Lakeshore Medical Center Planned Next to Weiss

Lakeshore Medical Center will be constructed at 4700 Marine Drive in Chicago, adjacent to Weiss Memorial Hospital on the North Side.

Ground was broke early in 2004 for the six-story, 166,000-sq.-ft. facility with projected occupancy early in 2005.

Lakeshore Medical Center will be linked directly to Weiss Memorial Hospital through a shared steel and glass winter garden. Patients and physicians will be able to access easily outpatient services at Weiss via a pedway connecting to a secure garage.

The Wellness Group LLC announced the plans.

New Water Market Coming to Pilsen

The New South Water Market at 2525 S. Blue Island in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood was announced.

The facility will host townhouses and produce, dairy, and ethnic food vendors that cater to local and national businesses.

The 75,000-sq.-ft. distribution center will feature 44 external docks protected by an overhead canopy with a height that accommodates city delivery trucks.

The staging bays and building height reportedly allows more efficient racking options and operations than formerly available within the original South Water Market. Two drive-in doors and two standard 4-ft. high docks will also be constructed.

Rosemont-based McShane Construction and project architect Alan R. Schneider Architects will complete the design-build project.

In addition to the base building renovation, McShane will complete the 32,500-sq.-ft. suite for the building's anchor tenant, Adelita Foods. The suite will include 27,000 sq. ft. for warehouse/distribution, 1,300 sq. ft. of cooler/freezer space, a 2,200-sq.-ft. retail outlet and an office.

Joliet Embarks on Infrastructure Upgrades

Due to rapid community growth and changing federal legislation, the city of Joliet has embarked upon three major infrastructure projects estimated at $100 million.

Almost half of the project will go toward potable water treatment plants to reduce the naturally occurring radium in the city's water supply to meet the lowered federal compliance levels.

Approximately $30 million will be spent to construct a new wastewater treatment plant in western Joliet to meet the needs of city growth in that area. About $25 million will be used for a combined sewer overflow project for eastern Joliet, which will reduce the potential for discharging pollutants into the Des Plaines River during major storms.

The local office of Madison, Wis.-based Strand Associates Inc. was chosen to provide all design and construction engineering services.

Office/Warehouse Starts At Intermodal Facility

A 700,000-sq.-ft. office/warehouse is under construction for DSC Logistics in Elwood near the CenterPoint Intermodal Center.

Completion is expected in early July. Itasca-based FCL Builders Inc. is the general contractor.

Currently operating in a facility in Des Plaines, DSC will be relocating for growth purposes to the new structure. The company will use the facility primarily to service its Unilever Bestfoods North America account.

Founded in 1960, DSC Logistics is a supply chain management company with a nationwide network.

Cargo Facility For O'Hare

Atlanta-based Seefried Properties has announced that it will construct a 253,000-sq.-ft. logistics facility in Elk Grove Village near O'Hare International Airport.

The facility is preleased to Houston-based EGL Eagle Global Logistics. An obsolete facility on Busse Road is being razed to make way for the new facility.

Site preparation has begun, and construction is expected to start in the first quarter of 2004 and be complete in December.

Retail Facility Planned For Naperville

Washington Place, a $1.6 million retail center, is under construction in Naperville.

The single-story facility on Washington and Van Buren streets will hold four retail spaces, two of which are leased.

Occupancy is scheduled for August.