Crate & Barrel Distribution Centers

Teaming with repeat client The Keith Corporation, Choate completes multiple tilt wall distribution facilities in Lincolnton and Newton, NC to serve Crate & Barrel's east coast retail facilities.

Location: Newton, NC; Lincolnton, NC
Square Footage: 1,468,000
Market Sector: Industrial
Attributes: Design-Build/Design-Assist, Repeat Client, Sustainability, Multi-Location

Lincolnton, NC Projects

Crate & Barrel Distribution Center

This distribution for Crate and Barrel consists of structural steel and tilt walls. The steel has a 36-foot clear height and tilt panels approaching 45’ in height. There is 2,000 SF of office space and area for a future retail/outlet center within the facility.

Lincolnton, NC Projects

Crate & Barrel Expansion

Completed in two phases, the project begins with earthwork, followed seven months later by construction of an addition matching the original facility. The expansion includes 25 loading docks, a 36-foot clear height, and 2,000 SF of office space. The distribution center exclusively supports Crate and Barrel’s furniture lines, most manufactured in western North Carolina.

Lincolnton, NC Projects

Crate & Barrel Distribution Center II

This Crate and Barrel distribution center is 360,000 SF and expandable to 600,000 SF. For the site development, 500,000 CY of soil was moved. The building is also fitted for a possible future retail store in its base. This project was the first distribution center for Choate that has received LEED Silver certification from the USGBC.

PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS

Newton Distribution Facility

Faced with climbing product demands, repeat client Crate & Barrel required a large-scale distribution facility in Newton, NC to meet its goals, maintain customer satisfaction, and drive profits. Working under a tight, 7.5-month schedule, the project team builds the concrete tilt wall and steel framed distribution warehouse, as well as 12,000 SF of upfitted office space.

NEWTON, NC CONSTRUCTION CHALLENGES

Battling Weather Conditions

The 68-acre site is part of the Newton Corporate Center business park and required roughly 643,000CY of cut and fill operations before construction could begin.

At the commencement of construction and mass-grading operations in October, the project team encountered the damp, blustery weather late Fall provides. To combat the conditions – not to mention the remnants of several named storms that passed through the area – the team implemented more than 117,000 SY of lime stabilization to treat the soil and maintain operations on track with the already-tight schedule.

Logistics & Planning at a Glance

Nailing Down the Project Approach

Through a detailed logistics plan designed to meet an aggressive schedule, the Newton project team was able to proactively erect the steel core of the building before the perimeter tilt walls were complete. The team then executed a split tilt erection plan, wherein half of the tilt walls on the building were erected and connected to the steel. This strategy allowed the roofing process to begin on the first half of the building while the remaining tilt walls were placed.

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