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Cold Chain Logistics is Attracting Investor Interest

Cold chain logistics is attracting investor interest as a real estate asset class, given its increasing demand across industries. Although cold chain is a specialized kind of asset, it is part of the broad range of facilities within the office and industrial facility sector.

Cold chain logistics companies handle temperature-controlled and temperature-sensitives goods. The logistics include all or part of the supply chain, including procurement, storage, transport, and distribution. Refrigerated goods handled in the cold chain logistics industry include foods, beverages, and bio-pharmaceutical products (life sciences), among other items.

The increased investor interest in cold chain is interesting since many of the large operators and portfolios are somewhat historic having gotten their starts in the early 1900’s. United States Cold Storage got its start in 1899, for example. And Americold Realty Trust (Atlanta) traces its origin story back to 1903.

Now, newly-established global real estate conglomerates such as Constellation Cold Logistics S/A and Qualianz, each established in 2020, are bringing asset management and best-practices techniques from other industries. And we’re seeing the acquisition and consolidation transactions to achieve operating footprints than can better support client supply chain issues, such as Lineage Logistics’s recent acquisition of Henningsen Cold Storage (in May 2020), and Americold Realty Trusts’ acquisition of Agro Merchants Group (The Netherlands)- also in 2020.

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Cold Chain Logistics Companies – the Latest

The World’s Largest Mega Projects – the Latest

29.10.2020 Mega Projects Tracking and Monitor, News about global real estate consulting, News about redevelopment and regeneration, StoneCreek Partners News and Research

The world’s largest mega projects are tracked in our Global Top 100 index, including primarily private-sector and public-private real estate projects. The largest of these mega projects are typically mixed-use (or multi-use as the Urban Land Institute may suggest), involve regeneration (redevelopment) of existing properties, and cost in excess of USD $1 billion.

There is great variety in these megaprojects. In general, no two are alike since each is customized to its location, setting, and economic circumstances. Some such as the redevelopment of Philadelphia Energy Solutions’ refinery in Philadelphia include a large land area (here, 1,300 acres) and a vision of a huge build-out (15 million square feet). Other mega-projects are developed at much higher densities on smaller project sites. Sunnyside Yard Queen in New York is a proposed $14.5 billion development on 180 acres, that would include 12,000 house units.

During 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic has not obviated interest in these projects proceeding, and in fact, new projects have been announced.

The Global Top 100 Mega Projects also include what are essentially, all-new cities. Eko Atlantic in Lagos (Nigeria) is situated on 2,471 acres of coastal landfill and is well into development. Egypt’s new capital city is under construction east of Cairo, and is a massive investment intended to fully replace Cairo in its central governance role.

The public sector is frequently a partner in these projects since the regional economic development impact can be enormous, net of public investment in infrastructure and other incentives.

During 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic has certainly impacted the planning and construction of new mega projects, but in general, has not obviated investor and governmental interest in these projects proceeding. In fact, new projects have been announced in the midst of the pandemic.

The World's Largest Mega Projects

Defining a Mega-Project

Most definitions offered for mega projects define such projects as having a capital budget in excess of USD $1 billion. According to the Oxford Handbook of Megaproject Management, “Megaprojects are large-scale, complex ventures that typically cost $1 billion or more, take many years to develop and build, involve multiple public and private stakeholders, are transformational, and impact millions of people.”

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Our ongoing mega project research is available here > Global Top 100 Mega Projects – the Latest List

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Conceptual Design for Technology Incubator

20.08.2018 Economic Development Growth Monitor, News about economic development, News about global real estate consulting, News about local government real estate, News about office and industrial properties, Office and Industrial Facilities Consultants

Conceptual design for technology incubator, along with business plan, for roll-out in strategic partnership with universities in key Sub-Saharan metro markets. As office and industrial consultants, StoneCreek Partners provided the facility conceptual design and associated business plan for a right-scaled roll-out of technology business incubator facilities in urban Accra (Ghana) and Lagos (Nigeria), among other key Sub-Saharan regions.

The conceptual design provides for alternative gathering places within the incubator facility, each intended for differing and flexible meetings, whether investor pitches, online digital conferences, tech demonstrations, Agile sprint sessions, and the like. One meeting room was design with lateral ideation sessions in mind, with an array of pin surfaces, writing surfaces, digital displays, and ideation recordation means.

As commonly understood, a technology business incubator is a type of business incubator focused on supporting startups which use modern technologies as the primary means of innovation. Incubator facilities are focused version of co-working venues with additional support to founders, mentoring, potential access to investors, and other collaborative support.

There are technology business incubators that operate by invitation to interesting new startups. Some national and regional governments promote technology business incubators as an essential means of economic development.