TRiSTAR Breaks Ground on 1.1 Million SF of Speculative Industrial Space Near St. Louis

EDWARDSVILLE, ILL. — TRiSTAR Properties has broken ground on two new industrial buildings within the Gateway Commerce Center in Edwardsville, approximately 25 miles northeast of St. Louis. The two speculative distribution facilities will total 1.1 million square feet. Gateway Commerce Center is a 2,300-acre logistics and bulk distribution park. PCCP LLC is partnering with TRiSTAR to fund the $49 million project. The first building, Gateway East 618, will be situated on 53 acres and span 618,450 square feet. The facility will feature 36-foot clear heights, 68 dock doors and two drive-in doors. Gateway East 513 will be a 513,760-square-foot building that sits on a 46-acre site. This facility will include 32-foot clear heights, 58 dock doors and two drive-in doors. Both buildings are expandable by over 1 million square feet. Ed Lampitt of Cushman & Wakefield is the leasing agent for the two buildings, which are both slated for completion in the latter half of this year. Contegra Construction is serving as the project’s general contractor. Gray Design Group is the architect of record, and Stock & Associates Consulting Engineers Inc. is providing civil engineer services.