"It's an extremely unique facility because it has office and university space, and they train employees, customers and clients who buy machines there," Daniel E. Fogarty, Jr., VP of McShane Development, tells GlobeSt.com. "If you're going to an existing facility, it's basically impossible to find something this specialized, so you basically have to start from scratch. It was really the only way for them to get this kind of building."

Previously based in Rolling Meadows, Mori Seiki will have 60,000 square feet of office space in the new facility, out of which it will operate its American headquarters, the Chicago Technical Center, Machining Technology Laboratory and Mori Seiki University. The build-to-suit facility will also offer Mori Seiki space for a showroom, and allow the company to realize a planned expansion of its American operations. McShane Construction Co. and Cornerstone Architects provided design and build construction services for the project.

"A quarter of a million cars drive by each day on Interstate 90 so they have high corporate visibility," Fogarty says. "Being at a full interchange at Interstate 90 and Barrington Road and close to O'Hare airport just 10 minutes west was a huge driver, because they're constantly flying clients in from across the country and outside the country. They wanted high identity and high image in a tranquil, green environment."