CenterPoint Properties

About CenterPoint Properties

CenterPoint Properties is a real estate operator headquartered in Oak Brook, IL. CenterPoint Properties operates in Austin, Texas, Charleston, South Carolina and Charlotte, North Carolina. Its investment focus is on Industrial, Industrial Outdoor Storage and Logistics.

CenterPoint Properties is an industrial real estate investment, development, and asset management enterprise headquartered in Oak Brook, Illinois. Established in 1984, the company operates with a 42-year operating history as a wholly owned portfolio entity of the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) under the executive leadership of President and Chief Executive Officer Jim Clewlow. The firm specializes in strategic site acquisition, speculative and build-to-suit industrial development, brownfield revitalization, intermodal transportation facility integration, and long-term asset management. Its core operational focus centers on acquiring and developing critical logistics infrastructure—including distribution warehouses, container yards, intermodal parks, and truck-parking facilities—strategically positioned near major transportation arteries, deep-water port terminals, and high-density population centers. The organization maintains a national footprint spanning approximately 325 industrial properties totaling 66 million square feet across top-tier logistics markets. Key regional operations feature significant capital deployments, including $1.7 billion invested across 33 properties totaling 7.5 million square feet in the New York/New Jersey port market, alongside $1.6 billion concentrated in logistics development assets across the Greater Chicago intermodal submarkets.

Principals at CenterPoint Properties

Recent activity at CenterPoint Properties

3 recent signals from the real estate trade press · latest 2mo ago

CenterPoint Properties's project portfolio

14 projects on file · Industrial (12), Mixed-Use (2)

Markets and themes

Markets CenterPoint Properties operates in

• Austin, Texas
• Charleston, South Carolina
• Charlotte, North Carolina
• Chicago, Illinois
• Dallas, Texas
• Greenville-Anderson, South Carolina
• Houston, Texas
• Los Angeles, California (LA)
• Miami - Ft. Lauderdale - West Palm Beach - South Florida
• New York City, New York
• San Bernardino-Riverside-Ontario, California (Inland Empire)
• San Francisco - Oakland Bay Area, California
• San Jose, California
• Savannah, Georgia
• Seattle, Washington
• Stockton, California

Investment themes at CenterPoint Properties

• Industrial
• Industrial Outdoor Storage
• Logistics

Capabilities

• Asset Management
• Construction Management
• Economic Development
• Private Equity
• Public-private partnerships
• Site Development
• Technology-forward
• Transit-oriented development
• Urban infill

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Frequently asked questions about CenterPoint Properties

What does CenterPoint Properties do?

CenterPoint Properties is an industrial real estate investment, development, and asset management enterprise headquartered in Oak Brook, Illinois.

Where is CenterPoint Properties based?

CenterPoint Properties is headquartered in Oak Brook, IL.

What markets does CenterPoint Properties operate in?

CenterPoint Properties is active in Austin, Texas, Charleston, South Carolina, Charlotte, North Carolina, Chicago, Illinois, Dallas, Texas, and Greenville-Anderson, South Carolina.

How many employees does CenterPoint Properties have?

CenterPoint Properties has 201–500 employees.