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FLORENCE, NJ-Whitesell has started construction for a 721,000-sf build-to-suit distribution center building at 290 Daniels Way within its Haines Center business park here. The Delran-based Whitesell is billing the facility as the "tallest distribution center in the state." At its tallest point the building will reach 80 feet, taller than a six-story building, according to Richard Cureton, Whitesell's president, with product storage reaching a height of some 68 feet. The facility has been designed with varying bay sizes, utilizing a total of more than 52.7 million cubic feet of space.

"By utilizing the cube area, the site consists of 66 acres rather than the 100 acres a traditional warehouse/distribution center would require, so we are going 'up' rather than 'out'," Cureton says. "What better way to celebrate our 50th anniversary than to build a landmark in the county and impact modern distribution."

While a deal is said to be done with the building's user, those involved declined to identify that company. "We conducted an extensive search of the Mid-Atlantic states and looked at more than 70 sites," confirms David Knee, EVP of the brokerage firm Lee & Klatskin Associates, Teterboro, the user's rep. "Accessibility to major roads and the ability to recruit employees from a wide area are the key factors."