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Amazon last-mile fulfillment center (Central Steel and Wire site)
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Where this stands
~69-acre former Central Steel and Wire site; single-story ~235,000 sq ft building (44 feet tall) on ~30 acres; 108 EV charging stalls; reduces impervious surface 51%; ~2 acres donated to Chicago Park District; ~$105 million investment; ~350 construction jobs, ~200 permanent Amazon jobs at $21.50/hr plus 400+ driver roles; reduces electrical demand from ~40 MW (previously large enough for a data center) to 5 MW.
- Project
- Amazon last-mile fulfillment center (Central Steel and Wire site)
- Asset class
- Industrial
- Developer
- Amazon.com Services LLC / Venture One Real Estate
- Location
- 2800-3156 West 51st Street / 5050 South Kedzie / 4914-5058 South California Avenue, 14th Ward
- Scale
- 69 acre
- County
- Chicago, IL
- Jurisdiction
- Chicago
- Current status
- Approved
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