Amazon pulls back from planned Bridgeport warehouse previously opposed by community groups
At the time, Kelly said the delay was caused by supply chain concerns and “business reasons.” The West Humboldt Park warehouse is slated to open this fall.The pandemic sent demand for home deliveries soaring nationwide, according to Craig Van Pelt, Cresa’s head of research. Many retailers responded by leasing new warehouses at a torrid pace, now have too many, and need to put some up for sublease.
In their letter, the groups, which included the Little Village Environmental Justice Organization and the Southwest Environmental Justice Coalition, pointed to the concentration of logistics and other industrial facilities they said proliferated on the city’s South and West sides. “South, Southwest and West Side communities should not have to sacrifice health, environment, traffic safety, or quality of life for economic prosperity,” they wrote.
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