5300 Kansas Ave. in Kansas City, KS.

KANSAS CITY, KS—The rise of e-commerce kicked off a construction boom in this centrally-located metro area. But the need for distribution centers that can reach a huge swathe of the continent is also helping fill up older, class B facilities. Overstock.com, Inc., one of the world's largest online home goods and furniture retailers, has decided to open a distribution center at 5300 Kansas Ave. in Kansas City, KS, a 517,000-square-foot building constructed in 1970. LoopNet listed the property's price as $14.95 million.

The Utah-based e-commerce leader, founded in 1999, plans to start outbound deliveries from the new facility in October, and says the operation will create more than 100 jobs within the next two years. Overstock intends to expand the distribution center's operations to include returns processing in the future.

“Selecting Kansas City as the home of Overstock's newest fulfillment center allows us to offer over 99% of our US customers two-day shipping options, improving shopping experiences by getting orders into the customer's hands as soon as possible,” says Carroll Morale, Overstock.com vice president of supply chain.