Poettker Construction broke ground on buildings 4 and 7 for the Gateway 85 development initiative in Gastonia, North Carolina. NorthPoint Development selected the company as the general contractor for Phase II of the project, which includes the construction of two distribution center and warehouse buildings totaling over 945,000 square feet.
Phase II of the campus includes Building 4, a 241,114-square-foot single rear load warehouse, and Building 7, a 705,234-square-foot cross dock warehouse. Building 4, located on 15 acres, will consist of 22 dock doors that can be expanded to 45. Building 7, located on 40 acres, will feature 70 dock doors that can be expanded to 140. Both projects will be constructed with tilt-up panels and include ADA accessible parking.