Finance  Net Leasing
ProLogis Inks Geodis to 90,000SF Industrial Lease in Romania
Jun 15, 2009

Global industrial REIT ProLogis has leased 90,000 square feet of newly-developed space in Bucharest, Romania, to Geodis, a third party logistics and international transport provider. Geodis will occupy space in a facility at the 1.16 million-square-foot ProLogis Park Bucharest A1, a logistics park located some 23 kilometers west of Downtown Bucharest. Geodis, which currently leases warehouse space from ProLogis in nine European countries, will operate the facility as a regional distribution center for customers with logistics requirements throughout Romania.

 
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