Less than a year after locating in SubTropolis, pharmaceutical company Nostrum Laboratories and online retailer FarmFoods have expanded their respective footprints a combined 52,000 SF within the world’s largest underground business complex.
Nostrum Laboratories more than tripled the size of its distribution facility while FarmFoods increased its footprint six-fold.
“We can deliver Class-A industrial space to our tenants in as little as 120 days, allowing companies like Nostrum and FarmFoods the ability to capitalize on the growth of their business,” said Mike Bell, senior vice president of commercial development at Hunt Midwest.
As an Energy Star-rated facility providing 24/7, year-round security, company leaders at New Jersey-based Nostrum Laboratories recognized the value proposition SubTropolis offered in meeting their climate-controlled requirements for product safety and quality control.
“The consistent control room temperature ranges in the underground allow us to efficiently meet these requirements. Onsite security staff provide an additional level of security and peace of mind to our team,” said Teneshia Powell, senior production manager at Nostrum Laboratories.
A soaring increase in online grocery shopping triggered the need for FarmFoods, an online retailer of fresh, farm-to-table food, to quickly expand its packaging and distribution facility to keep up with consumer demand.
“As a nationwide distributor, timely delivery of our products to consumers is critical. Locating in SubTropolis has allowed us to reach 90% of the United States within two days and in these uncertain times, quick, reliable food delivery is more important than ever,” said Janna Land, co-founder and chief operations officer at California-based FarmFoods.
Earlier this year, Hunt Midwest completed construction of 400,000 SF of speculative Class-A industrial and warehouse-logistics space, bringing the amount of leasable space in SubTropolis to more than 6.5 million SF.
With more than 7.5 million SF available for development and its adjacency to robust highway infrastructure, SubTropolis continues to offer an ideal option for growing e-commerce companies.