HOUSTON – (Realty News Report) – Houston-based Lovett Industrial has broken ground on a three-building business park that will bring nearly 670,000 SF of logistics space to a growing region for industrial developments in southeast Houston.
Located about 15 miles from downtown Houston, SouthPort 45 is being developed in partnership with national commercial real estate investment firm PCCP. The project is going up on 82 acres at 13400 and 13500 Scarsdale Blvd. near Houston Spaceport at Ellington Airport.
The site is southeast of Interstate 45 and Beltway 8, just west of State Highway 3. The Port of Houston’s Bayport and Barbours Cut container terminals are 10 and 16 miles away, respectively.
Nearby, at the northeast corner of Interstate 45 and Beltway 8, a joint venture of Trammell Crow Co. and CBRE Investment Management broke ground Gulfbelt Logistics Park last year. That project is planned for nearly 945,000 SF across six buildings.
“Southeast Houston continues to experience strong demand from users seeking well-located Class A product, and SouthPort 45 is designed to meet that need at scale,” said Nathan Benjaminov, Central & South Texas, Market Lead at Lovett Industrial. “The project’s exceptional connectivity, deep labor pool, and varied building configurations and sizes will attract a wide range of tenants. We’re excited to deliver a project that will support the continued growth of this dynamic submarket.”
Industrial leasing in the Houston area totaled 9.4 million square feet in the third quarter of 2025, according to CBRE. The Southeast Houston submarket was the most active with nearly 3 million square feet leased.
SouthPort 45 will consist of a 395,657-SF cross-dock facility, a 176,452-SF front load facility, and a 95,968-SF front load facility. The move-in ready buildings will feature 32-foot to 36-foot clear heights, dock-high loading, and a 2,500-SF office in each one. Completion is planned for the third quarter of 2026. Richard Quarles, Joseph Berwick, and Mark Nicholas of JLL will lead the marketing and leasing for the project.
Harvey Cleary is the general contractor, Powers Brown Architecture is the lead architect, and ALJ-Lindsey is the project’s civil engineer. Southside Bank and American National Bank of Texas provided construction financing.
SouthPort 45 adds to more than 2.8 million square feet of industrial space under construction in the Southeast Houston submarket in Q3, according to CBRE.
Another nearby project under development is Constellation Genoa Red Bluff, a 240,041-SF spec building by Constellation Real Estate Partners at 2555 Genoa Red Bluff Road in Pasadena.
Founded in 2020, Lovett Industrial has completed, started or acquired over 9.8 million SF of industrial projects across a dozen projects in the Houston region. The company’s other local projects consist of 610 Business District Phase I & II, Interchange 249, Nexus North Logistics Park, NorthPort Logistics Park, Stafford Logistics Center, Fort Bend Business Park, 99 North Logistics Park, NOVA Logistics Park, Fairway North Logistics Park, Claymoore Business Park, and Quitman Industrial Park. The company is active in more than 16 markets across the U.S.
PCCP is a real estate finance and investment management firm with $27.9 billion in assets under management on behalf of institutional investors. The company acquired a 1.3 million-SF industrial portfolio in Northwest Houston in partnership with Brennan Investment Group last year. PCCP has offices in New York, San Francisco, Atlanta, and Los Angeles.
Feb. 2, 2026 Realty News Report Copyright 2026
Feature photo caption: A rendering of SouthPort 45.
Feature photo credit: Courtesy Lovett Industrial
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