A 729,600-square-foot warehouse and distribution facility with a truck and trailer parking lot could be developed on a site now used as farmland near Interstate 94 and the Kenosha Airport. The $48.3 million project would create up to 480 full-time jobs. The facility is being proposed on roughly 67.7 acres, located south of 38th Street,
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Site plans of the Transport Properties project. Credit: Pinnacle Engineering Group[/caption]
It would be developed in two phases. The trailer truck parking lot and entrance would be built first, and the warehouse would be constructed as the second phase. The developers anticipate to break ground in August, and assuming all approvals are granted, the full buildout would take about six months.
Wilke said the Plan Commission tonight will only discuss the project and provide feedback. City staffers will provide their thoughts and the public will also be allowed to comment on the plans.
He added that the landowners have already submitted a request for the city to annex the land.
Interest in building the facility at this site comes from the significant number of developments occurring in recent years along the I-94 corridor, according to the DNR application. Other factors that make the development a desirable one is the site's proximity to the Chicagoland market, Kenosha's strong labor pool and the "positive business climate offered in the state of Wisconsin."
"Northpoint views this region as a crucial addition to their current portfolio of over 71 million square feet of distribution warehouses in North America, all of which they own, and manage internally," the application states.