Construction has started on the 625,573-square-foot Building 9 at ProLogis Park 70 in Aurora.
Building 9 will be a national distribution centre for Furniture Row Cos. of Denver when it’s finished later this year. Furniture Row owns the building and the 35 acres of land it occupies.
Furniture Row has more than 330 furniture stores in 31 states. Its stores operate under the names Sofa Mart, Oak Express, Bedroom Expressions and Denver Mattress.
he ProLogis Park 70 industrial park, owned by publicly traded real estate investment trust ProLogis of Colorado, is located at Interstate 70 and E-470 in Aurora. The park opened in 2004 and will be able to accommodate 2.5 million square feet of industrial space when it’s fully built. Current occupants include General Motors Corp. and Mastercraft Cabinets Inc.
Based in Aurora, ProLogis (NYSE: PLD) is one of the world’s largest builders, owners and managers of distribution centers. The company has operations in 81 markets in North America, Europe and Asia.
ProLogis unveiled the plan for Building 9 in January.
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