CHICAGO—The Missner Group has just completed a$35 million improvement and repurposing project for PeacockEngineering Co. at 1001 W. Crossroads Parkway in suburbanRomeoville. The company, which specializes in the primaryprocessing and packaging of refrigerated, frozen and other foods,leased the 532,560-square-foot space last year, the second largestindustrial lease in the I-55 corridor during 2013.

“The extensive project included a demolition of existinginterior space to reconfigure the facility for an entirely newuse,” says Barry Missner, president of Missner.“The construction of a food processing facility requires asubstantial knowledge of the systems needed to process food safelyas well as the various rules and regulations of the USDA. Our team,well-versed in this type of construction, assembled a strong teamof experts and coordinated the process to ensure an efficientcompletion of the specialized space.”

Located within Prologis Park 55, Peacock willuse the facility to repackage frozen goods. This will require thecompany to control the temperature of portions of the building tospecific degrees. Missner did a complete renovation of the existingwarehouse, and added 20,000-square-feet of office space, newprocessing areas and production lines and temperature-controlledstorage spaces. The property features 113,907-square-feet ofrefrigeration and freezer space and a 90,814-square-foot productionarea.