DSI and CRG started construction on The Cubes at Roosevelt & Kostner, a two-building, 364,102-square-foot industrial campus on a 20.8-acre site at the southwest corner of Roosevelt Road and Kostner Avenue in Chicago’s North Lawndale community.
The Cubes at Cicero, a new 85,680-square-foot warehouse at 5401 W. Roosevelt in Cicero, immediately west of Chicago. The project marks a significant addition of modern logistics space in Chicago’s infill industrial market, where new supply is scarce.
Delivered through a design-build approach by DSI South, this 265,264 SF market-ready facility for Karis Cold is purpose-built to capture the rising demand for modern food logistics infrastructure in the Southeast. Facility highlights: Tenant-ready flexibility designed to accommodate food users and 3PLs. Convertible freezer/cooler system (-10°F to 55°F), 40,000+ pallet positions supporting high-density storage and growth. 50-foot clear heights and 38 dock doors enabling efficient throughput. Direct rail, port, and interstate connectivity ensuring supply chain access This recognition reflects DSI South’s ability to deliver institutional-grade cold storage facilities that combine scale, adaptability, and strategic positioning, meeting the accelerating demand for modern logistics solutions.
Ravago Americas, a Belgian-based polymer and chemical distributor and plastics recycler, opened a 500,000 square foot warehouse east of Orchard Road, just west of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railway tracks, at 2210 Nemetz Way. “Ravago’s arrival marks a major economic milestone for Montgomery,” Mayor Matt Brolley said in a release. “Their investment brings jobs, enhanced logistic capabilities, and demonstrates Montgomery’s commitment to development, growth, and our ability to support world-class enterprises.”
Even as construction costs, entitlement delays and municipal hurdles stacked up, Karis Cold pressed ahead with its latest development: 3815 S. Ashland Ave., a 99,530-square-foot cold storage facility rising in Chicago’s historic Stockyards district, dubbed Karis Stockyards. Development Solutions Inc. serves as the project’s general contractor and the leasing team features John Basile, Alex Sutterer and Packy Doyle of NAI Hiffman. The project is set to deliver in July.
The panel was moderated by Jacob Karamol, LEED AP of Development Solutions Inc., who spoke with panelists David Michael, vice president at Peak Construction Corporation; Michael Pacini, president of PREMIER Design + Build Group; and Matthew Harrity, project estimator and business development lead at TW Chicago.
Development Solutions, Inc. (DSI) welcomes Mike Ruffolo and Brian Gilsinn as Senior Project Managers, further enhancing the firm’s technical leadership in commercial construction.
With 20 years at DSI, Shannon has led over 2,000,000 SF of workplace interiors across Chicago.
Brown Commercial President and Managing Partner Dan Brown, SIOR, negotiated the transaction on behalf of Cratos Industrial in the Chicago market. A groundbreaking, attended by officials from DSI Group, Cornerstone Architects and Cratos Industrial, was recently held.
Built by DSI, the Oakbrook Center location – opposite Neiman Marcus and next door to Tiffany — has a Cartier Espace, a Rolex shop in shop whose walls span 30 feet tall, the largest Chanel shop-in-shop concept in America, a Tudor boutique and an Omega boutique.