Colliers guides MLILY USA through expansion and lease in Rock Hill
May 4, 2021
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Columbia, SC/Charlotte, NC – Colliers brokers from three offices collaborated to guide MLILY USA, the retail brand of Healthcare SC, LLC, a subsidiary of China-based Healthcare Co., Ltd., through an expansion and new location at 874 Paragon Way in Rock Hill, SC, a 277,290-square-foot distribution building.
MLILY enlisted Yang Chen of Colliers | San Francisco; Chuck Salley, SIOR, Dave Mathews, SIOR, Thomas Beard and John Peebles of Colliers | South Carolina’s Columbia office; and Lawrence Shaw, SIOR of Colliers | Charlotte for tenant representation services.
Avison Young’s Chris Skibinski, Henry Lobb and Tom Tropeano represented Hartz Mountain, the landlord in the transaction.
MLILY USA is a mattress producer dedicated to the mission of changing how people sleep, crafting mattresses and pillows with advanced foams designed to deliver a cooler sleep while wicking away moisture and fighting odors. The company manufactures its products in a 677,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art factory in Winnsboro, SC.
After the Winnsboro plant opened in 2019, MLILY quickly found the need to expand operations to meet their growing distrubution needs as a result of increased demand. The company recently opened a 600,000-square-foot distribution center in Phoenix, AZ to aid in their West Coast distribution efforts and charged the Colliers team with finding a space to lease for East Coast distribution that was within an hour of the Winnsboro plant.
“After searching for buildings across South Carolina, the Rock Hill market proved to be a suitable fit due to the proximity to the Winnsboro plant and the quality labor force,” said Beard, Senior Brokerage Associate for Colliers | South Carolina. “The collaboration between the Colliers offices on both coasts of the United States and in China is a true testament to our global reach.”
“This was an urgent request by the client, and through efficient collaboration, we were able to help this international corporation quickly expand to better meet the needs of the American consumer while adding jobs to South Carolina,” said Chen, the Managing Director, Asia Pacific Division based in Colliers’ San Francisco Bay Area office. Fluent in Chinese and English, her focus is supporting Chinese developers and investors in establishing and expanding their footprint in the U.S.
Salley, Mathews, Beard and Peebles are the leading industrial brokerage team in central South Carolina, specializing in leasing, user sales and investment sales of industrial properties. Their multifaceted platform gives them a unique insight into market conditions for all types of industrial properties.
Shaw is a Managing Partner for Colliers | Charlotte specializing in industrial real estate, including tenant representation, landlord representation, land sales, land development, investment sales and development consultation.
About Colliers
Colliers | South Carolina has over 150 staff members, including 62 licensed real estate professionals, covering the entire state with locations in Charleston, Columbia, Greenville and Spartanburg. Total 2020 brokerage volume exceeded $533 million, which included over 456 sales and leasing transactions. In addition to traditional commercial real estate representation services for our clients, the company is actively engaged in Corporate Solutions and Healthcare Services. Colliers is an Accredited Management Organization (AMO) through the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) and is the largest manager of commercial real estate properties in South Carolina, with a portfolio of over 16 million square feet of office, industrial, retail and healthcare properties. Colliers | South Carolina’s staff hold 49 professional designations, the most of any firm in South Carolina. Colliers | South Carolina’s partner, LCK, provides project management services for new facilities and renovations across South Carolina.
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