Dallas-based Xebec Is Betting Big on an Advanced Manufacturing and Logistics Campus in Central Texas

(DALLAS, TX) July 26, 2023 — SLR Property I, LP, a private, Texas-based investment group, is building a Mega Site on a 50-square mile property in Central Texas, starting with a 3,300-acre Advanced Manufacturing and Logistics Campus (AMLC). The property is commonly known as Sandow Lakes Ranch and was formerly used for an aluminum smelter, a lignite coal mine and coal power generation station. The lignite mine has been reclaimed and restored with lakes and ranch land. The CEO of SLR Property I, LP is also the CEO of Xebec, a leading world-class, private industrial logistics real estate development and management firm with a 35-year logistics track record of success.

“Location and resources. No matter how you slice it, Sandow is win-win!” said Randy Kendrick, CEO and Founder of Xebec. “Strategically located in the heart of the Texas Triangle, you’re 20 minutes from Taylor where Samsung is currently building the most advanced chip fab in the country, and 45 minutes from the Tesla Giga Texas campus. Half an hour from Austin and easily accessible to College Station and Waco. Two and-a-half hours from Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio (the metros that define the “Texas Triangle”). The property has access to all of the resources to qualify as a Mega Site: Class I rail, surface water, groundwater, natural gas, industrial grade connections for electricity, fiber optic cable access and highways.”

Unlike most ranch properties in Texas, Sandow Lakes Ranch has direct access to ERCOT (via ONCOR) power switch, potable water availability and access to wastewater treatment. The property has established a municipal utility district to pay for infrastructure.

SLR Property I LP has a comprehensive development plan for the entire 50-square miles, having spent a year working with nationally recognized land planners and designers. The AMLC is the first part of the multi-stage plan that includes adjacent workforce housing, hamlets, solar farms, retail, commercial, industrial, hospitalities and recreation facilities. The AMLC is located just south of US 79 on FM 1786, will span over 3,300 acres and feature a staggering 30 to 50- million square feet of manufacturing and logistics space supported by rail and truck intermodal capabilities. The AMLC is expected to be ready for commercial operation by mid-year 2025.

“The Sandow Lakes Ranch property is a perfect fit for Xebec’s expertise and passion. Xebec is building out a modern AMLC that enables the reshoring of critical manufacturing and supply chains back to America. We believe in the potential of our project to drive job growth, prosperity and economic security to Texas for generations to come,” Kendrick continued.

About AMLC. The Advanced Manufacturing and Logistics Campus (AMLC) is a 3,300-acre Mega Site located on a 50-square mile property in Central Texas. The AMLC has been designed for flexibility in building sizes and for build-to-suit opportunities with a total building space of 50-million square feet. Buildings are truck and rail served with 200 square acres of truck/rail intermodal. The project will be ready for tenants in 2025. Connect to find your space at the AMLC.

About XEBEC. Since inception, Xebec has acquired and developed, redeveloped or repositioned industrial and logistics real estate projects totaling nearly 12.2 million square feet, and currently has 43 projects totaling approximately 15.4 million square feet in various stages of development. Xebec is modernizing our nation’s supply chain with properties ready for today’s tenants, anchored by a growing list of institutional capital relationships. xebecrealty.com