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Park West CC(1)-CS 890909Builder says warehouse 1 symbolizes confidence By LEONA ALLEN Staff Writer Prentiss Properties has stared const~ ct~m ~ n lhe first 140,0o0- square-foot industrial building in the Park V~ est C~m~merce Center at Freepo~ and Airline Drive. ~te and is expected The one-story building is k)cated on a sevenmcre to be completed by early next year. 1I wilt be used for warehouse and office space and is the first part of the dcvel~pment ~i 6 million square feet of space when the center is ultimately completed. "The first building in Park Wes1 Commerce Cenler resp< nds to the gowing demand for, and dwindling suppb~ ~'f' industrial space in the market, esPecially with good access near the airl orr," said Michael Prentiss vice president of development. The 336-acre site was Tucker, purchased by Prentiss/Copley Investments in January. Lee Coleman, Prentiss representative% said the ~ffice, warehouse and distdbution center is a 10l)-percent speculative pro~ect. He said pt~or t~ COT ~tructi(m. " there were no lead tenants ,;., hmdine" C ~leman said. "TNs Is the sta~ ~)f a ?~,, ,,enfidence we have m Coppell and tn havMg a lead tenant snows LHc ~ - ' phase* wc hope to have ~dustfial needs. This is the first ~f many completed at the site," he said. Upon completion, Park West Commerce Cemer will have up to 6 m~lion square feet of industrial, retail, coB~orate campus or gardyu o~ce space. In addition to development for tenant needs. Prennss Properties also has luts with all utilities in place f~r sale or build4o-suit. Mayor Mark Wolfe called the be~nning of the development of the ~dustfial park a "wonde~l t~g for Coppell." · , ard to make this happen, but somettme~ "P~st councds pushed so h . .. ,,~,,m ~,,ia .'Development ot yo~¢~ve to wait for things to develop, ~' t~s center w~l definitely add to our tax base, These are the projects ' need to help our taxpayers ca~' the load. It's great to see this project get under way and it will do nothing but benefit the city." he said.