Looking ahead to the future, Sunair Products Inc. has closed on a 124,380-sf industrial project set on 11 acres to consolidate operations and create a new headquarters and distribution campus for the locally based global firm. The company’s new campus at 6550 Wuliger Way in North Richland Hills is more than double the size of its two owned sites in nearby Haltom City. Luke Clardy, vice president in the Fort Worth office of Dallas-based Bradford Commercial Real Estate Services, represented Sunair Products in the acquisition, which enables the wholesale distributor of air conditioning components to expand operations.
“Sunair’s growth took it from a national distributor to a global one. The company was long overdue to expand its Fort Worth-area headquarters and distribution hub,” Clardy says. Sunair is awaiting a certificate of occupancy to begin the relocation to Wuliger Way. Key to the acquisition decision was the location, which is close to employees’ homes, and the move-in ready condition of the warehouse and office.
“The timing for the closing was critical because Sunair’s peak season is summer,” Clardy says. “It was imperative to find and close on the right property so the move-in would be completed by then. Thanks to everyone’s hard work, we will be able to meet the timeline.”
Sunair has mapped out a phased-in relocation, starting with the warehouse operation at 2525 Minnis Dr. Clardy presently is marketing that site and the headquarters building at 2329 Solona St. for sale, which has been the firm’s corporate home since its inception in the 1980s. “The office, which was one of the property’s attractions, will be renovated,” Clardy says. “Sunair’s principals plan to build upon the existing footprint to create a first-in-class headquarters representative of the company’s caliber.”
Wuliger Way features 12,500 sf of corporate office space and a 111,660-sf cross-dock warehouse with 15 dock doors, heavy power and sprinkler system. The 11-acre tract includes a 180-foot truck court with 56 trailer stalls, 117-space parking lot and one acre of outside storage.
Sunair’s new campus, developed in 1981, is located about one mile from the Loop 820-Interstate 35W junction in an industrial pocket of North Richland Hills. Former occupants were Sealy Mattress Co. and ADI Logistics. Will Carney and Brad Balke of KBC Advisors represented the seller, TLP 6550 Wuliger Way LLC.
Sunair Products is a privately held corporation with customers in more than 40 countries. Its European division is based in The Netherlands. “Sunair is creating a headquarters for the future so it can continue to grow the business here and abroad,” Clardy says.
