September 12, 2019 (Itasca, Ill.) – PREMIER Design + Build Group (“PREMIER”) celebrated the completion of a new building for Midwest Warehouse & Distribution System (“Midwest Warehouse”) this week in Will County. This is the second project PREMIER has completed for Midwest Warehouse, a full-service logistics company based in Woodridge, Illinois.
Built on a 24-acre site approximately 55 miles southwest of Chicago, the new 407,338 square-foot structure features 36’ clear height ceilings. Constructed primarily of precast concrete panels and steel, the building has 70 exterior truck doors, three drive-in doors, and a state-of-the-art racking system. The building’s interior includes offices, a conference room, a training room, breakrooms, and a lounge for truckers. Exterior features include parking stalls for 104 trailers and 95 automobiles.
The new build-to-suit warehouse is in Elwood, Illinois at 21157 Walter Strawn Drive, which is due south of Joliet. The site is east of I-55 and southeast of I-80.
PREMIER delivered the project in just over 12 months after breaking ground in August 2018. PREMIER’s Bill Malarski served as project manager. Scott Lebak was superintendent. Their project team included project executive Joseph Ahrens and senior vice president/Midwest market leader Michael Long.
"This is the second project we have successfully delivered for Midwest Warehouse,” said Alan Zocher, PREMIER’s president/owner, at Tuesday’s ribbon-cutting event. “The unusually wet weather last spring really threw us a curveball, but we powered through it and are here to celebrate this beautiful, brand new facility with our client.”
Ed Borkowski, CEO of Midwest Warehouse, expressed his gratitude to the team from PREMIER during the event: “As always, they’re topnotch, professional, and very easy to work with.”
PREMIER worked with Cornerstone Architects Ltd. for architectural design services. Manhard Consulting Ltd. provided site engineering services for the project. Structural engineering was led by Structures Unlimited.
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PREMIER Design + Build Group, LLC provides a full range of design + construction services for industrial, commercial, medical, multifamily and adaptive reuse projects. From office build-outs to large-scale industrial facilities, every PREMIER project benefits from the company’s strong client focus and concept-to-completion success strategy.