JLL to Lease Solano Foundry, Largest U.S. Manufacturing Park

SOLANO COUNTY, July 17, 2025 – JLL today announced it has been selected as the exclusive leasing agent for California Forever’s Solano Foundry, a 2,100-acre, 40 million sqft advanced manufacturing park located an hour north of Silicon Valley. Designed to provide the necessary infrastructure to drive new industry and opportunity to Solano County, the Solano Foundry is the largest advanced manufacturing park in North America and is expected to create an estimated 60,000 jobs and billions of dollars in economic activity.

The news follows the launch of JLL’s Advanced Manufacturing Group, dedicated to shaping the future of manufacturing real estate and delivering tailored solutions for modern production facilities. The new Advanced Manufacturing Group assembles JLL manufacturing experts across Leasing Advisory, Work Dynamics, Project and Development Services and Property Management to provide site selection, integrated facilities management, portfolio optimization, project management, occupancy planning and sustainability services. The JLL Advanced Manufacturing Group will provide California Forever with market and economic research on tenant demand for the park and will also serve as the exclusive agent for the Solano Foundry, marketing the property to a broad network of potential tenants in advanced manufacturing and related sectors.

California Forever is the owner of over 68,500 acres in Solano County, California, an hour north of Silicon Valley, where the company is building a new city focused on manufacturing. JLL will lead the leasing strategy for the 2,100-acre Solano Foundry included in the proposed city—the largest advanced manufacturing park in America. With thoughtful design and strategically location an hour from the innovation hub, Silicon Valley, close to Travis Air Force Base, and to the proposed Solano Shipyard, the Solano Foundry will create a new and highly attractive location and ecosystem for advanced manufacturing in high-growth industries like advanced transportation, robotics, energy, and defense to thrive in California.

The JLL team will be led by Vice Chairman Greg Matter with additional support from Executive Managing Director Jason Ovadia, Senior Managing Director Matt Bracco, Regional Leasing Lead Sarah Mancuso and Local Intelligence and Labor Analytics Joel Woodmass.

“Advanced manufacturing is not just a trend—it’s the foundation of the new American economy,” said JLL’s CEO of Americas Markets, John Gates. “With our new Advanced Manufacturing Group and exclusive partnership with California Forever, we’re putting coordinated resources behind this transformational shift and bringing hardware production to Solano Foundry’s campus. The team’s visionary plan for this site has the potential to attract the nation’s top engineers and innovators capable of designing the future.”

JLL’s extensive connections in the industrial sector will enable the team to identify advanced manufacturing tenants seeking long-term expansion opportunities in a business-friendly, strategically located and sustainable environment.

“The Solano Foundry is a blueprint for the bipartisan build agenda: clustered ecosystems where R&D and manufacturing are co-located to accelerate innovation, streamlined permitting with approvals as fast as 90 days, and space for fast-growth companies to scale sustainably. By bringing together entrepreneurs, capital, education, and training, we’re creating a true innovation ecosystem,” said Andreas Lieber, General Manager, Industry & Technology, California Forever. “JLL brings unmatched experience and reach in the industrial sector to this partnership. Their deep understanding of tenant needs, combined with their ability to bring forward-thinking companies to the table, makes them the ideal partner as we work to create jobs and opportunity in Solano County. In partnership with JLL, we look forward to revitalizing manufacturing and production in California.”