9020 Industrial Boulevard, Leland, North Carolina 28451

Leland Innovation Park

A modern light-industrial flex development taking shape in Brunswick County's fastest growing employment corridor, just off the Wilmington Bypass.

Rendering of Leland Innovation Park Building 1 entrance
Building #1 EntranceRendering
142,000Total Park SF
5,000–15,000Average Unit Spaces (SF)
75,000Building #1 SF
2Buildings
Sept 2026Building 1 Delivery
20'Clear Height
Site Update

A closer look

Overview

About the park

Leland Innovation Park is a first generation, tilt-wall flex and light-industrial development rising just off US Highway 74/76, with two direct access points to I-140, the Wilmington Bypass.

The park sits inside the Town of Leland's Innovation District (ID) zoning, a designation built around industrial, R&D, and distribution use. Utilities are already in place: public water and sewer through Brunswick County, natural gas through Piedmont, and fiber connectivity, providing the groundwork for distribution, light manufacturing, or R&D operations from day one.

The park joins an established industrial corridor already home to Coca-Cola and Adam's Beverages' regional distribution centers, along with Victaulic, Bradford Products, TLG Peterbilt, and Flow Sciences, with US MgO's sheathing panel manufacturing facility on the way.

  • LocationIndustrial Blvd, Leland, NC 28451
  • CountyBrunswick County
  • ZoningID (Innovation District)
  • Water / SewerBrunswick County
  • Natural GasPiedmont Natural Gas
  • ConnectivityFiber available
Master Plan

Two buildings, one park

Aerial rendering of Leland Innovation Park's Phase 1 loading courts
Phase 1 Aerial ViewRendering

Building #1 is 75,000 square feet of modern tilt-wall construction, with average bay sizes between 5,000–15,000 square feet in a layout that can flex from a single small footprint up to a multi unit footprint for growing businesses.

It's engineered with a 20-foot clear ceiling height, 50'x50' column spacing, a full ESFR fire suppression system, and a 6-inch reinforced slab. Building #2 will mirror the same tilt-wall design as Phase 1 builds out to its full 142,000 square feet.

Site Plan

How it sits on the parcel

Architectural site plan showing the Phase 1 building footprints, with a future third building shown for reference
Architectural Site PlanPreliminary

The Phase 1 buildings step across the site from the entrance drive back toward the tree line, each oriented for full truck court access and generous parking. Building #1 alone is planned to deliver with roughly 130 parking spaces.

Turnkey 5,000 square foot spaces with office buildout are designed into Building #1 at delivery, alongside its 15 warehouse bays.

*Phase 1 includes two buildings across 142,000 square feet. Canvasback has the option for a third building in a future Phase 2.

Location

Access & connectivity

LELAND INNOVATION PARK US 74/76 I-140 Bypass I-40 West 18 MILES Wilmington 9 MILES

The park sits directly off US 74/76, with two nearby access points onto I-140, the Wilmington Bypass, a straight shot into every part of the Greater Wilmington area.

Downtown Wilmington is roughly 9 miles away; I-40 West is about 18 miles out. The region's transportation backbone runs deeper still: the Port of Wilmington is the busiest port in North Carolina, and Wilmington International Airport is the state's 5th largest.

Market

Why Wilmington

Wilmington has been one of the fastest growing coastal metros in the country. It posted the largest percentage population increase of any U.S. metro immediately after the pandemic, and led the nation in inbound migration the following year, per United Van Lines.

467,031MSA Population
$75,596Median HH Income
$103,982Average HH Income
19,541Total Businesses
191,325Total Employees
3.6%Unemployment Rate

That growth sits on top of an increasingly diversified regional economy:

Healthcare

Novant Health / NHRMC anchors the market with 7,000 employees across three campuses and roughly $1B in annual economic impact.

Manufacturing

GE Aviation and GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy employ 2,175 locally; Corning operates the world's largest optical fiber manufacturing facility here.

Pharma & Biotech

ThermoFisher Scientific (1,700 employees) and Alcami (455 employees) both run pharmaceutical and CRO operations in the metro.

Banking & Fintech

Live Oak Bank, ncino, and Apiture have built Wilmington into a genuine hub for financial technology over the past decade.

Ports & Transportation

The Port of Wilmington is the busiest in North Carolina; ILM Airport is the state's 5th largest, with a $2.25B annual economic impact.

Education

UNC Wilmington (18,030 students) and Cape Fear Community College, NC's 5th largest, feed a steady regional talent pipeline.

Contact

Listing Team

Will Leonard, SIOR

Senior Vice President

Direct
+1 910.344.1015
Mobile
+1 910.233.5351
Email
wleonard@capefearcommercial.com

Keith Austin

Senior Vice President

Direct
+1 910.344.1003
Mobile
+1 910.352.3660
Email
keith@capefearcommercial.com
Cape Fear Commercial
102 Autumn Hall Drive | Suite 210
Wilmington, NC 28403
p. 910.344.1000  f. 910.344.1020
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