Sherwin-Williams distribution center is first big win for Statesville development

Sherwin-Williams announced plans earlier this year to expand its existing Statesville manufacturing facility and build a large distribution center in the city. At the time, the exact location of the distribution center was not disclosed. Sherwin-Williams confirmed to the Charlotte Business Journal this week that site work has begun for a 798,000-square-foot facility at Larkin Regional Commerce Park, a long-planned development in Statesville.

The Keith Corp. is developing the facility on behalf of owner Greenfield Partners as a build-to-suit project for Sherwin-Williams. The developer aims to finish the building by the end of August 2023. Sherwin-Williams plans to take occupancy of its new distribution center by the end of 2023.

“Considering the fact that this team has been working on this project since at least 2020, it feels like a long time coming, and it’s great to land a project that has this much weight behind it at the state level,” said Justin Curis, vice president for industrial development at The Keith Corp. “It is great timing considering the fact that we basically just wrapped up all of the infrastructure for the first phase of Larkin.”