Developer buys into combination industrial park, recreation area in Berkeley County
David Wren — The Post and Courier
A “next generation” industrial park that broke ground a year ago in Berkeley County is about to get its first tenant space and a new nature trail that can be used by the public.
Exeter Property Group, based near Philadelphia, this week closed on its $5.25 million purchase of 77 acres at the Camp Hall Industrial Campus near Ridgeville. The business park, adjacent to the Volvo Cars manufacturing campus, is being developed by state-owned electric utility Santee Cooper.
Exeter plans to build a logistics center that includes three speculative buildings totaling 945,000 square feet for warehouses or distribution centers. The property is near the intersection of Fish Road and Volvo Cars Drive.
The project was announced in June, and Exeter has a year to begin construction of the first building, according to documents filed with the Berkeley County Register of Deeds.
Matt Cochrane, Exeter’s investment officer for the Carolinas, said the developer chose the site because of its access to interstates, the local port, rail service and the Charleston region’s growing labor pool.
Moncks Corner-based Santee Cooper is paying for infrastructure and amenities at the park. The utility is marketing Camp Hall as a unique mix of industry, outdoor recreation and commercial businesses on a 1,950-acre site near Interstate 26. The businesses and recreation areas will be open to the public.
