CRG breaks ground on industrial facility The Cubes at Cicero

CRG has announced it has broken ground on The Cubes at Cicero, a new 85,680-square-foot warehouse at 5401 W. Roosevelt in Cicero, immediately west of Chicago. The project marks a significant addition of modern logistics space in Chicago’s infill industrial market, where new supply is scarce.

Designed by Lamar Johnson Collaborative, The Cubes at Cicero will feature a 32-foot clear height, 16 dock-high loading doors, two drive-in doors and approximately 2,000 square feet of office space. The site offers excellent access to Interstates 290 and 55 and is less than 10 miles from downtown Chicago and about 6 miles from Midway International Airport. The building’s state-of-the-art design will cater to users seeking modern warehouse space in a prime infill location.

The announcement comes amid an extremely limited supply of small-footprint industrial developments in the Chicago market. According to Colliers, the area’s industrial vacancy rate stood at just 4.67% as of mid-2025, nearing an all-time low of 4.5%. Colliers also reported that tenants signed 10.7 million square feet of industrial leases in second-quarter 2025, the highest quarterly total in more than two years.

“The Cubes at Cicero is designed to meet the critical demand for modern logistics space in Chicago,” said Susan Bergdoll, senior vice president and partner for the Midwest Region at CRG. “By delivering a high-quality, well-located facility of this scale, we are addressing a segment of the market with extremely limited supply and giving tenants an option that simply hasn’t existed in this area until now.”

General contractor DSI will lead the construction of The Cubes at Cicero.