SUMMIT DESIGN + BUILD TO CONSTRUCT ADVANTAGE FREIGHT NEWTWORK HEADQUARTERS

NILES, ILL. — Advantage Freight Network has selected Summit Design + Build to serve as general contractor for the company’s new corporate headquarters located at 7230 N. Caldwell Ave. in Niles. Currently housed in Deerfield, Ill., the firm is relocating to an existing 48,326-square-foot facility, which Summit Design + Build is completely renovating. The new facility consists of 38,932 square feet of office space, which includes private offices, huddle rooms, conference rooms, a training room, restrooms, a kitchen, a vending area and an open office area with the capacity to house more than 300 employees. Additional plans include a workout facility, a heated parking garage and a parking lot for more than 200 cars. The facility, which is situated on a 4.3-acre site, is slated for completion in the first quarter of 2009. Cornerstone Architects is the project architect; Anthony Burns and Jeff Josephs of Sydney Partners represented Advantage Freight Network in the transaction.