2800 Polar Way
Warehouse in Washington state, U.S.
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2800 Polar Way is a cold storage facility located in Richland, Washington, United States.[4] It is both the largest refrigerated warehouse[5] and the largest automated freezer on Earth.[6] Holliday Fenoglio Fowler (HFF)[7] financed the build-to-suit refrigerated warehouse for tenant Preferred Freezer Services.[8][6] The project broke ground on May 12, 2014,[9] and opened in late July 2015.
Richland, Washington
| 2800 Polar Way | |
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The facility in 2016 | |
 Interactive map of the 2800 Polar Way area | |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Cold storage facility |
| Location | 2800 Polar Way Richland, Washington |
| Coordinates | 46.3357°N 119.3044°W |
| Current tenants | Preferred Freezer Services |
| Construction started | May 12, 2014[1] |
| Completed | July 2015 |
| Opening | July 24, 2015[2] |
| Cost | $115 million |
| Owner | Lexington Realty Trust |
| Height | |
| Height | 116 ft (35 m)[3] |
| Dimensions | |
| Other dimensions | 505,139 sq ft (46,928.9 m2)[3] 36,340,650 cu ft (1,029,053 m3)[3] |
In 2016, HHF sold the property to Lexington Realty Trust,[7] an S&P 600 REIT company. In 2019, Lineage Logistics acquired Preferred Freezer, and continues to operate the facility.[10][11]
Capacity
The warehouse has an area of 505,139 square feet (46,928.9 m2)—of which 456,412 square feet (42,402.1 m2) is refrigerated—and a volume of 36,340,650 cubic feet (1,029,053 m3). The facility is capable of storing about 350 million pounds (160 kt) of frozen food.[12] 2800 Polar Way is the largest refrigerated building on earth by usable volume.
In 2019, the company purchased an additional 8.6-acre (3.5 ha) lot to expand facilities by one third.[4]
