Freezer Facility Chicago #2 Build

Preferred Freezer Services enlisted Keeley Construction to facilitate the build of their second freezer facility in Chicago. Being one of the largest cold chain logistics providers in the world required the facility to offer access to ports and intermodal rail yards, as well as temperature-controlled trucking. Railroad access, railcar storage, car, truck, and trailer parking, 17 truck dock doors, and a rail dock door were musts for the project

The fully automated 174,786 SF facility includes a 45,000 SF cooler (32* to 40* range) with 56’-6” clear height, a 7,000 SF blast freezer (-30*) with a 56’-6” clear height, and an 81,000 SF freezer (-10*) with a 56’-6” clear height. Additionally, the facility features a 9,000 SF office suite for staff. The exterior construction consists of 6” thick metal-faced, insulated panels for superior temperature control. The freezer facility is operated by unmanned cranes and conveyors, requiring an extensive placement and retrieval system and the support of a 1,000 KVA backup generator to support operations. The storage areas are cutting-edge with a 56’-4” racking system. Finished in 2009, the building was the first LEED-certified facility for Preferred Freezer Services.

About Preferred Freezer Services

Preferred Freezer Services is one of the largest public refrigerated warehousing companies in the world. Offering integrated cold chain warehousing and transportation using a network of strategically located, temperature-controlled spaces, Preferred Freezer Services started with a single warehouse in 1989 and has now expanded to over 30 facilities in the United States, with additional facilities around the globe.

• Winner of the 2009 NAIOP Industrial Redevelopment of the Year.
• State-of-the-art refrigeration system using the latest technology in ammonia refrigerant.
• Specialized freezer floor system using Twin Tec metal pins 8″ finish floor slab in lieu of traditional reinforcement bars (reducing cost and construction time). A slab is placed over 6″ rigid insulation and a 6″ reinforced concrete mud slab with a glycol heating system in the sub-grade.
• Storage areas with the tightest tolerances and detailing in the industry.
• LEED-Certified building.