Details have been revealed for an industrial facility at 10565 Seymour Avenue in Franklin Park. Located just east of the intersection with Irving Park Road, the new structure would replace three-existing buildings just south of O’Hare International Airport. The project is being led by developer CRG with Lamar Johnson Collaborative working on its design.
Site context plan of The Cubes O’Hare by Lamar Johnson Collaborative
The multimodal project will be part of the developer’s The Cubes brand, which they claim are “designed with an emphasis on sustainability with consumer centric logistic strategies…Offering superior access to logistics networks and strong, qualified labor supplies.” The added industrial space will be crucial in such a crowded market, with O’Hare handling over two-million metric tonnes per year.
Rising roughly 30-feet in height, the 66,500 square-foot facility will feature 20-exterior docks and 11 trailer parking spaces with their own driveway on the east side, along with a small retention pond. On the west will be 70-vehicle parking spaces for employees and guests. The building will most likely be built out of prefabricated and cast materials such as concrete, with bright orange panels over the main entrance to add an accent.
Site plan of The Cubes O’Hare by Lamar Johnson Collaborative
The project will be CRG’s smallest industrial project due to the lack of land in the area, as The Cubes normally offer much larger logistic centers, with most locations ranging from 300,000 to over a million square-feet including within the Chicagoland region. Though no formal price was released, the project should be completed by the end of the year.
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This isn’t news, it’s a tragedy that something as banal as an industrial facility is worthy of an article on this site but it’s understandable given that developers seem to have zero interest in investing in this wonderful city…
I wouldn’t understate the value of industrial development. Not only is it vital to the broader economy, it brings in a lot of jobs and tax revenue. Much of Chicago’s disinvestment comes from a loss of industrial jobs (albeit of a different nature).
It is worth noting as well for all commenters that Chicago was the top industrial real-estate transaction market in 2022 in the nation. Not to mention a massive employer in the city and seeing record low vacancy rates, thus buildings like this within city boundaries represent a much greater flourishing market that is no joke.
Looking fwd to future reporting on new hot dog stands opening.