Baer Manufacturing, the prefabrication arm tied to Hunt Electric, is already quietly churning out product in Georgetown while it waits for its real heavyweight to arrive. The company has launched interim operations at CrossPoint so it can start serving big industrial customers now, even as a 606,000-square-foot plant gets planned in the background. For Williamson County contractors and data-center suppliers, it is one more sign that the north-Austin corridor is settling into its new role as a full-on manufacturing hub.
Developer Jackson-Shaw says Baer has signed a long-term lease for a 606,000-square-foot build-to-suit facility at CrossPoint Phase II, with construction scheduled to kick off in March 2026 and delivery targeted for the second quarter of 2027. Baer has also locked in about 73,000 square feet in Phase I for its interim operations and tapped ARCO/Murray Design Build and Ryan Companies as general contractors, according to a news release from Jackson-Shaw.
What Baer Will Build
The future Georgetown plant is designed to crank out prefabricated electrical components, with a particular focus on underground duct banks that feed power-hungry data centers. That lineup is tailored directly to Central Texas' fast-growing digital-infrastructure scene. The product focus, along with the decision to use the smaller Phase I footprint as a launch pad, was detailed by REBusinessOnline.
Jobs, Timing, and Interim Operations
Market reports indicate the full-scale facility is expected to support roughly 200 jobs once it is up and running, with some hiring and production already underway in the temporary space. The 200-job estimate is cited in a report from Newmark, while the timeline that has Baer moving into the much larger facility around June 2027 comes from reporting by the Austin Business Journal.
Where This Fits The Region
Georgetown and nearby Taylor have turned into a magnet for massive industrial leases as data-center and AI-era suppliers race to set up shop near major customers such as Samsung in Taylor. Analysts tracking that wave say deals like Baer’s are helping cement a specialized manufacturing cluster along the corridor. Coverage of the lease and its role in the regional shift appears in reporting by ConnectCRE.
Developer Perspective
"Baer Manufacturing’s expansion serves as a strong endorsement of CrossPoint and the broader Central Texas market," Jackson-Shaw Vice President of Development Miles Terry said in the company release. The developer also credits city and county partners with offering incentives and support that helped land the project, according to Jackson-Shaw.
For Georgetown residents and nearby businesses, the short-term reality will include job postings, more truck traffic, and plenty of construction noise. Thanks to the interim space, some of that factory buzz is already in town. Locals watching the evolution of the project may want to keep an eye on Baer’s hiring board and city permitting updates as the build-to-suit pushes toward its mid-2027 debut.
