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BOLINGBROOK, IL-IDI, based in Atlanta, is building a 102,936-sfspeculative distribution facility as part of its $130-millionBolingbrook Corporate Center, south of I-55 at the intersection ofRoute 53 and Crossroads Parkway. The estimated value of BolingbrookCorporate Center Building 4, located at 175 E. Crossroads Pkwy., isapproximately $9 million, says Tom George, senior vice presidentand regional development officer for IDI.

The building is designed with many "green" features, say IDIofficials. The 8.4-acre site will have 2.3 acres that will be greenspace, including a rain garden, which will be located next to theparking lot, says Matt Kurucz, IDI development manager. The garden,which will have native plants with deep root systems such aswildflowers, is designed to reduce the amount of rainwater thatgoes into the storm water system, and also help remove contaminantsof the water entering the storm system, he says. "Less water willactually leave our site, and the water that leaves it is cleaner,"George says.

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