CHICAGO—The region's industrial market continues to swing upward, and few developers are as active in the area as Duke Realty. The company just began construction on a 242,732 square-foot, build-to-suit industrial facility and headquarters for Shorr Packaging Corp. in its Butterfield Corporate Park, a campus off I-88 in suburban Aurora. The distributor of packaging products, equipment and services will consolidate operations from three different buildings into the new facility by spring 2016.

“Due to our continued growth, we needed additional warehouse capability, but wanted to remain in the Aurora submarket for the convenience of our customers and employees and because of its proximity to the Chicago metro area,” says David Shorr, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Shorr. “Duke Realty was able to meet our location requirements, plus has the development capabilities to deliver the building we want. We are confident in their abilities to deliver our new facility.”

This is not the only major project that Duke has underway at Butterfield. The company recently agreed to construct a new 499,154 square-foot, build-to-suit warehouse for Fellowes Inc. at the same location. Fellowes will lease that new facility and use it as its main US distribution center. According to officials from Colliers International, it is the Chicago area's largest build-to-suit year-to-date.