{"id":57132,"date":"2017-09-18T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-09-18T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-latam-logistic-properties-signs-16000-square-meter-build-to-suit-with-pricesmart-in-costa-rica\/"},"modified":"2017-09-18T08:02:21","modified_gmt":"2017-09-18T12:02:21","slug":"latam-logistic-properties-firma-build-to-suit-de-16000-metros-cuadrados-con-pricesmart-en-costa-rica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/latam-logistic-properties-firma-build-to-suit-de-16000-metros-cuadrados-con-pricesmart-en-costa-rica\/","title":{"rendered":"LatAm Logistic Properties Signs 16,000 square meter Build-to-Suit with PriceSmart in Costa Rica"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p>SAN JOS\u00c9,\u00a0Costa Rica, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Sept. 18, 2017<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; LatAm Logistic Properties, a leading operator and developer of Class-A logistic properties in Costa Rica,\u00a0Colombia,\u00a0and <span class=\"xn-location\">Peru<\/span>, today announced it has signed a new build-to-suit lease agreement with PriceSmart, the largest operator of U.S.-style membership shopping warehouse clubs in <span class=\"xn-location\">Latin America<\/span> and the <span class=\"xn-location\">Caribbean<\/span>, for a 16,000-square meter regional distribution facility in <span class=\"xn-location\">Costa Rica<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>The new logistic facility, which will support PriceSmart&#8217;s sales growth, will be located in Alajuela, <span class=\"xn-location\">Costa Rica<\/span> at LatAm Parque Logistico Coyol.\u00a0 The park offers a key location for the distribution of goods with excellent connectivity to Juan Santamar\u00eda International Airport and the major highways that connect to the local consumer population, Central American countries as well as the Pacific and Atlantic seaports. The state-of-the-art facility will be utilized as a regional distribution center for <span class=\"xn-location\">Latin America<\/span>. Construction is planned to commence in\u00a0September 2017, and PriceSmart will occupy the facility upon its expected completion in\u00a0April 2018.<\/p>\n<p>LatAm Parque Logistico Coyol currently includes three buildings totaling 52,000 square meters leased to Expeditors, Mabe, Kraft-Heinz, among others.\u00a0 At full build-out, the park will include around 82,000 square meters of logistic space. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are pleased to support the ongoing success of PriceSmart in the region and to strengthen our relationship with such an important retailer in <span class=\"xn-location\">Latin America<\/span>,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Mike Fangman<\/span>, Founder &amp; CEO of LatAm Logistic Properties. &#8220;We continue to see strong demand for new modern logistics facilities; developments such as this one enable us to provide solutions for our regional customers. We are very pleased to be completing this transaction, and look forward to adding the new facility to our overall\u00a0portfolio.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;One of the keys to PriceSmart&#8217;s success is a very efficient and advanced logistics operation. Our new Regional Distribution Center located in Alajuela, <span class=\"xn-location\">Costa Rica<\/span>, will support this effort. Having a regional facility should enable PriceSmart to adequately stock multiple sales locations in <span class=\"xn-location\">Central America<\/span> and positively impact service and value for our members,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Rodrigo Calvo<\/span>, Executive Vice President for Real Estate of PriceSmart Inc.<\/p>\n<p><b>About LatAm Logistic Properties<\/b><\/p>\n<p>LatAm Logistic Properties develops, acquires and owns Class-A industrial properties in the target markets of\u00a0Costa Rica,\u00a0Colombia,\u00a0Peru, and\u00a0Panama. LatAm Logistic Properties was founded in 2013 by\u00a0Mike Fangman\u00a0and Jaguar Growth Partners joined as an investor and strategic partner in 2015. LatAm leverages its team throughout the region via a deep understanding of global customer demands, international best practices in design specifications and construction best practices along with local expertise in market dynamics, site selection and regulatory approvals. Please see\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.latamlp.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.latamlp.com<\/a> for additional information.<\/p>\n<p>For additional information please contact <span class=\"xn-person\">Aris Stamatiadis<\/span>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:aris@latamlp.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">aris@latamlp.com<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><b>About Jaguar<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Jaguar Growth Partners is a privately-held investment management\u00a0firm specializing in real estate private equity in growth markets globally. \u00a0Founded in 2013 by <span class=\"xn-person\">Gary Garrabrant<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-person\">Thomas McDonald<\/span>, Jaguar invests in and develops scalable real estate-related operating platforms and companies poised to grow in markets characterized by an expanding middle class, aspirational youth, urbanization and other secular trends found in emerging global economies.\u00a0 Commencing their investment activities in the 1990&#8217;s, Jaguar&#8217;s founders are regarded as pioneers in real estate investing and company-building in emerging markets through growth capital investments, working in active collaboration with local operating partners. The Firm capitalizes on a broad array of investment opportunities and is at the vanguard of institutionalizing the most compelling growth markets.\u00a0 Jaguar is distinguished by its global insights, partner orientation and proven approach to optimizing value and liquidity.\u00a0 Please see\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jaguargrowth.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.jaguargrowth.com<\/a> for additional information.<\/p>\n<p><b>About PriceSmart<\/b><\/p>\n<p>PriceSmart, Inc. (NASDAQ: PSMT)\u00a0is the largest operator of membership warehouse clubs in <span class=\"xn-location\">Central America<\/span> and the <span class=\"xn-location\">Caribbean<\/span>, and has recently entered the South American region with clubs in <span class=\"xn-location\">Colombia<\/span>. It serves over 1 million cardholding members at 40 wholly owned and operated warehouse clubs in 12 countries and one U.S. territory. PriceSmart was pioneered by <span class=\"xn-person\">Sol and Robert Price<\/span>, founders of The Price Club; <span class=\"xn-person\">Robert Price<\/span> is Chairman of the Board.<\/p>\n<p>PriceSmart&#8217;s membership club model is similar in many respects to U.S. clubs like Costco and Sam&#8217;s, with some differences:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Smaller store size (50,000 to 75,000 sq. ft.) to align with the size of the markets in which it operates,\n<\/li>\n<li>Lower membership fees \u2013 average <span class=\"xn-money\">US$35.00<\/span>,\n<\/li>\n<li>Merchandise tailored to local preferences as well as for retail and wholesale customers,<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Currently PriceSmart warehouse clubs can be found in the following countries: <span class=\"xn-location\">Colombia<\/span> (7), <span class=\"xn-location\">Costa Rica<\/span> (7), <span class=\"xn-location\">El Salvador<\/span> (2), <span class=\"xn-location\">Guatemala<\/span> (3) <span class=\"xn-location\">Honduras<\/span> (3), <span class=\"xn-location\">Nicaragua<\/span> (2), <span class=\"xn-location\">Panama<\/span> (5), <span class=\"xn-location\">Aruba<\/span> (1), <span class=\"xn-location\">Barbados<\/span> (1), <span class=\"xn-location\">Dominican Republic<\/span> (3), <span class=\"xn-location\">Jamaica<\/span> (1), <span class=\"xn-location\">Trinidad and Tobago<\/span> (4), and <span class=\"xn-location\">U.S. Virgin Islands<\/span> (1). Online shopping is available to members in all countries.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  LatAm Logistic Properties<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p>SAN JOS\u00c9,\u00a0Costa Rica, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Sept. 18, 2017<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; LatAm Logistic Properties, a leading operator and developer of Class-A logistic properties in Costa Rica,\u00a0Colombia,\u00a0and <span class=\"xn-location\">Peru<\/span>, today announced it has signed a new build-to-suit lease agreement with PriceSmart, the largest operator of U.S.-style membership shopping warehouse clubs in <span class=\"xn-location\">Latin America<\/span> and the <span class=\"xn-location\">Caribbean<\/span>, for a 16,000-square meter regional distribution&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-57132","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-negocios-y-finanzas"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57132","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57132"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57132\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57132"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57132"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57132"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}