Perris Logistics Boost

Perris has approved Harvest Landing, a 358-acre project near Interstate 215 centered on a FedEx parcel hub and a new retail district. (kvcrnews.org) The Perris City Council finalized the deal after three meetings, according to KVCR’s April 20 report. The approved plan includes a 300,000-square-foot FedEx facility and retail tenants that city planners said include Sam’s Club and Sprouts. (kvcrnews.org) Project documents filed with the state put the site at 358.28 acres, bounded generally by Interstate 215, Perris Boulevard, Nuevo Road and Placentia Avenue. The environmental review says Phase 1 includes a 139.89-acre business park and more than 429,000 square feet of commercial space. (ceqanet.lci.ca.gov 1) (ceqanet.lci.ca.gov 2) The approval rewrites a much older plan for the property. A 2025 notice says the 2011 Harvest Landing specific plan had allowed 1,860 housing units on 169.5 acres, plus business, open space and recreation uses on 341.1 acres. (ceqanet.lci.ca.gov) Developer Tim Howard told the council in February that the FedEx hub could create close to 900 jobs and generate up to $150 million annually. He also said Howard Industrial Partners would pay for $90 million in infrastructure improvements, build 600 housing units and help fund a 16.5-acre sports complex. (kvcrnews.org) Supporters included carpenters’ unions, the Perris Chamber of Commerce and local youth soccer advocates who said the project could add shopping and playing fields inside the city. Critics, including community and environmental justice groups, pointed to a separate Howard warehouse project in Bloomington that was halted by a judge over flaws in its environmental impact report. (kvcrnews.org) The council action lands as Rivian is also expanding in Perris. Dedeaux Properties said on April 15 that Rivian signed a long-term lease for a 49,470-square-foot facility on 4.6 acres at 18631 Seaton Avenue for vehicle service, maintenance, charging and repair. (citybiz.co) (tradeandindustrydev.com) That building also sits near Interstate 215, in a logistics campus with trailer parking, dock loading and yard space aimed at distribution users. Colliers data cited by Dedeaux said fourth-quarter 2025 gross activity in the eastern Inland Empire topped 6 million square feet for the first time since the third quarter of 2022. (tradeandindustrydev.com) Taken together, the two projects keep Perris adding freight and vehicle-service space along one of the Inland Empire’s main north-south corridors. The next test is whether the promised stores, jobs and amenities arrive on the same timeline as the warehouses and service bays. (kvcrnews.org) (tradeandindustrydev.com)