Executive Summary

ChicagoWest Business Center (“CWBC”) is a Class ‘A’ 343-acre master-planned, mixed-use business park located 60 miles west of Chicago’s Loop along I-88. Over the next several years, CWBC will emerge as the premier location for retail and commercial, manufacturing warehouse and distribution operations, and most notably, mission critical and data center operations. The park’s strategic location allows for efficient unencumbered access to the entire Metro Chicago market or the ability to bypass it entirely for optimal logistics and cost savings considerations. The park’s “not too far, not too close” location supports efficient regional or national distribution via the adjacent interstate highways system and railroad access through Union Pacific. Local, international broadband connectivity via the adjacent internet highway.

Property Specifics

• 343 acre site fully entitled and immediately available
• 5,200 lineal feet of visibility along Interstate 88
• Existing utilities infrastructure adjacent to site

Shovel Ready

• Comprehensive due diligence and preliminary engineering
• Annexed into the City of DeKalb
• Recorded declarations of Covenants, Conditions & Restrictions and Preliminary Plat of Subdivision

Location Benefits

• Immediate access to well educated and high quality workforce
• Supportive economic incentives
• Established corporate presence

Manufacturing, Warehouse & Distribution Benefits

• Superb highway access with two 4-way interchange options within 3 miles
• Direct rail access with Union Pacific line that borders the northwest corner of site
• Union Pacific’s Global III Intermodal 20 miles from site
• DeKalb continually scores high for efficient distribution and operating cost modeling studies

Mission Critical and Data Center Benefits

• Park design and location provides insulated protection from natural and manmade disasters
• 60MW of low cost, robust and redundant electrical power immediately available
• Connectivity and network infrastructure by multiple carriers

Why ChicagoWest Business Center

Available for immediate development, CWBC is “shovel-ready” with an expedited permit and review process already in place. The park’s development potential is further enhanced by its location a in pro-business community with extensive incentives and established capital offset programs.