The Daily Dig:
Greystar closed on 11.9 acres at 1271 East Division Street in Mount Juliet, Tennessee, and they're building a 183,971 square foot Class A shallow bay industrial facility. Whitman Peterson's partnering on the deal. The site's in the East-Wilson County submarket of the Nashville market, with direct access to Interstate 40 and Nashville International Airport.
It's a rear load building designed for tenants from about 20,000 square feet up to full building users. Specs include 32-foot clear heights, a 130-foot deep fully circulating truck court, 26 dock high doors with 24 knockouts ready to go, and two drive in doors. The site plan calls for 194 car parking spaces (1.05 per 1,000 square feet), four trailer spaces, two site entrances and exits, and 7,500 square feet of outdoor storage space. Office build out is estimated at approximately 2,200 square feet, subject to final design. Groundbreaking's slated for later this month. Delivery target is Q2 2027. CBRE Nashville has the leasing.
Project Snapshot:
Company / Platform: Greystar (in partnership with Whitman Peterson)
Transaction type: Land acquisition and planned development
Address: 1271 East Division Street
Location: Mount Juliet, Wilson County, Tennessee
Site size: 11.9 acres
Planned building: 183,971 SF Class A shallow-bay, rear-load industrial facility
Divisibility: 20,000 SF up to full 183,971 SF
Key specs: 32' clear, 130' truck court, 26 dock doors + 24 knockouts, 2 drive-ins
Parking / access: 194 car spaces (1.05/1,000 SF), 4 trailer spaces, 2 site entrances
Storage / office: 7,500 SF outdoor storage; 2,200 SF office (subject to final design)
Leasing broker: CBRE Nashville
Timeline: Groundbreaking expected later this month; delivery targeted Q2 2027
TheJobWalk Thoughts:
This is spec industrial with a plan that's already finished arguing with itself. Rear load, 32-foot clears, divisible down to 20K without getting into awkward floor plates, it's built to lease fast and move to TI once a tenant signs. The truck court and dock setup can handle multi-tenant circulation without everyone getting in each other's way, which matters more than people think when you're trying to backfill space midlease. If you're bidding civil, tilt, paving, or dock work in Nashville, this one's already moving. Spec buildings don't wait around for perfect market timing. They break ground, go vertical, and start taking calls. By the time CBRE's walking prospects through, half the scopes are already awarded.
