Chicago & Midwest + Midwest + Industrial | April 14, 2021

Hunt Midwest Adds 700K SF to SubTropolis in Kansas City

Hunt Midwest completed the buildout of an additional 700,000 square feet of Class-A space at its SubTropolis, located in Kansas City, MO and reportedly the world’s largest underground business complex. This expansion, built on speculation, offers a naturally temperature-controlled climate, suitable for storing inventory with a limited lifespan or specific temperature needs.

“The naturally climate-controlled environment in SubTropolis provides a low-cost solution for distribution space in the heart of the logistics corridor,” said Mike Bell, SVP at Hunt Midwest. “Building a business complex into limestone cliffs isn’t something that’s done every day. But Hunt Midwest has been able to successfully leverage one of Kansas City’s natural resources to create a unique environment that benefits many business models.”

A substantial portion of SubTropolis’ seven-million-square-foot footprint is currently occupied by e-commerce, archival and document storage, pharmaceutical and animal health facilities, and food distributors.

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Paul Bubny serves as Senior Content Director for Connect Commercial Real Estate, a role to which he brings 13-plus years’ experience covering the commercial real estate industry and 30-plus years in business-to-business journalism. In this capacity, he oversees daily operations while also reporting on both local/regional markets and national trends, covering individual transactions across all property types, as well as delving into broader subject matter. He produces 15-20 daily news stories per day and works with the Connect team and clients to develop longer-form content, ranging from Q&As to thought-leadership pieces. Prior to joining Connect, Paul was Managing Editor for both Real Estate Forum and GlobeSt.com at American Lawyer Media, where he oversaw operations at both publications while also producing daily news and feature-length articles. His tenure in B2B publishing stretches back into the print era, and he has served as Editor in Chief on four national trade publications. Since 1999, Paul has volunteered as the newsletter editor of passenger rail advocacy groups (one national, one local).

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