A building permit for the under-construction warehouse at 3523 S. Ashland Ave., Chicago, in the McKinley Park neighborhood includes a description for Amazon security and data cabling, a possible indicator of involvement by the company, long-rumored to be preparing to move into the site and use it as a last-mile shipping facility.
The building permit, via an "easy permit web" application process, was approved the same day it was submitted: on Friday, March 12, 2021. Its description states it is for "security and data cabling for Amazon DHX5," provided by the vendor Low-Voltage Solutions, Inc. out of Lockport, Illinois.
Boilerplate Reticence
Amazon is well-known for being reticent about its planned locations. When contacted in December 2020 regarding the company's plans for the site, a representative shared Amazon's boilerplate response: "We are constantly exploring new locations and weighing a variety of factors when deciding where to develop sites to best serve customers, however, we don’t provide information on our future roadmap."
As of the time of publication of this article, Amazon had not replied to press inquires about the new building permit, or whether this related to any planned tenancy at the warehouse.
Former Wrigley Factory
The site is the location of the long-abandoned former Wrigley Co. factory, now demolished and replaced with the South Branch Commerce Center development. It covers more than 16 acres on the north end of Planned Manufacturing District No. 8, an area the City of Chicago has designated for industrial and commercial development.
The property's management and marketing are led by NAI Hiffman, with development by Karis Industrial (a division of Karis Capital, LLC) and financing from the Stonemont Financial Group. When complete, it will provide a 260,000-square-foot warehouse with capacity for dozens of truck docks and parking for hundreds of trailers and cars.
The building permit listed the cost of the security and data cabling installation at $176,400.
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