Tratt Properties is moving ahead with a 1.35 million-square-foot speculative warehouse project in Polk County, to be located in Winter Haven’s Central Florida Integrated Logistics Park. The industrial facility is part of an 8.1 million-square-foot logistics park that Tratt is building out in the area. According to reporting cited from the Tampa Bay Business Journal, the developer acquired the site for this new warehouse in 2021 for $4.14 million.
The 1.35 million-square-foot warehouse is expected to represent a $40 million project cost. It is being delivered on a speculative basis, adding a large block of modern industrial space to the logistics park. The property will benefit from rail access available within Central Florida Integrated Logistics Park, positioning it to serve distribution and logistics users seeking multimodal connectivity.
FCL Builders has been engaged to lead construction efforts on the new warehouse. No timeline for completion or initial leasing commitments was disclosed in the available information, and details regarding the building’s specific design features or loading configuration were not provided. The project nevertheless marks a continuation of large-format industrial development in the park.
Activity within Central Florida Integrated Logistics Park is not limited to the new Tratt warehouse. Chick-fil-A plans to open a 244,000-square-foot distribution center, supported by a $150 million investment from the state. Company representatives stated that the facility is scheduled to open next year, will serve around 170 restaurants, and is expected to create more than 180 full-time jobs. The article does not specify whether the Chick-fil-A distribution center is located within the same tract as the new Tratt warehouse, but it underscores expanding logistics infrastructure in the area.
Tratt Properties has already delivered another large-scale building within Central Florida Integrated Logistics Park. In 2024, the firm completed Building 1 as a speculative project. That property totals 1,217,534 square feet and is described as a Class A cross-dock logistics facility. The completed building has been leased to PepsiCo, providing an example of tenant demand for large-format industrial product in the park.
Together, the new 1.35 million-square-foot speculative warehouse, the previously completed million-plus-square-foot facility leased to PepsiCo, and the Chick-fil-A distribution center illustrate the scale of industrial investment underway in and around Winter Haven. The combination of rail access, large contiguous warehouse footprints, and state-backed support for distribution infrastructure indicates a growing role for the area in regional logistics and food-service supply chains. Specific details on financing structures, lease terms and future phases of the park were not included in the source material.
