USAA, OPUS START CONSTRUCTION ON 604,565 SF SPEC INDUSTRIAL BUILDING

NORTH AURORA, ILL. — USAA Real Estate Co. and The Opus Group have started construction on I-88 Gateway Logistics Center, a 604,565-square-foot speculative industrial building in suburban Chicago. USAA Real Estate Co. acquired the 32-acre site in North Aurora in September and contracted The Opus Group to develop, design and construct the industrial building, which USAA Real Estate Co. will own. The speculative building will be located at 1200 Orchard Gateway Blvd. The building will feature 32-foot clear ceiling heights, 60 docks, 103 trailer parking spaces, office space and future expansion capabilities to 1 million square feet. The project is slated for completion in June 2014. Opus Design Build LLC will construct the building, and Opus AE Group LLC will serve as project architect.