NAI Hiffman has arranged a full-building industrial lease on behalf of Prologis for a distribution facility near O’Hare International Airport, underscoring continued tenant demand for infill logistics space. The transaction covers a 120,985-square-foot building located at 951 W. Thorndale Ave. in Bensenville, Illinois, fully committing the property to a single logistics tenant.
The landlord, Prologis, was represented in the lease by NAI Hiffman professionals. Vice President Paddy Dwyer, Executive Vice President Joe Bronson and Associate Broker Pat Clifford led the assignment, securing a long-term logistics user for the facility. The tenant, BDK Express, is a trucking and logistics company that will utilize the building for distribution and transportation-focused operations.
The property is a Class B distribution center designed to support modern logistics requirements. It offers 24-foot clear heights and 20 loading docks, giving BDK Express a combination of vertical storage capacity and dock-high loading positions suitable for truck-intensive operations. These physical attributes, combined with the building’s scale, position the facility to handle both regional and national distribution flows.
Transportation access is a defining feature of the asset. The property provides immediate access to Interstate 390, allowing trucks to quickly connect to the broader highway system. It also offers convenient connectivity to Illinois Route 83 and Interstates 290 and 355, enhancing route flexibility for both local and long-haul movements. In addition, the building is located close to O’Hare International Airport, which is a major cargo and passenger hub and a key node in national logistics networks.
In commenting on the transaction, NAI Hiffman’s Paddy Dwyer noted that the lease highlights persistent appetite for functional industrial space in infill locations with strong transportation access. For logistics users in particular, the combination of highway connectivity and proximity to O’Hare remains a significant draw, supporting leasing decisions in this submarket.
The lease closes at a time of elevated activity in the O’Hare industrial submarket. According to the brokerage, the O’Hare area led all Chicago-area submarkets in new-lease deal velocity during the second quarter, recording 37 transactions. That level of activity points to sustained tenant interest in well-located distribution facilities and reflects the strategic importance of O’Hare-adjacent industrial real estate for users focused on speed-to-market and multimodal access.
