Atlanta, Georgia based Hood Container Corporation has signed two industrial leases totaling about 391,560 square feet at 5750–5800 West 51st Street. The packaging manufacturer is spreading out across multiple warehouses in the Garfield Ridge and Bedford Park industrial corridor near I-55 and Midway Airport.
The Garfield Ridge Industrial Property is a 391,560 square foot facility on roughly 14.2 acres, built in 1974, with 10 loading docks and a 24 foot clear height.
The latest deal comes as Hood Container continues to invest across its network. Last July the company announced it would invest $118.9 million in St. Francisville, a major mill modernization project.
Chicago’s logistics scene is still defined by big single user industrial commitments. Colliers reported that the region logged 10.7 million square feet of new leases in Q2 2025, the highest quarterly total since early 2023. That level of tenant demand helps explain why packaging and manufacturing players keep zeroing in on sites near highways and airports, a trend that is likely to keep the I-55 and Midway corridor firmly on occupiers’ shortlists.
The transactions were handled by Cushman & Wakefield’s Chicago industrial team, led locally by Director Matt Saddler and Managing Director Sally Macoicz.
