One of the largest beverage distributors on the West Coast next year will leave Portland to occupy a new suburban space.

An approximately 530,300-square-foot warehouse will be built in Canby to replace Columbia Distributing‘s three separate Portland facilities, the company and development partners Meritage and Trammell Crow Company announced. Perlo Construction of Tualatin has been selected as the general contractor and Portland firm VLMK Engineering + Design is providing design and permitting services for the project.

The facility will be constructed on a 43-acre site owned by Trammell Crow. The property is part of Canby’s Pioneer Industrial Park, and bordered by Southeast First Avenue and Walnut and Mulino roads. Construction is expected to finish by fall 2020.

“Columbia Distributing, Meritage, and their teams have been fantastic to work with on this build-to-suit development,” Steve Sieber, a principal with Trammell Crow’s Portland office, stated in a press release. “Columbia Distributing and Trammell Crow Company both have long histories of serving their customers well, and we think this purpose-driven development will help continue those traditions.”

Columbia Distributing President and CEO Chris Steffanci touted his firm’s plans to create jobs.

“We see no less than 200 positions working out of this location and we’re eager to fill any openings before we relocate next fall,” Steffanci stated in the press release. “It’s an incredibly exciting time for us.”

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