New Listing: ±31,200 SF Rail-Served Industrial Campus at 2855 Franklin Canyon Rd, Rodeo
A rare rail-served heavy industrial campus on ~7.47 acres, available for sale or lease with direct BNSF spur access and Highway 4 connectivity.
A rare rail-served heavy industrial campus on ~7.47 acres, available for sale or lease with direct BNSF spur access and Highway 4 connectivity.
Property Highlights
Rail-served industrial is one of the scarcest asset types in the East Bay. Once a spur is removed or a parcel is subdivided, it rarely comes back. This listing brings a genuinely rail-served campus to market — the kind of property that either fits an operator's requirement precisely or sits outside their reach entirely.
Located at 2855 Franklin Canyon Rd in Rodeo, this ±31,200-square-foot heavy industrial campus spans three buildings on approximately 7.47 acres. The property was built in 1974 and offers direct access to a BNSF spur connected to the mainline. It is available for sale or lease, giving both investors and owner-users a path to control the asset.
- ±31,200 SF across three buildings
- ~7.47-acre site with generous yard and outdoor storage potential
- BNSF rail spur with mainline connectivity
- Direct Highway 4 access
- Zoned and improved for heavy industrial use
- Available for sale or lease
If your operation depends on rail — bulk materials, aggregates, chemicals, transload, or heavy manufacturing — this is the type of site you build a business plan around.
The Investment Thesis
The case here is straightforward: scarcity plus optionality.
Rail-served parcels represent a small and shrinking share of the industrial inventory across the greater Bay Area. Infill development, land-use pressure, and the high cost of maintaining active spurs have thinned the supply over decades. What remains commands a premium from the specific tenant base that requires it — and that tenant base has few alternatives.
For an investor, that translates into pricing power and durable demand. Rail-dependent tenants are sticky. Relocating a rail-served operation is expensive and disruptive, which supports longer lease terms and lower turnover once a tenant is in place.
The three-building configuration adds flexibility. An owner can occupy one building and lease the others, phase a value-add repositioning, or hold the campus as a single-tenant industrial asset. The ~7.47-acre footprint also carries meaningful yard value — laydown, container storage, equipment staging, and truck parking are all in demand across West County and the broader I-80 corridor.
For investors willing to underwrite a specialized asset, the combination of rail access, acreage, and dual sale-or-lease structuring creates multiple paths to a return.
Location & Submarket Context
Rodeo sits along the I-80 corridor in West Contra Costa County, a submarket historically oriented toward heavy industrial, refining, and logistics uses. This is a value-oriented, yard-intensive part of the East Bay — the opposite of the premium, inventory-constrained inland markets like Walnut Creek. Here, land, access, and infrastructure drive value.
The property benefits from direct Highway 4 access, connecting the site west toward I-80 and east into Central Contra Costa. That routing puts the campus within reach of the Carquinez Strait industrial base, the Martinez refining corridor, and the regional highway network that feeds the Port of Oakland and beyond.
The defining feature, though, is the BNSF rail. The spur and mainline connectivity link this site to national freight networks — a capability that Highway access alone can't replicate. For the right operator, rail is not a nice-to-have. It's the reason the location works.
Building Specifications
The campus comprises three buildings totaling ±31,200 SF on approximately 7.47 acres, originally developed in 1974 for heavy industrial use.
| Feature | Detail |
|---|---|
| Total Building Area | ±31,200 SF |
| Buildings | 3 |
| Site Size | ~7.47 acres |
| Year Built | 1974 |
| Rail Access | BNSF spur + mainline |
| Highway Access | Highway 4 |
| Use Type | Heavy industrial |
| Availability | For sale or lease |
The multi-building layout and substantial acreage support a range of configurations — from a single consolidated operation to a phased occupancy with income from the balance of the campus. A detailed offering memorandum with full building breakdowns is available to qualified parties.
Tenant & Owner-User Fit
This property is purpose-suited to operators whose logistics or production model relies on rail. That includes:
- Bulk material handlers and aggregate distributors
- Transload and rail-to-truck operations
- Heavy manufacturing and fabrication
- Chemical, industrial, and specialty product handlers
- Companies requiring large secured yard alongside covered space
For an owner-user, the sale option offers a chance to control a scarce rail-served asset outright — locking in a location that would be difficult and costly to replicate. Owning eliminates the risk of a landlord decommissioning the spur or repurposing the site, and it converts a specialized operational requirement into a long-term real estate hold.
For a tenant, the lease option lowers the entry barrier to rail-served space without the capital commitment of ownership. Either way, the operator gains access to infrastructure that is genuinely hard to find in this market.
As an owner-user evaluating your next facility — or an investor sourcing a defensible industrial hold — this is the kind of asset that rewards a close look. The specialized nature of the property means the pool of qualified buyers and tenants is defined, and the fit either matches your requirement or it doesn't.
Key Takeaway: Rail-served industrial is scarce and getting scarcer. A ±31,200 SF campus on ~7.47 acres with a BNSF spur, mainline connectivity, and Highway 4 access — available for sale or lease — offers investors durable, sticky demand and gives owner-users a chance to control infrastructure that is difficult to replicate.
Next Steps
A final offering memorandum with complete building details, site information, and availability terms is ready for qualified parties. Whether you're weighing an acquisition or evaluating the campus for your own operation, I'm happy to walk you through the specifics and discuss how the property fits your strategy.
Let's discuss your situation. I'm available for a confidential consultation to review the offering and answer questions about the sale-or-lease structure, rail access, and site capabilities at 2855 Franklin Canyon Rd.
Alex Peck
Principal at Lee & Associates East Bay, specializing in multi-tenant industrial properties throughout Contra Costa and Solano Counties.
apeck@lee-associates.com · (925) 239-1414Considering a Similar Property?
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