Wakefern Distribution Center
About
THIS PROJECT
This 1,030,000 SF grocery distribution warehouse for Wakefern Food Corporation sits on an 85-acre site near Allentown, Pennsylvania. The warehouse facility houses 36,000 pallet storage positions 295 loading docks, and 130 mobile equipment battery chargers. The facility also includes:
- 20,000 SF main office area
- 10,000 SF pallet dock
- Three remote offices/bathrooms and utility rooms
- 16,000 SF truck maintenance building
- Fuel island with 37,000-gallon capacity
- 1,000 SF guardhouse
The perimeter of the building is just under one mile. To meet the schedule, Whiting-Turner moved almost 1,000,000 cubic yards of dirt and rock with a two-shift operation running seven days a week.
PROJECT OVERVIEW
LOCATION:
Allentown, Pennsylvania
Mid-Atlantic
CLIENT:
Wakefern Food Corporation
INDUSTRY:
Warehouse and Distribution
PRACTICES:
Advanced Delivery Methods
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200,000
SF HUB EXPANSION
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37
ACRES OF SITE DEVELOPMENT
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90,000