Plans for Alpha 78 Logistics Center, a 450,000-square-foot industrial development on Edge Road in Alpha, call for a 36-foot clear ceiling height, 118 dock doors with four drive-ins, 6,000 square feet of office space and parking for 89 trucks or trailers and 230 cars. — Rendering courtesy: Woodmont Industrial Partners
By Joshua Burd
Woodmont Industrial Partners and Brookfield Properties have broken ground on a new 450,000-square-foot warehouse facility in Warren County, the firms announced Tuesday.
The project, which is slated to be completed in the third quarter of 2025, is now rising on Edge Road in Alpha. Construction is taking place after Woodmont’s sale of the property to Brookfield in June, leading to the latter’s first ground-up project in the Lehigh Valley region.
CBRE’s Brian Fiumara and Brad Ruppel represented both parties in the transaction.
“As the flight to quality persists in New Jersey’s industrial market, Woodmont is committed to delivering facilities that support successful operations and growth while meeting the evolving needs of tenants,” said Anthony Amadeo, an executive vice president with Fairfield-based Woodmont. “We couldn’t be more excited to kick off our relationship with Brookfield on this transaction. We share a very similar forward-thinking development approach, and we’re thrilled to have closed this partnership and begin the construction phase of the site. We feel the property offers optionality to many different users in the market and will be received exceptionally well.”
Known as Alpha 78 Logistics Center, the cross-docked facility is slated to have a 36-foot clear ceiling height, 118 dock doors with four drive-ins, 6,000 square feet of office space and parking for 89 trucks or trailers and 230 cars. It’s likely to draw interest due to its location just off Route 22 and adjacent to Interstate 78, which provides access to the New York City, Lehigh Valley and Philadelphia metropolitan areas and the ports of Philadelphia and Newark, all within an hour-and-a-half drive time.
CBRE’s Jake Terkanian, Sean Bleiler and John La Prise will be the leasing brokers.
“We’re pleased to add Alpha 78 to our portfolio as our first ground-up project in the Lehigh Valley, a growing distribution hub in the Northeast,” said Tyler Mordas, a vice president with Brookfield Properties. “This project will complement our northeast development pipeline of over 9 million square feet and existing logistics footprint of over 320 assets, enhancing our ability to serve clients as they grow and create resiliency in their supply chain.”
Neighboring manufacturers and contractors include Torelco, Inno-Spin, Hunterdon Transformer Co. and Bihler of America.
