Dayton: Clay Develops 3 Manufacturing Buildings

In Dayton, Texas, Clay Development & Construction is developing three manufacturing buildings in the Gulf Inland Logistics Park in Dayton on the northeast side of Houston.

The first two buildings, one at 372,120 SF and one at 72,000 SF, have been completed for Deacero Steel, a Mexican manufacturing company. The recently constructed facility positions Mexico-based Deacero Steel to continue shifting production operations to the United States.

The project, located on Highway 90, is rail-served which enables efficient transport of steel rods and raw materials from Mexico for domestic processing into fencing and other finished goods.

Clay is also developing a third building at the Gulf Inland Logistics Park. The 390,791 SF project, built for GPL Development, is scheduled for completion in August 2026.

In Jll Capital Markets recently reported the 444,000, SF of space occupied by Deacero Street has been sold.

Clay recently sold the Deacero Steel facilities to Broadstone Net Lease, an industrial-focused REIT, trading on the NYSE with the symbol BNL.

A JLL Capital Markets team led by Trent Agnew, Charles Strauss and Lance Young represented Clay Development in the deal.

Robert Clay co-founded Clay Development & Construction, Inc. in 1998 with his dad, Al Clay. The firm has developed numerous manufacturing and distribution buildings. The size of Clay’s development portfolio translates to almost 400 football fields under roof.