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Amazon receives first city approvals for Gage Park distribution center

First publishedJul 16, 18:49 UTC
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<p>Amazon’s plans for its latest last mile distribution center — the fourth in Chicago — took a major step forward Thursday.</p><p>The Chicago Plan Commission gave the first city approval for Amazon's 235,137-square-foot last mile center at the former Central Steel &amp; Wire plant, 3000 W. Amazon purchased the site in 2021 for $35 million — one of its <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/2021/7/14/22577872/amazon-buys-sw-side-property-for-35-million" >biggest land deals</a> in Chicago at the time.</p><p>Amazon’s last mile centers are the final stop in the delivery process before packages arrive at customers’ doors.

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<p>Amazon’s plans for its latest last mile distribution center — the fourth in Chicago — took a major step forward Thursday.</p><p>The Chicago Plan Commission gave the first city approval for Amazon's 235,137-square-foot last mile center at the former Central Steel &amp; Wire plant, 3000 W. Amazon purchased the site in 2021 for $35 million — one of its <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/2021/7/14/22577872/amazon-buys-sw-side-property-for-35-million" >biggest land deals</a> in Chicago at the time.</p><p>Amazon’s last mile centers are the final stop in the delivery process before packages arrive at customers’ doors. It also has three other last mile centers in the city, including a Bridgeport location that opened July 2025. At the time, the Bridgeport facility employed about 150.</p><p>Amazon has four operations sites with one in Bridgeport, Back of the Yards, Pullman and West Humboldt Park, according to the company.

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<p>Amazon’s plans for its latest last mile distribution center — the fourth in Chicago — took a major step forward Thursday.</p><p>The Chicago Plan Commission gave the first city approval for Amazon's 235,137-square-foot last mile center at the former Central Steel &amp; Wire plant, 3000 W. Amazon purchased the site in 2021 for $35 million — one of its <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/2021/7/14/22577872/amazon-buys-sw-side-property-for-35-million" >biggest land deals</a> in Chicago at the time.</p><p>Amazon’s last mile centers are the final stop in the delivery process before packages arrive at customers’ doors.
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