Tejon Ranch Co. and Dedeaux Properties are preparing to break ground on a 510,385-square-foot Class A industrial facility at the Tejon Ranch Commerce Center (“TRCC”) in the Kern County community of Lebec, approximately 75 miles north of Los Angeles.
Situated on a 24.57-acre site, the building designed for single or multi-tenant use, is slated for completion in early 2027. Building features include 36-foot clear height, 100 dock-high doors, 185-foot cross-dock truck courts, an ESFR sprinkler system, as well as 4,000 square feet of turnkey office space.
TRCC is strategically located in the Southern portion of California’s Central Coast, with immediate access to I-5, the West Coast’s principal north-south goods movement corridor, and an easy connection to both I-15 and I-40 east-west corridors via State Highway 58.
The 20-million-square-foot master planned development has emerged as a strategic alternative to an increasingly land-constrained Inland Empire, offering available acreage, direct freeway access, expedited building delivery, and a Foreign Trade Zone designation that allows tenants to defer, reduce, or eliminate customs duties on imported goods. A new residential community, Terra Vista at Tejon, opened in spring 2025, providing quality housing at this thriving employment center.
The current inventory of seven million square feet of developed industrial space is fully occupied by such firms as IKEA, Nestlé USA, L’Oréal, Caterpillar, Dollar General, Camping World, and Famous Footwear, alongside Plant Prefab, a manufacturer of modular homes that signals TRCC’s growing appeal beyond traditional logistics. TRCC currently supports an employment base of 5,000 people.
“Our partnership with Dedeaux is built on shared conviction, which includes knowing when to move,” said Matt Walker, President and Chief Executive Officer of Tejon Ranch Co. “We’re building into a market where industrial supply across Southern California is limited, and leasing demand has been accelerating. Our new facility is well timed to meet the market.”
“We believe in the future development potential of the measured build-out of the remaining 11 million square feet of industrial entitlements within Tejon Ranch Commerce Center,” said Dedeaux Properties Senior Director of Investments Rishi Thakkar. “The speed at which 100% of the existing space was leased or sold to high caliber tenants underscores TRCC’s strong market positioning and the viability of this evolving industrial hub."
This will be Dedeaux’s second industrial project within the TRCC. In 2024, Dedeaux, which specializes in the investment and development of logistics-oriented real estate in California, sold a 233,000-square-foot warehouse and distribution facility only months after completion to a national clothing and textile distributor, which was relocating its operations from the Inland Empire.
“Dedeaux Properties has been active in California logistics real estate for decades, and TRCC remains one of the most compelling development sites in the state,” added Brett Dedeaux, CEO and Managing Partner of Dedeaux Properties. “Our joint venture reflects what we believe is a repeatable model: taking advantage of robust market fundamentals in a location that has a strong track record of attracting institutional-grade tenants.”
“Fortune 500 operators and up-and-coming innovators invest and locate here because of our strategic location, deep labor pool and operational efficiencies,” said Derek Abbott, Executive Vice President of Real Estate at Tejon Ranch. “TRCC has established a market reputation that speaks for itself, and that reputation drives demand for new product before it comes online.”
JLL’s Mike McCrary and Mac Hewett have been retained as exclusive leasing brokers.
Fullmer Construction is serving as general contractor of the new development.