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Ambrose sells 233,348‑sf Whitestown distribution building and breaks ground on 947,000‑sf speculative additions

Connect CRE reported Ambrose announced the sale of a 233,348-square-foot distribution facility at 5163 Perry Worth Road in Whitestown, Indiana, for $38 million and said it has broken ground on two speculative buildings totaling about 947,000 square feet at Indianapolis Logistics Park – Northwest.

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Ambrose announced the sale of a 233,348-square-foot modern distribution facility at 5163 Perry Worth Road in Whitestown, Indiana. The company described the building as fully leased to a global healthcare services and products company; Connect CRE reported the sale price as $38 million (Connect CRE: https://www.connectcre.com/chicago-midwest/).

The developer also said it broke ground on two speculative buildings totaling roughly 947,000 square feet at Indianapolis Logistics Park – Northwest, a modern industrial park in Whitestown that Ambrose developed, according to Connect CRE.

WHY IT MATTERS

A sale of a large, fully leased distribution building transfers an operating asset and its rental income to a new owner; for investors, a full-occupancy industrial property typically signals predictable cash flow. The reported $38 million price gives a market datapoint for large-class logistics buildings in the Whitestown/Greater Indianapolis area (Connect CRE).

Ambrose’s simultaneous groundbreaking on two speculative buildings means the company is building warehouse space without pre-signed tenants. “Speculative” construction is built on the expectation of future tenant demand rather than a lease already in place. That approach can speed supply to market but also adds near-term vacancy risk if local occupiers don’t lease the space quickly.

What to watch next: follow-up announcements from Ambrose or local permitting and construction filings for completion dates, the identity of the sale buyer (not named in the source), and leasing updates for the new speculative buildings. The Connect CRE item is the source for these reported facts (https://www.connectcre.com/chicago-midwest/).

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