Amazon is making a play for a long-vacant warehouse in Sturtevant, with plans to turn the former DHL Supply Chain site into a combo hub for package sorting and pharmaceutical processing. The move would give the tech giant an even bigger logistics footprint in southeastern Wisconsin while adding a new pill-handling twist to its local operations.
The plan surfaced publicly on May 12, 2026, when the Milwaukee Business Journal reported that Amazon intends to repurpose the former DHL building and layer in a pharmaceutical processing component alongside standard package sorting. The initial reporting did not include a projected opening date or estimates of how many jobs the project might bring to the area.
Property owner Prologis markets the site as "Prologis Sturtevant 1" and lists a 432,000-square-foot building at 2600 Enterprise Drive with 41 dock doors and ESFR sprinkler protection, features that line up neatly with both package sorting and pharmaceutical distribution, according to Prologis. The brochure points out that the building is expandable and sits just off I-94, a location that tends to be catnip for logistics tenants.
DHL Supply Chain previously operated at the site but moved to shut the operation down, filing a WARN notice that listed 32 affected positions and an expected closure date with the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development. The notice, dated Aug. 27, 2024, identified the entire plant for closure and set an anticipated first separation date of Feb. 28, 2025, which ultimately left the building open for a new tenant, according to the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development.
Amazon is hardly a stranger in this industrial neighborhood. The company already runs a facility under fulfillment center code DML5 at 11201 Enterprise Way, so taking over the former DHL site would effectively beef up an existing cluster of Amazon logistics operations in Sturtevant. That established presence suggests any new operation could slot into current delivery routes and staffing pipelines, based on a MapQuest listing for Amazon DML5.
Pharma Processing Adds Extra Scrutiny
Layering in a pharmaceutical processing line is not just a matter of rolling in a few more conveyor belts. Handling prescription drugs typically brings stricter traceability, licensing, and handling rules than a standard sort center, driven in part by federal requirements in the Drug Supply Chain Security Act. Any repackaging or distribution of prescription medications would have to follow DSCSA trace-and-track standards and comply with state licensing rules, which can shape how the facility is laid out and staffed, according to FDA guidance on the DSCSA.
Amazon has been steadily expanding its pharmacy services and related logistics across the country in recent years, a trend watched closely by health care and retail observers and discussed in coverage from Hall Render. A Sturtevant site that mixes packages with pills would fit squarely into that broader push.
What To Watch Next
The next breadcrumbs to watch for will likely show up in permit filings and public notices from the Village of Sturtevant or Racine County, which would spell out construction plans, zoning approvals, and potential occupancy timelines. Local economic development groups, along with job postings tied to Amazon or Prologis, will offer early clues about how big the operation might be and when hiring could ramp up, according to the Village of Sturtevant business directory.
If Amazon follows through on the conversion, the deal would bring a long-empty industrial building back to life and add a pharmaceutical logistics capability to the region. As additional public documents and company filings surface, more concrete timelines and operational details should come into focus.
