Lebec is getting a massive new neighbor, as Tejon Ranch Co. and Dedeaux Properties gear up to break ground on a 510,385-square-foot Class A industrial facility at the Tejon Ranch Commerce Center. The speculative project, set on roughly 24.6 acres about 75 miles north of Los Angeles, is slated to deliver in early 2027, according to the developers.
A press release from Tejon Ranch Co. details a modern big-box setup: 36-foot clear height, 100 dock-high doors, 185-foot cross-dock truck courts, an ESFR sprinkler system and roughly 4,000 square feet of turnkey office space. JLL brokers Mike McCrary and Mac Hewett have been tapped as exclusive leasing agents, while Fullmer Construction will run point as general contractor.
Tenants Look Beyond the Inland Empire
CBRE's Q1 2026 Inland Empire report points to solid leasing activity paired with some big move-outs in the 500,000-square-foot-and-up category. Meanwhile, the firm's CBRE South Central Valley figures show overall vacancy at 12.7%. Together, those dynamics are nudging some occupiers to look north of the Grapevine, where Tejon Ranch Commerce Center is pitching itself as an answer for tenants hunting for available land and quick delivery timelines.
Local Momentum And A Familiar Development Team
Dedeaux Properties reports that it sold a 233,217-square-foot warehouse at TRCC in 2024 to a national clothing and textile distributor that relocated from the Inland Empire, and the new joint venture marks Dedeaux's second industrial project at the campus. Bisnow notes that TRCC already has about 7 million square feet of leased industrial space in place and is entitled for approximately 11 million more, giving the partners a long runway if leasing keeps pace.
"We're building into a market where industrial supply across Southern California is limited, and leasing demand has been accelerating," Tejon Ranch President and CEO Matt Walker said in a statement released by Tejon Ranch Co.. The joint venture says the building is designed for fast delivery to market, with JLL leading leasing once it is complete and Fullmer Construction overseeing construction logistics.
For Kern County and the I-5 corridor, the project is another signal that logistics development is steadily pushing north as operators chase more capacity and tighter delivery windows. If the schedule holds, the 510K-square-foot building will plug significant new distribution space into the regional network by early 2027 and further cement Tejon Ranch Commerce Center's role in Southern California's supply chain.
