CBRE has announced a 110,441-square-foot lease at Busch Logistics Park in Cartersville to Ernesta, a newly-formed direct-to-consumer custom fit rug company founded by John Foley. Matt Von der Ahe with CBRE in San Jose and Scott Slappey with CBRE in Atlanta represented Ernesta while the landlord Hines was represented by JLL.
Headquartered in New York City, Ernesta expects to hire up to 50 people at its new Georgia facility located at 1187 Cassville White Road NE. This will be the first manufacturing facility that they operate. According to Slappey, Associate of CBRE’s Industrial Tenant Representation group: “Ernesta’s property search was focused on the Interstate 75 North corridor due to established presence of flooring industry within this area.”
The Atlanta metro area began 2023 with approximately 2.8 million square feet of industrial leasing activity and total vacancy rate remains steady at 4.5 percent
