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Coast Aluminum will break ground this week on its $42 million, 163,000 square-foot manufacturing and distribution facility near Fresno Yosemite International Airport. Photo by Ben Hensley<\/p>\n
Coast Aluminum, Inc, a Hayward-based aluminum supplier, will break ground on a 163,000-square-foot manufacturing and distribution facility in Fresno, marking a major expansion for the longtime metals supplier and helping secure its future workforce in the region.<\/p>\n
The ceremony is scheduled for 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 19 at 5255 E. Home Ave, near the Fresno-Yosemite International Airport (FAT). The project represents a $42 million investment, including land, development, construction and equipment, according to Coast Aluminum.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It\u2019s slated to open in 2026.<\/p>\n
Coast Aluminum has 16 locations across the Western U.S. and Northern Mexico, according to its website.<\/p>\n
Coast Aluminum, Inc has a current location at 1360 E North Ave in South Fresno, which has sentimental value to Tom Clark, founder and owner of Coast Aluminum, Inc.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThis project is especially meaningful to me,\u201d Clark said Tom Clark, founder and owner of Coast Aluminum, Inc. \u201cWe started our company in Hayward, California, in 1982, and Fresno became our very first branch in 1993. It was also the first building I ever owned and developed back in 1996 \u2014 the same one we\u2019ll soon be moving from into this brand-new facility. This expansion represents not only growth, but a continued investment in our people, our customers, and the Fresno community that\u2019s been part of our story from the beginning.\u201d<\/p>\n
Clark said the expansion reflects \u201ca continued investment in our people, our customers, and the Fresno community that\u2019s been part of our story from the beginning.\u201d<\/p>\n
Boise, Idaho-based Adler Industrial, LLC will be developing the project. They specialize in Class \u201cA\u201d Industrial properties across the Western United States.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Michael Adler, CEO of development firm Adler Industrial, said the company is \u201chonored to be trusted with bringing their Fresno project to life.\u201d After developing Coast Aluminum\u2019s Boise facility in 2024, Adler said the renewed partnership \u201creflects the strength of our relationship and our shared commitment to quality, innovation, and community investment.\u201d<\/p>\n
Builder JB Steel Construction is based out of Oregon and specializes in commercial and industrial construction.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Russ Batzer, president of JB Steel Construction, said the design balances \u201cefficiency, quality, and flexibility \u2014 everything we strive for in modern industrial design.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He added that partnering with local subcontractors helps strengthen the local workforce.<\/p>\n
Ethan Smith, a commercial real estate broker with Newmark Pearson, represented the seller of the land and said the project represents a breakthrough in bringing shovel-ready industrial space to Fresno.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Smith said the project began three and a half years ago, with the landowner taking on the upfront entitlement risk. That preparation allowed Adler to start construction within weeks of closing escrow \u2014 a first-of-its-kind scenario in the Fresno industrial market, he said.<\/p>\n
Smith added that without the site, Coast Aluminum potentially could have had to relocate out of the city, but the property gives the company future growth potential and operational flexibility.<\/p>\n
He said the approach of having developers and landowners complete the entitlement process for construction before selling the land is a step in the right direction.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u201cI think it\u2019s a path forward in the city to get more projects out of the ground with developers being willing to go through this process,\u201d Smith said.<\/p>\n