New England Cold Storage LLC Completes Permitting
to Build New Public Warehouse in Central New England

—Third Party Logistics Company Will Open for Business in January 2022
in State-of-the-Art Cold Storage Facility—

STURBRIDGE, Mass., October 2, 2020 — New England Cold Storage, LLC (NECS) announced today that the company has completed its permitting process with the town of Sturbridge and will break ground in spring 2021 on a 120,252 square foot warehouse in the Sturbridge Industrial Park. Centrally located two miles from the entrance ramp to both I-84 and I-90, the facility will offer one day round trip access to/from New York City and the New England ports, as well as an ideal distribution location for the Boston, Providence, Hartford, and Springfield markets.

The building will feature three temperature-controlled rooms, and fifteen dock doors opening into a sixty-five foot deep refrigerated loading dock. With a fifty-foot top of product and an automated mobile racking system, NECS will have easy access to its 25,000 pallet positions. The eighteen acre site will feature a one way loop traffic pattern, ample area for truck maneuvering and parking, and a convenient trucker lounge for drivers. In addition to developing the project from the ground up, NECS will also operate the facility. Industry veteran Vernon Rose is leading the operations team. “I’m really excited about this project because the whole program has been customer focused from the beginning. As a result, I’m confident we’re going to provide superior service for a wide range of customer needs. If you have storage needs in New England, I would encourage you to get in touch now because I expect this facility to fill pretty quickly.” said Rose.

NECS is entering a demand driven market sector in which modern, efficient cold storage space is at nearly full occupancy nationally, while food companies’ increasing storage requirements are expected to continue to outpace supply growth for the foreseeable future. “We recognized a need in the cold storage sector several years ago and we believe this facility, in this location, is an ideal solution,” says NECS Managing Partner Chris Bailey, “We saw two major barriers to entry: big ticket real estate development and food logistics expertise, and we’ve assembled a team that excels in both areas. We’re proud of the flexible design of our facility, and the operating company we’ve put together to service our customers.”

Atlanta based ARCO Design-Build has been a crucial contributor to that design, and will lead the construction process, starting with ground breaking in the spring of 2021 and planning for a January 2022 opening. “The role we’ve played in helping NECS bring this project to reality has been a very rewarding experience for us. They have maintained a laser focus on the goal of the best facility we can build, and that’s exactly how we like to work,” said Brian Osterloh, ARCO Vice President of Business Development and Principal.

NECS has big plans for the future, already considering additional locations that will add value for their customers over the next few years. “Those discussions with customers are ongoing,” said Bailey, “we’re looking at a few different models that might make sense. We’re mainly focused on making Sturbridge successful right now, but we’re always listening to the market.”

About New England Cold Storage, LLC (www.newenglandcold.com)

New England Cold Storage, LLC (NECS) is a real estate development company and a third-party logistics company, founded by three partners Robert Chamberlain, Jeffrey Eklund, and Chris Bailey. They thoroughly researched the industry opportunity and chose Sturbridge for their first facility because of its broad appeal to several different types of customers. They are assembling a team with the experience and expertise necessary to provide consistent service at a fair price. NECS intends to develop and operate additional facilities in the next few years.

About ARCO Design Build (www.arcodb.com)

ARCO Design/Build is a leader in the industrial construction industry with hundreds of associates across the nation and offices in all major markets. ARCO offers the strength, presence, and resources of a $2.5 billion national builder but with the responsiveness of a local company. The Atlanta team specializes in the design and build of industrial warehouses/distribution centers, cold storage facilities, light industrial manufacturing, self-storage, as well as office and tenant improvement projects. With a team of project managers, superintendents, engineers and in-house architects, their Southeast office delivers an enhanced design-build construction process with turnkey centralized project management.

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