An unassuming East Tampa RV storage lot is trading campers for concrete, as a Dallas-based developer moves in with a three-building speculative warehouse project aimed squarely at the region’s logistics and distribution crowd.
Constellation Real Estate Partners has picked up roughly 19 acres in East Tampa and is planning the Constellation East Tampa Business Center, a modern industrial campus totaling about 251,162 square feet.
Project details
According to the Tampa Bay Business Journal, the development will feature three rear-loading warehouse buildings, clocking in at approximately 127,050, 76,650 and 47,462 square feet. Constellation is taking the speculative route, positioning the project to catch demand for last-mile and smaller-bay distribution space across the Tampa metro.
Site, timeline and who’s leasing it
Commercial Property Executive reports that the site sits at 7351 Muck Pond Road, with construction scheduled to kick off in May 2026 and wrap up around May 2027. Plans call for 32-foot clear heights, roughly 251 car parking spaces and utility extensions to fully serve the campus. CBRE senior vice presidents Kris Courier, Rian Smith and Josh Tarkow are on tap to handle marketing and leasing once the buildings are ready to go.
Why Constellation picked East Tampa
“East Tampa is a highly desirable, land-constrained submarket,” Scott Alexander, a partner at Constellation Real Estate Partners, told Tampa Bay Business & Wealth. The developer, founded in 2021, points to the site’s freeway access and surrounding labor pool as key reasons distribution users are expected to line up for space.
Where this fits in the local pipeline
Industry coverage highlights an already-busy East Tampa industrial pipeline. Earlier this spring, GTIS Partners scooped up a sizable nearby parcel for the planned 4Ward Logistics Center, while first-quarter data cited by trade outlets shows modest new deliveries alongside several projects still under construction, all reshaping what local tenants can choose from. Commercial Property Executive characterizes Constellation’s plan as another example of developers turning formerly marginal sites into modern logistics hubs.
What comes next
Site work and utility extensions are expected to get rolling this spring, as the property shifts from long-term vehicle storage to active industrial use. Grading and construction crews will follow, bringing a noticeable uptick in trucks, equipment and traffic planning in the immediate area. Once the buildings are nearing completion, Constellation and the CBRE team will pivot fully to leasing, looking to fill the new boxes with logistics and distribution tenants ready to plug into East Tampa’s growing industrial grid.
