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All of the units are now full on the San Antonio Wholesale Produce Market, and now it is starting its next phase of development.
With all 50 of the produce market’s spaces available for lease being occupied, and it is now pre-selling lots in an industrial park scheduled to be completed in late 2018.
Once a company purchases a lot, which is about 10,000 square feet, it can build a warehouse there to its specifications.
Companies can start construction on their individual warehouses after the completion of the infrastructure of the industrial park, which will include streets and parking, water, sewer and electric services, and security, cleaning and maintenance of common areas.
“Our business is definitely moving in the right direction,” said Luz Moreno, sales and marketing director for San Antonio Wholesale Produce Market.
“The interest is definitely very good.”
Warehouses built on lots in the industrial park will allow for significantly more storage than current units, which are about 4,000 square feet.
Those hold about 150 pallets, while the warehouses built on the lots in the industrial park should be able to hold nearly 650 pallets.
San Antonio Produce Terminal Market is located at the address 1500 S Zarzamora St in San Antonio, Texas 78207. They can be contacted via phone at (210) 223-1235 for pricing, hours and directions. It was founded in 1948.
San Antonio Produce Terminal Market has an annual sales volume of $5 to 10 million. For more information contact Tom Preston, Executive Director
The finishing touches are being added to the new San Antonio Wholesale Produce Market, but plans are already in place for the second phase of construction in 2017.
Last January, construction of the 30 storage units in each of two buildings was completed. The facility operates much like a condominium complex. Tenants buy or lease the units, and pay dues for maintenance and other services. Office on the second-floor are still under construction.
In July, about two dozen companies will be operating out the market, with most of them handling fruits and vegetables However there also will be companies handling meat, floral and frozen foods.
The need for a new market in San Antonio was overdue, and some companies also operate similar facilities in McAllen, Texas, and Cancun, Reynosa, Veracruz, and Monterrey, Mexico.
San Antionio is considered by many as a hot spot for distribution, with high demand for fresh produce.
Trucks will be arriving primarily from the Pharr-Reynosa bridge near McAllen, where some of the market tenants have their headquarters. But trucks also will be entering the U.S. at ports in El Paso, Eagle Pass and Laredo.
San Antonio is considered an important point of consolidation and distribution for Texas. It is located at the corner of Loop 410 and I-37, which provides easy access to and from the market.
The 80-acre site’s two buildings have docks on the front and back to provide for easier loading of both light cargo and truckloads of fresh produce from Mexico. Construction of a new building with larger units and dry goods storage space is scheduled to start in 2017.
Palomino Produce LLC on the market is headquartered in Aguascaliente, Mexico. This is the company’s first facility in the U.S., and it was one of the first three companies to sign on to the new market. While Palomino Produce is looking at first to distribute in Texas, it has done some direct exporting in California.
After several years of planning, Abasto’s San Antonio Wholesale Produce Market plans to officially open for business this spring.
“The first phase that’s about to be finished consists of two buildings, each with 30 cold room equipped warehouse units, right at the front of the project facing Loop 410,” said Fernando Narvaez, sales director of McAllen, Texas-based Abasto Properties LLC.
Phase two is scheduled for 2016 and includes another 120 units, with cold room, freezer and dry storage. Designs include 3,100 square feet of main floor with cold room capacity for 156 pallets, or about seven truck loads of produce.
Each unit has an additional 900 square feet of office space on a second floor, plus 450 square feet of covered front dock with two access doors. “On the back of the warehouses are three dock-high doors and temperature controlled space for loading and unloading trucks,” Narvaez said.
“We designed the layout with cold-chain management in mind as well as warehouse certifications key to the produce industry.” Phase one of the market is about half full, Narvaez said. The market is planned to not only serve the San Antonio market, but also be a consolidation center for importers from Mexico and companies that plan to export to Mexico
Construction of a new wholesale produce market in San Antonio is scheduled to start in late December by Abasto Properties LLC of Mcllen, TX.
The project will be built in at least three phases, including a total of 200 warehouses. The first phase, consisting of 60 warehouses, should be finished by the end of 2014 or early in 2015.
The 80-acre site near the corner of Loop 410 and I-37 in south San Antonio will be about 3½ hours from McAllen.
San Antonio was selected because it can serve a large local and regional market that includes Houston, Austin, Dallas and San Marcos.
The market will feature mostly of small- and medium-sized warehouses operated by Mexican exporters desiring a presence in the market.
The facility will mostly handle imported Mexican product, but also will include some U.S. product destined for south of the border.
Among the San Antonio wholesale produce market features are:
- All warehouse units are 3,100 square feet with an additional 900-square-foot mezzanine for offices;
- All warehouses will be refrigerated;
- Each cold room can hold up to 156 pallets — about seven truckloads;
- Temperature in the loading areas will be controlled to ensure cold chain continuity;
- Each warehouse features a 450 square-foot covered dock;
- The project will feature extra-wide streets for easy truck maneuvering; and
- Each warehouse will have plenty of vehicle parking in front plus ample general parking for visitors and trucks.
San Antonio will differ from McAllen, which ships nearly all of its product out of state, in that about half of its product will be distributed locally or regionally.
Some of the tenants will be McAllen firms that are expanding their operations, while others will have their sole location in San Antonio.