MERIDIAN DESIGN BUILD BEGINS RENOVATIONS ON DISTRIBUTION CENTER IN ILLINOIS

WHEELING, ILL. — Meridian Design Build LLC has begun renovation work on a 147,006-square-foot industrial building to create a state-of-the-art sorting and distribution center in Wheeling, a northern suburb of Chicago. The distribution center, which is being developed for an undisclosed national package delivery company, is located near the Chicago Executive Airport. The facility will include a 139,693-square-foot package sorting and distribution center and 7,300 square feet of office space. Site modifications will be made to accommodate 23 exterior trailer positions, 34 van storage positions, and a 129-car employee parking lot. In addition, six new loading docks and five drive-in doors will be added at the facility. The project is being completed on a design/build basis. Illinois-based Cornerstone Architects Ltd. will provide architectural services for the building and Spaceco Inc. of Rosemont, Ill. will conduct civil engineering work. Indianapolis-based Scannell Properties is the developer for the project.