Situation:
This custom and contract packaging company asked Krusinski Construction Company to build a new 268,000-square-foot warehouse distribution center in Waukegan.

Challenge:
While the entrepreneurial owners intended to use the entire facility at onset, they wanted to maximize their options for the future.

They asked for a built-in “exit strategy” that would allow them to sell the building to an investor or lease a portion of it to a tenant.

Solution:
Krusinski Construction Company recommended a number of provisions that would permit occupancy by one, two or three tenants. These included:

• front-door visibility and access for future tenants
• placement of utility room where all tenants will have access
• drive-in doors at either end of the building
• zoned interior lighting
• a plan for a future demising walls
• docks that will accommodate multiple tenants

Results:
By including $200,000 in flexibility features to the $8.7 million construction cost, Visual Pak increased the resale value of the building 15 percent. This represents a $1.3 million return on the $200,000 investment.