IRVINE, CA—Securing project approvals, assessing inherent project challenges early and leveraging advantages are key when redeveloping old or outdated industrial properties for modern use, Premier Design + Build Group's VP, Southwest Division, Steven Gabbert tells GlobeSt.com.

The locally based firm recently completed the construction of a 421,478-square-foot industrial facility in the City of Industry on behalf of Bridge Development Partners LLC. In order for the project to be constructed, an existing 260,000-square-foot warehouse had to be demolished, and existing power poles had to be relocated. Much of the material from the demolished building was recycled by crushing, mixing and reusing with earthwork to create a balanced site.

The new building is housed on 19.9 acres of land and was constructed with tilt-up concrete wall panels, structural steel, a steel-truss roof structure, glass curtain walls and canopies at entryways. Also featured are 460 parking spaces for employees, 36-foot clear-height warehouse space, 65 manual-lift overhead dock doors and four drive-in doors.