RJW Logistics has locked down the nearly 788,000-square-foot speculative warehouse at 26220 W. 143rd St. in Plainfield, tacking another massive box onto the company's fast-growing Midwest network. The lease keeps the streak of full-building deals by retail-focused third-party logistics players rolling through Chicago's suburban industrial corridors.
Deal details and the building
As reported by Crain's Chicago Business, RJW signed for the entire 788,000-square-foot cross-dock at 26220 W. 143rd St., according to CoStar. Developer materials from Trammell Crow Company show the spec was marketed with 40-foot clear heights, roughly 80 dock doors that can be expanded, and more than 200 trailer stalls, and it sits inside the new Plainfield Business Center.
Where this fits in RJW's Midwest push
RJW has been on a suburban land grab across greater Chicago. Industry reporting previously flagged a roughly 977,000-square-foot lease in Joliet in February 2025, a deal covered by REBusinessOnline. In a separate update on its broader footprint, an RJW company release says the firm has added multiple Illinois warehouses as part of a Midwest expansion totaling more than 2.3 million square feet. RJW Logistics Group also folds Plainfield into that expansion, and pegs its Plainfield presence at 1.2 million square feet. That figure is larger than the 788,000-square-foot spec tied to 26220 W. 143rd St., which suggests the company may be aggregating nearby facilities or counting multiple phases in its public totals.
Why developers are building here
Brokers and developer materials point to the 143rd Street extension, which brings more direct connections to I-55 and I-80, along with comparatively low Will County taxes, as key reasons national third-party logistics firms are targeting the far southwest suburbs. Marketing materials from CBRE highlight those infrastructure upgrades as the main selling points for large speculative buildings meant to serve as regional consolidation and distribution hubs.
What comes next
Public listings and company materials have not yet disclosed lease terms, rental rates, or detailed hiring projections for the Plainfield site, and the property is still being marketed to national occupiers in industrial databases. LoopNet and developer brochures show the building positioned squarely for big-box logistics users. Market reports tracking Chicago-area industrial leasing say large full-building commitments like RJW's are influencing where new capacity comes online in the region, and an analysis from Avison Young notes that several sizable 3PL deals over the past two years have helped keep demand for large suburban specs elevated despite broader market shifts.
