SSpeed Bay Warehouse Solutions is a Denver-based real estate investment and operating platform focused on shallow bay, multi-tenant light industrial properties across the United States. It acquires, owns, and actively manages small- to mid-size industrial spaces (roughly 5,000–25,000 sq ft) in infill markets to serve small- and medium-sized businesses near urban cores, using hands-on asset management and operations. The company differentiates itself by concentrating on the fragmented, operationally intensive shallow bay niche and building a national footprint to drive efficiencies across markets. Its goal is to create a scalable platform that delivers steady income and growth through a concentrated portfolio of urban-adjacent industrial spaces.
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Speed Bay Warehouse Solutions buys 488,936 SF light industrial portfolio across the Northeast corridor. Speed Bay Warehouse Solutions expands into the Northeast with acquisition of 488,936-square-foot industrial portfolio. Speed Bay Warehouse Solutions (Speed Bay), a vertically integrated real estate investment and operating platform specializing exclusively in shallow bay, multi-tenant light industrial properties, has announced the acquisition of The Philadelphia Interstate Portfolio, an eight-building industrial portfolio totaling 488,936 square feet. The acquisition marks the company's first investment in both the Philadelphia-Southern New Jersey market and the broader Northeast region, reinforcing its long-term strategy to expand into high-demand industrial markets with limited new supply. The newly acquired portfolio spans Burlington County, New Jersey, as well as East Montgomery County and Delaware County, Pennsylvania, placing the assets within one of the nation's most strategically important logistics and distribution corridors. By entering the Northeast market, Speed Bay strengthens its geographic footprint while capitalizing on growing demand for flexible industrial space that supports small and medium-sized businesses. The acquisition aligns with Speed Bay's investment philosophy of targeting infill industrial assets that serve a wide range of tenants requiring efficient warehouse, manufacturing, and distribution facilities. The company focuses on shallow bay, multi-tenant properties that provide operational flexibility and strong long-term leasing potential in supply-constrained urban and suburban markets. The Philadelphia Interstate Portfolio currently comprises eight industrial buildings totaling nearly half a million square feet and is 89.6% leased, demonstrating strong tenant demand and stable occupancy. The properties were developed between 1972 and 2004, offering a combination of established industrial infrastructure and modern functionality suitable for today's industrial users. The portfolio consists of 24 individual tenant suites, with an average unit size of approximately 20,372 square feet. This flexible suite configuration allows the properties to accommodate businesses of varying sizes while supporting multiple tenant industries. The buildings are designed to meet the operational needs of companies requiring adaptable warehouse and light industrial space without the scale of large logistics distribution centers. A key strength of the portfolio is its versatile building design. The facilities feature clear ceiling heights ranging from 17 feet to 33 feet, allowing tenants to maximize storage capacity and operational efficiency. In addition, the buildings offer a combination of dock-high loading docks and grade-level loading doors, enabling businesses with different shipping and receiving requirements to operate efficiently. These design features make the portfolio particularly attractive to a broad tenant base operating across numerous industries. Current and prospective tenants include companies involved in transportation and logistics, warehousing and distribution, light manufacturing, healthcare and social assistance, arts and entertainment, recreation, and other commercial sectors. The diversity of industries served contributes to portfolio stability by reducing dependence on any single market segment. Another significant advantage of the acquisition is the exceptional transportation connectivity offered by each property. All eight buildings provide near-immediate access to major interstate highways, including Interstate 95 (I-95), Interstate 76 (I-76), and Interstate 295 (I-295). These transportation corridors serve as critical freight and commuter routes throughout the Mid-Atlantic region, enabling businesses to efficiently reach customers, suppliers, and distribution networks. The strategic locations also provide seamless connectivity to the Greater Philadelphia Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) while offering direct access to the broader East Coast corridor. This positioning allows tenants to serve one of the nation's largest consumer markets while maintaining efficient transportation links extending from Washington, D.C., through New York City and into New England. The Northeast continues to experience strong demand for well-located industrial real estate driven by population growth, expanding e-commerce activity, and increasing demand for last-mile distribution facilities. At the same time, new industrial development remains constrained by limited land availability, zoning restrictions, and rising construction costs. These market dynamics have created favorable conditions for owners of existing infill industrial properties that can provide flexible space close to major population centers. According to Michael Moriarty, Head of Acquisitions at Speed Bay, the transaction represents an important milestone in the company's national expansion strategy. "This acquisition represents an important step in our expansion within the Northeast, a region we have identified as a strategic priority for investment given its dense, infill markets and constrained new supply," Moriarty said. He noted that the portfolio's strategic location, transportation access, and flexible suite sizes make it well positioned to meet growing tenant demand across multiple industries. "This portfolio's seamless connectivity to the growing population density of the East Coast and various suite size options to meet diverse tenant demand ideally position these assets to provide quality warehouse solutions that support the growth of small businesses in the region," Moriarty added. Beyond expanding its geographic reach, Speed Bay plans to implement its hands-on operating model, which emphasizes proactive property management, tenant support, and operational improvements. The company believes that actively managing its industrial assets allows it to better meet tenant needs while enhancing long-term property performance. Rather than serving solely as a passive real estate owner, Speed Bay works closely with tenants to support their day-to-day business operations through responsive property management, capital improvements, and ongoing facility maintenance. This operating philosophy is designed to create long-term tenant relationships while maximizing occupancy and asset value. The acquisition also reflects broader trends shaping the U.S. industrial real estate market. While large distribution centers continue to attract investment, smaller multi-tenant industrial properties have become increasingly valuable due to their flexibility, limited availability, and ability to serve local and regional businesses. These assets often experience resilient demand because they support companies requiring warehouse, light manufacturing, service, and distribution space near major metropolitan areas. For Speed Bay, entering the Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey markets represents the beginning of a broader Northeast growth strategy. The company intends to continue identifying high-quality industrial properties located in supply-constrained infill markets where strong economic fundamentals, transportation infrastructure, and tenant demand support long-term investment performance. With the addition of the Philadelphia Interstate Portfolio, Speed Bay strengthens its presence in one of the country's most important industrial corridors while expanding opportunities to serve businesses seeking functional, well-located warehouse space. The acquisition further positions the company to capitalize on sustained demand for flexible light industrial properties as the Northeast industrial market continues to evolve.
Speed Bay Warehouse Solutions has acquired The Philadelphia Interstate Portfolio, an eight-building light industrial portfolio totalling 488,936 square feet across Burlington County, New Jersey, and parts of Pennsylvania. This marks the Denver-based firm's first acquisition in the Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey market. The portfolio comprises 24 suites with an average size of 20,372 square feet and is currently 89.6% leased. Properties range from 1972 to 2004 vintages, featuring clear heights between 17 and 33 feet with dock-high and grade-level loading capabilities. All assets offer immediate access to major motorways including I-95, I-76, and I-295, providing connectivity to the Greater Philadelphia area and broader East Coast corridor. Speed Bay, founded in 2024, focuses exclusively on shallow bay, multi-tenant light industrial properties in high-demand, supply-constrained markets across the US.
You may also like. chevron_right News release 20 July 2026 Speed Bay Warehouse Solutions acquires Silver Star Commerce Center in Orlando. JLL arranges sale of 254,915-square-foot, eight-building light industrial complex in the shallow-bay industrial sub-sector Grace Lewis Listen to article description Read time: 8.3 min MIAMI, July 20, 2026 - JLL Capital Markets announced today the sale of the Silver Star Commerce Center, an eight-building industrial park totaling 254,915 square feet in Orlando, Florida. JLL represented the sellers, Long Wharf Capital LLC and Denholtz, in the transaction. The buyer was Speed Bay Warehouse Solutions ("Speed Bay"), a vertically integrated real estate investment and operating platform focused exclusively on shallow bay, multi-tenant light industrial real estate. The Silver Star Commerce Center is situated in the Northwest Orange County submarket just minutes from Downtown Orlando on 19.48 acres. The property features rear-load design with dock-high and grade-level loading capabilities, clear heights ranging from 18 to 20 feet, ample truck courts averaging 120 feet, multiple dock-high doors and drive-in access points and modern building systems including sprinkler protection, RTU and split-system HVAC and LED lighting. Tenant suite sizes range from 2,400 to 32,000 square feet. Recent capital improvements totaling nearly $1.5 million over the past three years include repaving parking lots and make-ready improvements to select bays. The property's strategic location provides exceptional connectivity throughout the Orlando metropolitan area with proximity to Interstate 4, Florida's Turnpike, State Road 429 and U.S. Route 441, providing access to more than 3.2 million people within a 60-minute drive. "Orlando is one of the top markets in the U.S. that we have identified as an area for investment given its' robust and growing population, strong economic fundamentals and sustained demand from firms in the warehousing, distribution, construction trades and light manufacturing sectors," said Michael Moriarty, Head of Acquisitions at Speed Bay. "Our strategically localized and hands-on approach to property management, coupled with our exclusive focus and depth of experience in the shallow-bay sector, will effectively position our team to maximize the value of this asset for both our investors and the businesses that rely on this critical industrial infrastructure for their day-to-day operations." The JLL Capital Market's Investment Sales and Advisory team was led by Senior Managing Director Luis Castillo, Managing Director Cody Brais, Associate Taylor Osborne and Analyst David Orta Jr. "Long Wharf Capital and Denholtz ' strategic capital improvements and active leasing program positioned this asset exceptionally well for the next ownership cycle," Castillo commented. "The combination of an infill location near Orlando's major demand drivers, diverse tenancy and Orlando's fundamentals of sub-4% vacancy created compelling value for investors seeking immediate cash flow with significant upside." JLL's Capital Markets group is a full-service global provider of capital solutions for real estate investors and occupiers. The group's in-depth local market and global investor knowledge delivers the best-in-class solutions for clients, including investment sales and advisory, debt advisory, M&A and corporate finance, loan sales, equity & fund placement, net lease, derivative advisory and energy & infrastructure advisory. The group has more than 3,000 Capital Markets specialists worldwide with offices in nearly 50 countries. For more news, videos and research resources, please visit JLL's newsroom. About JLL. JLL (NYSE:JLL) is a leading global commercial real estate services and investment management company with annual revenue of $26.1 billion, operations in over 80 countries and a global workforce of more than 113,000 as of March 31, 2026. For over 200 years, clients have trusted JLL, a Fortune 500(R) company, to help them confidently buy, build, occupy, manage and invest across a variety of industries and property types, including office, industrial, hotel, multi-family, retail and data center properties. Driven by our purpose to shape the future of real estate for a better world, we help our clients, people and communities SEE A BRIGHTER WAY. Powered by rich global datasets and leading technology capabilities, we provide coordinated, end-to-end delivery of real estate services for a broad range of global clients who represent a wide variety of industries. Through LaSalle Investment Management, we invest for clients on a global basis in both private assets and publicly traded real estate securities. For further information, visit jll.com. About Long Wharf Capital. Long Wharf Capital LLC is a Boston-based private equity real estate manager focused exclusively on value-added investments in the U.S. Formed in 2011, the firm predominantly invests on behalf of institutional investors including pension plans and healthcare systems, as well as family offices and high-net-worth individuals. Long Wharf's investment approach utilizes multiple value creation strategies to target opportunities diversified across all major property sectors and U.S. markets. Since Long Wharf's first fund in 2012, the team has invested over $1.5 billion of equity in 95+ transactions, representing more than 150 properties. For further information, visit: www.longwharf.com. About Speed Bay Warehouse Solutions. Speed Bay Warehouse Solutions is a Denver-based real estate investment and management firm focused exclusively on shallow bay, multi-tenant light industrial properties. Founded in 2024 by Evan Zucker and Jimmy Mulvihill - the entrepreneurs behind Black Creek Group, a leading real estate investment management firm acquired by Ares Management (NYSE: ARES) in 2021 - Speed Bay's senior management team brings an average of approximately 30 years of experience executing across all aspects of the industrial sector. Speed Bay is headquartered in Denver with regional offices in Dallas, Atlanta, and the Northeast, and personnel in Philadelphia, Phoenix, and Tampa. For more information, visit www.speedbay.com.
Speed Bay Warehouse Solutions acquires 13-building industrial portfolio. Park Industrial, a 466,270-square-foot, 13-building industrial portfolio strategically positioned at the intersection of Interstate 270 and 58th Ave. in Commerce City, has sold to Denver-based Speed Bay Warehouse Solutions for an undisclosed amount. JLL represented the buyer, Speed Bay Warehouse Solutions, in the off-market transaction. KEW Realty, a private Denver-based investor that owned the properties for multiple decades, was the seller. The Park Industrial portfolio comprises two phases spanning property vintages from 1968 to 2017. Phase 1-3 encompasses 311,270 square feet across 10 buildings, averaging 1987 vintage with clear heights of 18 to 20 feet. Phase 4 includes 155,000 square feet across three modern buildings, averaging 2013 vintage with 24-foot clear heights. The portfolio offers exceptional flexibility with tenant spaces ranging from 2,500 to 35,000 square feet and averaging 8,600 square feet. The properties feature low office finishes across all units, catering primarily to distribution and light industrial users. The portfolio's Commerce City location provides immediate access to major transportation corridors while serving a 10-mile radius containing 1.4 million residents. The infill positioning offers limited new supply competition while maintaining proximity to a deep labor pool and Denver's urban core. The properties are located at 5690, 5700 and 5710 East 56th Ave.; 5750, 5800, 5900, 6000, 6050 and 6100 East 58th Ave.; 6125 East 56th Ave.; and 6300, 6340 and 6360 East 58th Ave. "I would like to thank Anita Youngblut, Phil Shovein and everyone on the KEW Realty team as well as the JLL and Speed Bay teams for their excellent work to bring this transaction to a successful conclusion," said David Spira, president and CEO of KEW Realty. "KEW Realty assembled and built this portfolio for over four decades. We are very proud of this accomplishment." The JLL Capital Markets team was led by Senior Managing Director Peter Merrion and Director Robert Key. "The Park Industrial portfolio sale represents a distinctive off-market transaction pairing a multi-decade legacy owner with Speed Bay Warehouse Solutions," said Key. "Portfolios of this scale rarely trade hands in the Denver market, reflecting sophisticated capital's recognition of the value proposition offered by well-located small-bay industrial assets with infill positioning, functional building features and flexible tenant configurations." Colorado Housing and Finance Authority (CHFA) announced today the closing of a $5.7 million construction loan to support Osina Development's TAG Restaurant Group, the Denver-based restaurant collection led by Chef Troy Guard, has signed a lease for its newest concept, G&G
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Company Size
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Total Funding
$350M
Headquarters
United States
Founded
2025
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