A 250,000-square-foot warehouse has quietly opened at 7677 Pinemont Drive in Houston, and it marks a new chapter for a logistics company that has spent six decades building its business out of Pennsylvania. Jay Group, a privately owned third-party logistics provider, says the facility gives it company-operated fulfillment centers spanning Pennsylvania, Nevada and Texas, rounding out what it describes as a coast-to-coast footprint.
The Houston opening makes Jay Group a nationwide 3PL operating its own fulfillment facilities in three states, according to a company announcement distributed through PR Newswire. The company says its combined network now enables one- to two-day ground delivery to more than 90% of U.S. consumers, a reach it's betting will appeal to the beauty, hygiene, nutraceutical and lifestyle brands it specializes in serving.
What the Pinemont Drive Facility Actually Does
Inside the new building, operations are built to run seven days a week, handling both B2C and B2B omnichannel order fulfillment alongside subscription-box programs and Amazon prep work covering FBA, FBM and SFP shipments, the release states. The facility also supports kitting, display assembly, contract packaging and reverse logistics — the kind of back-office work that lets consumer brands outsource everything from unboxing experiences to returns processing.
Behind the scenes, Houston operations run on Manhattan Associates warehouse management software paired with what the company calls an AI-powered, real-time client portal, per the same announcement. Jay Group says the Houston site has significant capacity available immediately, including bulk and pallet storage, rack and selective shelving, bin and shelf space, cross-docking and buffer-stock positioning for clients who need flexible space fast.
Why Houston, and Why Now
Location matters here. The Pinemont Drive address gives Jay Group easy access to the Port of Houston, which the company says allows for low-cost, all-water inbound delivery and serves as a centralized point for retail distribution across the region. For the 2026 to 2027 window, the company is also offering flexible storage at the Houston facility to brands that need space whether or not they use Jay Group for fulfillment — a bet that warehouse capacity itself is a sellable commodity right now.
That bet lines up with what's happening in Houston's broader industrial market. Leasing activity in the city surged to 14.6 million square feet in the third quarter of 2026, up 66.3% from the prior quarter and 31.3% year over year, according to Cushman & Wakefield. Average asking rents for industrial space in the market closed the quarter at a record $8.16 per square foot, the firm reports.
Market trackers don't fully agree on some of the finer points. Cushman & Wakefield puts Houston's net absorption at 7.3 million square feet for the third quarter, calling it the strongest quarterly figure since 2022, while the Greater Houston Partnership reports absorption actually declined to 5.3 million square feet from 7.3 million in the prior quarter. The two sources also diverge on vacancy, with Cushman & Wakefield citing a steady 6.3% rate and the Partnership citing a rise to 7.5%, which it describes as the highest level in five years. Either way, year-to-date leasing in Houston has already reached 32.7 million square feet through the first nine months of 2026 — equivalent to 97% of all of 2025's total — according to ConnectCRE.
How Jay Group's Footprint Compares
The Houston building is the largest single addition to a network that, according to the company, now totals just under 1 million square feet across Pennsylvania, Nevada and Texas. Jay Group's flagship Lancaster, Pennsylvania facility — the company's headquarters location — also runs 250,000 square feet, matching the new Houston site, while its Mountville, Pennsylvania facility covers 140,000 square feet and its Reno, Nevada operation spans 130,000 square feet, per figures listed on the Jay Group website.
Houston's industrial real estate scene has drawn other major players chasing similar logistics advantages. Target opened a $265 million Receive Center in the city in April 2026, a 1.2 million-square-foot operation that employs 185 people and serves six of Target's regional distribution centers plus a flow center, according to Supply Chain Dive. Jay Group's new facility is a fraction of that scale, but it signals the same calculation other logistics operators are making: Houston's port access and central geography make it worth building here.
