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Fulfillment Centers for Sale in Illinois, USA

More details for SEC of Stuenkel Rd & Central Ave, University Park, IL - Land for Sale

SEC of Stuenkel Rd & Central Ave

University Park, IL 60446

  • Fulfillment Center
  • Land for Sale
  • $1,021,148 CAD
  • 1.50 AC Lot
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More details for 407 W Ryder St, Litchfield, IL - Flex for Sale

407 W Ryder St

Litchfield, IL 62056

  • Fulfillment Center
  • Flex for Sale
  • $492,968 CAD
  • 20,000 SF
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More details for 5750 Pocket Rd, East Saint Louis, IL - Land for Sale

5750 Pocket Rd

East Saint Louis, IL 62205

  • Fulfillment Center
  • Land for Sale
  • $4,155,016 CAD
  • 12.81 AC Lot
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More details for 11046 S Langley Ave, Chicago, IL - Land for Sale

Pullman Development Site - 11046 S Langley Ave

Chicago, IL 60628

  • Fulfillment Center
  • Land for Sale
  • $633,816 CAD
  • 0.38 AC Lot
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More details for 266 Eastgate Dr, Danville, IL - Industrial for Sale

266 Eastgate Dr

Danville, IL 61834

  • Fulfillment Center
  • Industrial for Sale
  • $4,074,733 CAD
  • 85,534 SF

Danville Industrial for Sale

ANCHORED BY HIGHLY SECURED AUTOZONE NNN LEASE | INVESTMENT GRADE CREDIT TENANT — AutoZone is a publicly traded (NYSE : AZO) Fortune 500 leading retailer and leading distributor of automotive replacements parts and accessories in the United States. — In 2024, AutoZone boasted Annual Revenues of over $18.5 Billion and features an investment grade “BBB” credit rating (S&P) creating a highly stable / secured income stream. — AutoZone’s NNN lease structure calls for extremely limited landlord responsibilities. The lease has three (3) options remaining of three (3) years each with fixed increases at the start of each period. STICKY TENANT | 26 + YEARS OF HISTORICAL OCCUPANCY | RECENT EARLY RENEWAL | MISSION CRITICAL LOCATION — AutoZone has been operating the subject site as a centralized product returns facility since 1998 (26 + years of successful historical occupancy). During that time frame, AutoZone has renewed the lease eleven (11) times including a recent early five (5) year extension pushing their expiration out to September 2031 = 5.50 Years Remaining (as of 3/1/26 Analysis Start Date). — The subject facility processes returns of products, handles inventory for returns, and manages the logistics for shipping those products back to stores. It serves as a key part of AutoZone’s supply chain. — In addition, the returns facility directly supports / is symbiotic with the ±450,000 square foot AutoZone owned hub distribution center located at 800 Lynch Road, Danville, IL (less than 2 miles directly north of the subject property). TREMENDOUS VALUE ADD OPPORTUNITY | MULTIPLE PATHS TO VALUE ENHANCEMENT — In addition to the stable income stream from AutoZone, the investment offers an attractive upside opportunity with various paths to property value enhancement. — 17,250 SF (20% of GLA) is leased to Mervis Industries, a regional recycling company and former owner of the subject property. Mervis will vacate their space in October 2026, and Seller will guarantee the space for an additional twelve (12) months to October 2027 presenting a new investor with a tremendous opportunity / ample time to: — Enhance overall asset credit / value by leasing the additional space to AutoZone (expansion). — Enhance asset value by leasing the space at substantially higher market rents within the thriving / tight Danville industrial market. HIGH CONNECTIVITY STRATEGIC MIDWEST LOCATION | SOLID INDUSTRIAL BUILDING FUNDAMENTALS — Located directly North of Exit 220 on I-74 (80 Miles West of Indianapolis), a major NW/SE interstate which connects the site to the greater Midwest region that it serves. — Danville is centrally located between several major Midwest hubs, such as Chicago, Indianapolis, and St. Louis, providing distribution centers with efficient access to a large customer base. LOCATION WITHIN THRIVING DANVILLE SUBMARKET LOW VACANCY, SCARCE SUPPLY, STRONG RENT GROWTH — The property is located within the Danville Industrial Submarket of Northern Illinois. The Danville industrial market contains approximately 7.9 million SF of total industrial inventory. — As of Q4 2025, Danville’s vacancy rate was a mere 5.6% with ZERO (0) SF currently Under Construction and robust 5.9% average annual rent growth over the past 5 years.

Contact:

CBRE

Property Subtype:

Warehouse

Date on Market:

2025-12-09

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More details for 740 Schneider Dr, South Elgin, IL - Industrial for Sale

740 Schneider Dr

South Elgin, IL 60177

  • Fulfillment Center
  • Industrial for Sale
  • $2,957,808 CAD
  • 40,000 SF
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More details for 101 Watters Dr, Dwight, IL - Retail for Sale

101 Watters Dr

Dwight, IL 60420

  • Fulfillment Center
  • Retail for Sale
  • $2,746,536 CAD
  • 17,500 SF
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More details for 301-363 N Third Ave, Des Plaines, IL - Industrial for Sale

Des Plaines Distribution Center - 301-363 N Third Ave

Des Plaines, IL 60016

  • Fulfillment Center
  • Industrial for Sale
  • $25,282,217 CAD
  • 256,385 SF
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More details for 1 & 2 BOOMBAH Blvd, Yorkville, IL - Land for Sale

1 & 2 BOOMBAH Blvd

Yorkville, IL 60560

  • Fulfillment Center
  • Land for Sale
  • $2,815,552 CAD
  • 6.94 AC Lot
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More details for 132 Commercial Dr, Yorkville, IL - Land for Sale

1.92 Acres LOTS 14 & 15 Industrial Zoned M-1 - 132 Commercial Dr

Yorkville, IL 60560

  • Fulfillment Center
  • Land for Sale
  • $1,054,952 CAD
  • 1.92 AC Lot
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More details for 2800 Ellis Rd, Joliet, IL - Industrial for Sale

Building 19 - 2800 Ellis Rd

Joliet, IL 60433

  • Fulfillment Center
  • Industrial for Sale
  • Price Upon Request
  • 183,291 SF
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More details for 7700 S 78th Ave, Bridgeview, IL - Industrial for Sale

TradeLane Bridgeview Distribution Center - 7700 S 78th Ave

Bridgeview, IL 60455

  • Fulfillment Center
  • Industrial for Sale
  • Price Upon Request
  • 93,145 SF
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More details for 1219 E Cedar St, New Baden, IL - Retail for Sale

New Baden Center - 1219 E Cedar St

New Baden, IL 62265

  • Fulfillment Center
  • Retail for Sale
  • $3,802,896 CAD
  • 9,500 SF

New Baden Retail for Sale - Clinton County

Here is a unique opportunity for a new construction commercial retail center. It is known to the public as the New Baden Center. The building has roughly 9000 sq ft of space to be utilized. It has been laid out for up to seven retail spaces. Six of those spaces are slated to be 1000 sq ft each. With one of the six currently rented out to State Farm Insurance, suite #2. The remaining 3000 sq ft, Suite #1, has been designed by the builder/owner for a future specialized construction trade distribution center. If the property sells before it opens seller will consider not moving in if new owners need this extra space. If the property sells after Suite #1 opens, the current owner will gladly enter into a rental agreement for multiple years with the new owners. Currently Suite #3 has space laid out for the next 1000 sq ft unit. Just waiting on the next business to make that space their own. Multiple businesses have reached out and are considering this unit. The remaining 4000 sq ft has an open layout as seen in pictures to be more flexible for a larger business. So, if you have been considering building for your business but are having trouble with the land purchase and building plans, maybe this could be the place for your company to land. Use what you need and then collect rents for the rest of the building. Asking listing price is based on the projected costs of finishing out each unit by final sale. Types of business that move in could vary the sales price significantly to the plus or the minus side. Seller/builder is welcome to custom making each space fit the needs of the renters. As well as an option to finishing the space that may be needed for a purchaser before closing. The Village of New Baden is currently building a new Village Hall, Police Department, & Emergency Services complex across the street. So, the traffic count should pick up once the project is complete Summer of 2026.

Contact:

The Kehrer Team @ Strano & Associates Real Estate

Property Subtype:

Storefront Retail/Office

Date on Market:

2026-03-26

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More details for Porfolio of 6 Land Assets – Land for Sale, Princeton, IL

Porfolio of 6 Land Assets

  • Fulfillment Center
  • Land for Sale
  • Price Upon Request
  • 48.65 AC
  • 6 Land Properties
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More details for 1017 W Division Street – Land for Sale, Chicago, IL

1017 W Division Street

  • Fulfillment Center
  • Land for Sale
  • Price Upon Request
  • 2.11 AC
  • 2 Land Properties
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Fulfillment Centers For Sale

Fulfillment Centers

What is a fulfillment center?

A fulfillment center is a large warehouse that stores and processes customer orders. It's also often referred to as a "fulfillment house." A single fulfillment center can handle all of an online retailer's inventory, or just part of it.

When online retailers use fulfillment centers, they have the option of shipping products directly to consumers from a warehouse or storing the inventory in a fulfillment center and then having it shipped to consumers on their behalf. Fulfillment and distribution businesses are responsible for picking, packing, shipping, and customer service.

Fulfillment centers work with e-commerce retailers by receiving customer orders at the beginning of the day and shipping them out as quickly as possible. They tend to focus on processes over technology. Fulfillment warehouses usually have large floorspace for retail space that is not optimized for high speed but rather storage density due to low ceilings and/or relatively short distances between racks of product. The realization that such floor plans are less desirable than ones with higher ceilings and better use of aisle space are beginning to change how some of the largest fulfillment warehouses are being designed as well as pushing for their inclusion in existing facilities.

How is a fulfillment center different from a distribution center?

Both the distribution center and the fulfillment center are warehouse facilities that handle inventory. However, there is a difference between these two models. A distribution center may also be used to store goods in transit from suppliers or products awaiting transportation to a customer, whereas fulfillment centers usually do not receive shipments on behalf of other businesses.

A fulfillment center's main function is packing and delivering orders placed online, while a distribution center focuses more on storing boxed items waiting for shipment. Apart from this distinction, fulfillment and distribution warehouses share many similar characteristics: They're large-format with high ceilings; they house hundreds of thousands of square feet in order to meet short deadlines; they feature automated storage and retrieval systems (AS/RS); they are strategically located near major transportation hubs; and they require dedicated IT infrastructure.

The biggest difference between a warehouse and a fulfillment center is in the type of inventory stored in the facility. A warehouse contains product for retail outlets, while a fulfillment center's inventory is sold directly to consumers via the Internet or catalogs. Fulfillment centers store products that are typically ordered online by consumers and used within 30-90 days. Orders arrive at the distribution center on pallets from suppliers or other warehouses; workers unload these pallets onto conveyor belts and sort them into one of many merchandise bins that may contain similar items. When an order comes through, it goes to work with more personal service (for example, sending a book to one customer, and a CD to another). This order is then assigned to one of many packing stations and given an address label.

Why do fulfillment centers exist?

When an online retailer is unable to keep up with the fast pace of orders placed through their website, they hire fulfillment centers to help them process and ship incoming orders. There are many reasons why retailers outsource this service - some of which include:

Order volume – Online sales continue to grow steadily year after year. Fulfillment centers have a greater capacity for order fulfillment than most retail locations because they're able to handle high volumes from multiple e-commerce websites, as well as fulfill individual customer orders.  
Inventory storage – Retailers often sell items at different times throughout the year such as summer apparel or winter goods that aren't in high demand until the appropriate season arrives. They can store these products at a fulfillment center, freeing up valuable space.

Are fulfillment centers a growing trend?  

The economics of the fulfillment center business continues to revolve around efficiency. Fulfillment centers, on average, are projected to grow annually year over year. Greater public awareness of the importance fulfillment centers play in online retail and their contribution to the economy will likely make it easier for them to address overall shortages that are projected to increase in the coming years.

In the last decade, fulfillment centers have shifted their focus to provide e-commerce retailers with speedy and cost-effective solutions in order to help them stay competitive.

 

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