Beelman River Terminal - Chicago
The Rundown
This 150 ft x 300 ft (45,000 sq ft) fabric structure, installed by Legacy Building Solutions, is engineered for durability and performance. Built with hot-dip galvanized steel frames and clad in white FR fabric, the building is designed to withstand a roof snow load of 18.75 psf and wind speeds up to 20 mph under standard occupancy. Passive ventilation is achieved through ARV roof vents and mesh-covered eave overhangs. Additional features include 12 ft x 16 ft overhead doors on each endwall, a cast-in-place foundation, and structural reinforcement to support a 350 lb/ft conveyor load.
Feature Details
- 150 ft x 300 ft (45,000 sq ft)
- 18.75 psf roof snow load, 20 mph windspeed, standard occupancy
- All frame components are hot-dip galvanized
- White FR fabric cladding
- Passive ventilation through ARV roof vents and eave mesh on 18-in overhangs
- 12 ft x 16 ft overhead doors on each endwall
- Cast-in-place foundation
- Engineered for 350 lb/ft conveyor load
- Installed by Legacy Building Solutions
Industry
Bulk Commodity, Ports & Waterways
Size
45,000 sq ft
Location
Chicago, IL
Year
2015
Testimonials
Legacy was very easy to work with.
The old buildings used tubular steel, and no matter what you do, the salt gets inside the tubes and corrodes them. They came out here with their crew, rented all their equipment, and erected the buildings in three weeks flat – a week ahead of schedule. It's a stand-up company.
The Legacy construction crew was very professional and courteous.
Because of our soil issues, we simply couldn't afford to construct a more traditional building. The concrete costs made a more traditional building cost prohibitive. The lightweight design of our Legacy building allowed us to reach a compromise between soil conditions and cost. Regarding the design and construction phases of the building, I can say that the process went exceptionally well. When I made eleventh-hour changes to the job, Legacy handled them with ease. They finished the job well ahead of schedule, worked safely, and followed our stringent safety requirements to the letter.
Everything that Legacy said they were going to do, they did.
We obviously had contracts, but the overall feel was kind of like the olden days, where you felt you could just take somebody at their word. Price is a major factor in any purchase decision. But we didn't blink at having to pay a little more for the Legacy structure. Sometimes you have to spend more to get a higher quality building. The installation was very smooth. Legacy's in-house crew worked in cold winter conditions, and they erected the building within five days. They were a very professional group, and I'd highly recommend them. We like the sidewall columns going straight up instead of curving down like in our hoop buildings. First off, it lets us put more product in there. And our front-end loaders can get much closer to the walls and drive straight down the sides. It gives us more working room and increases our efficiency. In the long run I think this will be a building that requires less maintenance. Legacy was so outstanding to work with that I didn't even bother looking at pricing elsewhere.
