Amazon has been confirmed as the first tenant at Fresno’s Westgate Industrial Center near Highway 99 and Marks Avenue.
Natalie Banke, an Amazon spokesperson, confirmed the company’s involvement to The Business Journal on Friday. In September, it was announced that Scannell, the Indiana-based developers of the project, had landed a tenant for a 248,786-square-foot industrial office and warehouse building.
It would be the fifth Amazon distribution facility in Fresno.
Scannell broke ground on the $100 million Westgate Industrial Center in July, which marked their first project in Fresno. At the time, Scannell moved forward without securing a tenant, a speculative investment that local leaders described as a strong vote of confidence in Fresno’s industrial market.
Scannell Managing Director Todd Berryhill previously said that the leased building is expected to be completed around June 2026. It remains unclear whether the building will be completed on its previously projected timeline
“This is more than a building,” Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer said during the groundbreaking ceremony in July. “It creates jobs, stimulates our local economy, generates revenue for city services — and it says Fresno is open for business.”
City and county officials have praised the project as a major economic development effort expected to create hundreds of construction and warehouse jobs.
“Scannell’s Westgate Industrial Center, and the ensuing activity and interest, is a great validation of the Fresno market and the importance of having fully entitled, shovel-ready land,” Will Oliver wrote to The Business Journal in September after the tenant announcement. “Once projects like Scannell’s are entitled and built, interest quickly follows and companies commit. This is further proof of the region’s momentum in attracting investment and jobs.”
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