Logistics and Location Drive 206,000 Square-Foot Lease

LA PORTE, TX-Plumbing wholesaler Ferguson Enterprises signs a four-year lease at Port Crossing Commerce Center.

By Amy Wolff Sorter | Updated on September 28, 2011

LA PORTE, TX-A need to facilitate storage and distribution of pipe and valves led Ferguson Enterprises Inc. to sign a four-year lease for industrial space at Port Crossing Commerce Center. Ferguson Enterprises, one of the largest distributors of plumbing pipes, valves and fittings in North America, has taken down 206,296 square feet formally occupied by Frontier Logistics.

According to Peter B. Harmon, executive vice president of ML Realty Partners says the Virginia-headquartered tenant liked the building’s close proximity to the Houston Port Authority’s Barbours Cut and Bayport terminals. ML Realty Partners and National Property Holdings are Port Crossing Commerce Center’s developers and owners.

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