transaction or lease purposes for the creation of tasks. Having worked for an engineering firm in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, served as Director of Municipal Public Works, and operated his own engineering firm, Whitten brings nearly 30 years of experience in both the public and private sectors.
“The Duke East site is an ideal location for business progress for companies that require a medium- to large-sized rail site as a component of their logistics needs,” said Scott Norton, executive director of TAC. “In addition, the site offers a suitable floor for all constructions. sizes, as well as transportation options and simple utilities to several, adding Union Pacific and primary highways. “
“Our due diligence to provide everything prospective tenants, real estate listers and site search experts need when searching for a site is not only cost-effective, but also saves valuable time in the long run,” said TAC’s executive vice president and director. This gives businesses the data they want to be able to make an informed resolution more smoothly, so that operations can get up and running faster, which can lead to higher profitability. “
TAC owns and operates one of the largest mixed-use advertising parks in the United States. With approximately 12,000 acres of land ready to progress and approximately 3. 5 million square feet of advertising and advertising products, TAC serves 4 states: Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas. Array is a designated U. S. Opportunity Zone, New Markets Tax Credit Census Zone, Foreign Trade Zone No. 258 and Texas Enterprise ZoneArray TAC also provide 3PL (third-party logistics) facilities to assist businesses with their stock management, warehousing, and order fulfillment needs. The organization recently completed construction of a 150,000-square-foot speculative structure “and has the ability to lease, build traditional or facilitate new projects built by their owners in a timely and effective manner,” Array said. Corporate note. ” Tenants enjoy an impressive transportation room that utilizes multiple state roads, highways, air transportation, and rail lines to disperse from a central U. S. location. U. S. We have the operational functions of a municipality but we operate as a classic real estate progression company, providing customized real estate solutions.
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