Dermody Announces Lease of Building 3 at The Logistics Campus

 The Logistics Campus also receives LEED Silver Certification, emphasizing Dermody's commitment to sustainable development

GLENVIEW, Ill., Feb. 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Dermody—a diversified private equity investment management company focused exclusively on the national logistics real estate sector—has completed construction of Phase I of The Logistics Campus and leased Building 3, a 326,278 square-foot logistic facility to HuFriedyGroup.

HuFriedyGroup is a global leader in dental instrument manufacturing, infection prevention and instrument reprocessing workflows, with over 200 years of collective experience in the industry. As HuFriedyGroup continues to focus on providing best in practice products, service and support to its customers, this move will help improve multiple components of the overall customer experience.

"We're very pleased HuFriedyGroup has chosen The Logistics Campus as its corporate headquarters," said Elizabeth Kauchak, Chief Operating Officer at Dermody. "It was looking for a great facility in an ideal, infill location. Here, they will retain their current workforce while improving business operations with room to grow and expand based on the company's strategic vision. We believe The Logistics Campus will provide them with the state-of-the-art facility they were searching for, and we look forward to welcoming them on campus."

Offering access to a vast labor market of 774,757 potential employees living within a 10-mile radius, The Logistics Campus is ideal for a wide variety of modern industrial uses, such as advanced manufacturing, packaging, food and pharmaceutical operations looking to expand their local footprint or relocate to the Midwest.

Four buildings are currently available for occupancy from 92,426 square feet to 295,278 SF, totaling 698,201 SF. Buildings are divisible to 50,000 SF. All buildings feature Class A construction and design along with state-of-the-art specifications.

"The Logistics Campus is located within one of the best-performing submarkets in Chicago in terms of vacancy rate and leasing activity," said Neal Driscoll, Midwest Region Partner at Dermody. "The North Suburban O'Hare industrial market spans from I-90 in the south to Lake Cook Road in the north, running along I-294. This is one of the tightest submarkets in Chicago—driven by the continued growth of logistics and manufacturing business around O'Hare."

LEED Silver Certification

From its inception, The Logistics Campus was planned as an environmentally conscious redevelopment project replacing energy inefficient assets with buildings built to today's energy standards. During the building process, Dermody recycled 11,000 tons of materials for reuse on site, incorporated existing ponds and saved hundreds of trees via transplantation—all in order to execute its vision of maintaining the campus-like feel both internally and along our outward-facing frontages on the Tollway, Sanders and Willow roads. 

"The Logistics Campus provided us with the opportunity to replace energy inefficient assets with buildings built to today's energy standards," said Douglas A. Kiersey Jr., CEO and President at Dermody. "Transforming the office campus—with buildings dating back to the 1960s and 1970s—into modern logistics facilities required careful consideration, especially in integrating industry-leading sustainability practices during the demolition phase."

The five buildings currently available for occupancy at the campus will accommodate alternative fuel sources and electric vehicle charging stations. They are also structurally designed to be solar-ready, meaning they can accommodate the additional roof load weight of solar panels.

Dermody strives to preserve the landscape where they break ground. On this site, they maintained 50 years of mature plant life and ground cover on the periphery of the campus. The design blends modern architecture with thoughtfully repurposed natural landscape, creating seamless visual harmony with the rest of the community.

Building specifications

Detailed property overviews for the four available buildings recently completed in Phase 1 can be found online. Buildings include 32'-40' clear height, LED lighting, 7" concrete floors and interior-facing trailer parking. There is also flexibility for build-to-suit opportunities.

In addition to The Logistics Campus, there are two other properties available for lease in the Midwest Region, including LogistiCenter® at Airport West in Louisville, Kentucky and LogistiCenter® at Pleasant Prairie in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin. For more information on these properties or The Logistics Campus, visit the Midwest Region page on Dermody.com.

Photo Caption: Phase I of The Logistics Campus and has achieved LEED Silver Certification, with four buildings currently available for occupancy from 66,955 square feet to 243,778 SF, totaling 698,201 SF.

About Dermody
Dermody is a privately-owned real estate investment, development and management firm that specializes in the acquisition and development of logistics real estate in strategic locations for e-commerce fulfillment centers, third-party logistics and distribution customers. Founded in 1960, Dermody has invested more than $10 billion of total capital across all platforms nationwide, having acquired and developed approximately 110 million square feet of logistics and industrial facilities. In addition to its corporate office in Reno, Nevada, it has regional offices in northern and southern California, Atlanta, Phoenix, Seattle, Chicago, Dallas, Indianapolis and New Jersey. For more information, visit www.Dermody.com.

CONTACT: Nicole Shearer, KPS3, [email protected], 530-448-6485

SOURCE Dermody