CHICAGO—The Chicago industrial market is firing on all cylinders, and has been for some time. Therefore, it's no surprise that individual submarkets are recording historic lows in vacancy and attracting new developments. Ridge, the industrial development arm of Transwestern Development Co., recently broke ground on Ridge Brewster Creek II, a 186,000-square-foot development in Brewster Creek Business Park, a 468-acre, master-planned industrial park in Bartlett, IL.

The company has already had some recent success with a similar project, called Ridge Brewster Creek I, a 271,000-square-foot building 50% leased to Winhere Brake Parts, which took the space before completion. Ridge plans to deliver the second building in December 2017.

“With the recent completion of Ridge Brewster Creek I, the timing was right to pursue another compelling opportunity,” says Darcie Fankhauser, senior vice president at Ridge. “Demand for large blocks of high-quality industrial space in DuPage County remains strong, and Ridge Brewster Creek II will be an ideal facility for light manufacturing and food industry users.”