11/6/24

Venture One And BGO Form Joint Venture And Break Ground On Speculative Cold Storage Facility On Long Island, New York

Rosemont, IL – November 6, 2024 – Venture One in partnership with BGO Cold Chain, the dedicated cold storage business unit of BGO, announces the formation of a Joint Venture to construct a speculative class A cold storage facility located at 2100 Smithtown Avenue in Ronkonkoma, New York (“VENTURE PARK COLD at ISP”).

The 137,470 square foot facility will be delivered as a purpose-built cold storage asset with insulated metal panel construction (IMP) and feature a fully convertible freezer/cooler with temperature ranges of -10°F to +35°F. The project will be constructed to a 40’ clear height (28’ cold dock) and an insulated glycol floor slab. VENTURE PARK COLD at ISP will be equipped with 18 loading docks with vertical levers (expandable to 25), 1 drive-in door, and parking for 194 cars.

The project offers immediate access to 11.7 million of the United States’ most wealthy consumers within a 90-minute drive. The property is located less than 1.2 miles from the Long Island Expressway (LIE) for efficient access to Hunts Point Cooperative Market, the world’s largest food distribution center, JFK International Airport (JFK), and all five boroughs of New York City.

The project is planned for completion in 4Q 2025 and is equipped with a 10-year PILOT program from the Town of Islip Industrial Development Agency.

For more information, please visit www.VentureParkColdISP.com

Thomas DeLuca, Frank Frizalone, Nick Gallipoli, and John Giannuzzi of Cushman & Wakefield will market VENTURE PARK COLD at ISP on behalf of the Joint Venture.

BGO

BGO is a leading, global real estate investment management advisor, real estate lender, and a globally recognized provider of real estate services. BGO serves the interests of more than 750 institutional clients with expertise in the asset management of office, industrial, multi-residential, retail, and hospitality properties across the globe. BGO has offices in 27 cities across thirteen countries with deep, local knowledge, experience, and extensive networks in the regions where we invest in and manage real estate assets on behalf of our clients in primary, secondary, and co-investment markets. BGO is a part of SLC Management, the institutional alternatives and traditional asset management business of Sun Life. For more information, please visit www.bgo.com. To learn more about BGO’s Cold Storage capabilities, please visit www.bgocoldchain.com