The construction cost, including site preparation andinfrastructure, is estimated at $25 million, according to C. CraigGuers, VP of the Plymouth Meeting-based mid-Atlantic regional unitof Opus Group, which is headquartered in Minnetonka, MN. Hedeclined to disclose the cost of the land, which was acquired froma private owner.

The I-195 exit is near Exit 7A of the New Jersey Turnpike whereit connects I-95 with metropolitan centers in Eastern Pennsylvaniaand Northeastern New Jersey. "The building will feature thesignature Opus design and build quality," says Peter Corcoran, OpusEast's director of real estate development. "It will be createdspecifically for the warehousing of high-value consumer products,raw materials, business consumables and other large-cubecommodities."

Among the building's features are a 33-foot clear ceiling, 40-by 50-foot column spacing in the interior with 40- by 60-foot atthe loading doors, an early suppression sprinkler system, energyefficient fixtures, 24 truck loading doors, two drive-in loadingdoors and built-to-order office space.