CHICAGO—Principle Construction Corp. hasstarted construction on a new speculative warehouse at 900 WindhamParkway in suburban Bolingbrook. Although the developers didrecently land Berlin Packaging, a hybrid-packagingsupplier, as a tenant for a portion of the 237,000-square-footbuilding, the project has also had to deal with this year's poorweather conditions.

“Mother Nature sure has thrown a long string of curve balls atus on this project,” said Mark Augustyn, chiefoperating officer of Bannockburn, IL-based Principle, in a preparedstatement. He could not be reached by press time, but GlobeSt.comwill provide a future update. “Polar Vortexes, frozen ground intoApril, snow in May, along with record rains in May and June. Still,thanks to the dedicated effort of everyone involved in the project,we've managed to hit each curve and keep Berlin on schedule tooccupy their space on time.”

Dallas-based Clarion Partners, whichSeefried Properties represents locally, owns thesite and building. Berlin will occupy 125,478-square-feet,including 8,500-square-feet of offices. The packaging company willmove from northwest suburban Arlington Heights.

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Brian J. Rogal

Brian J. Rogal is a Chicago-based freelance writer with years of experience as an investigative reporter and editor, most notably at The Chicago Reporter, where he concentrated on housing issues. He also has written extensively on alternative energy and the payments card industry for national trade publications.