ESR Group breaks ground on $1.3b commercial site in Japan

The site has nine storeys and a gross floor area of 433,000 square metres.

ESR Group Limited has broken ground on $1.3b (US$1b) ESR Kawanishi Distribution Centre 3, the third and final ready-built facility of its ESR Kawanishi Distribution and Techno Park in Osaka, Japan.

With nine storeys and a gross floor area of 433,000 square metres, the site is the group’s largest asset and the largest logistics facility developed in Japan.

The site has a land area of around 50 hectares and will serve as the blueprint for full-service, modern, large-scale logistics assets.

It will also cater to build-to-suit uses, including specialised hazardous materials facilities, manufacturing, and automated high-bay warehousing.

Additionally, ESR Kawanishi has a provision to feature a large-scale Battery Energy Storage System project.

Further, it will offer amenities such as ‘R:KIDS’, a complimentary daycare centre that aims to support women returning to the workforce.