Discover insights on one of the most strategically timed industrial disposals in the Savannah region. RIVR RE has represented the seller on the $1.5 million sale of a combined warehouse and Industrial Outdoor Storage (IOS) property at 748 US Highway 80 in Ellabell, Georgia. The property comprises a 4,800 square foot warehouse building on a 3-acre IOS site — a combination of covered and outdoor industrial storage directly on the US-80 corridor, one of the key arterial routes connecting the Port of Savannah to the rapidly developing industrial zone along the I-16 corridor. David Gaule of RIVR acted on behalf of the seller throughout the transaction.

The timing of this disposal was significant. The sale completed in May 2024 — as the US-80 / Ellabell corridor was undergoing one of the most rapid transformations in the Southeast, driven by the Hyundai Electric Vehicle manufacturing plant and a cluster of institutional-scale logistics parks that have fundamentally repositioned the land values and investment profile of the Bryan County industrial market.

About the Property — 748 US Highway 80, Ellabell

748 US Highway 80 is a combined warehouse and IOS property in Ellabell, Bryan County, Georgia — a small city that has become one of the most closely watched industrial markets in the United States following the announcement and construction of the Hyundai Motor Group’s $5.5 billion electric vehicle manufacturing metasite nearby.

The property offers a practical combination of covered warehouse accommodation — 4,800 square feet suitable for equipment storage, light manufacturing, or logistics operations — and 3 acres of outdoor industrial storage yard. That combination of building and yard, on a highway-fronting site with direct US-80 access, represents exactly the type of functional, versatile industrial asset that serves the contractors, logistics operators, and industrial service businesses that operate in and around an active manufacturing and construction zone.

US Highway 80 runs directly from Savannah westward through Pooler, Bloomingdale, and into Bryan County — providing a direct corridor between the Georgia Ports Authority’s terminals and the inland logistics and manufacturing infrastructure that has expanded dramatically along this route since 2022.

Why the Ellabell and US-80 Corridor Is One of the Southeast’s Most Watched Industrial Markets

The Ellabell / Bryan County industrial market has been transformed by a single announcement: the Hyundai Motor Group’s decision to locate its $5.5 billion electric vehicle manufacturing plant — branded as the Metaplant America — in Bryan County. The facility is one of the largest manufacturing investments in Georgia’s history and has triggered a cascade of supplier, logistics, and industrial investment along the I-16 and US-80 corridors that feed the site.

Alongside the Hyundai plant, the Bryan County and Ellabell area has absorbed multiple institutional-scale logistics park developments — including the Georgia International Commerce Centre, Seaport 16 Trade Center, and West Port Logistics Center — adding millions of square feet of Class A industrial space to a corridor that previously consisted primarily of agricultural land and small-scale industrial properties.

For the seller at 748 US Highway 80, completing a $1.5 million disposal in May 2024 — as this transformation was actively underway but before land values had fully reflected the scale of investment flowing into the corridor — represented a well-timed exit. For RIVR, the ability to identify and execute this transaction reflects the firm’s monitoring of the broader industrial development pipeline and its understanding of where value is moving in the greater Savannah industrial market.

Industrial Sales Advisory on the Highway 80 Corridor — Talk to RIVR

RIVR RE advises sellers and buyers of industrial and IOS properties across Savannah’s broader industrial market, including the Highway 80 / I-16 corridor, Bryan County, and the port-adjacent submarkets of Garden City, Port Wentworth, and East Savannah. If you own industrial land or property along the US-80 or I-16 corridor and are evaluating a sale, or if you are an investor or operator looking to acquire in this market, contact David Gaule or Mandy Henderson directly.

Email: info@rivr.re | Phone: 912 307 9998

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