Over 1 million-square-foot warehouse proposed in Plainfield. What we know

Connor Linskey, Norwich Bulletin
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Plainfield Pike LLC wants to build a 1,253,914-square-foot warehouse along with associated parking and drainage in Plainfield.

The space would be located at 143-151 Plainfield Pike Road and house a Uline warehouse. Uline is a company that distributes shipping, industrial and packaging materials throughout North America.

Scannell Properties originally received approval to build a 1 million-square-foot warehouse at 143-151 Plainfield Pike Road in 2022. Plainfield Pike LLC purchased the property in August 2023 and now has to seek approval to build a larger warehouse there.

“We had purchased property from Scannell and intend to expand it for our growing business and to better service the community and surrounding areas in the Connecticut and New England markets,” Tony Ferro, senior construction project manager at Uline, said to the Plainfield Planning and Zoning Commission at a meeting Tuesday night.

A rendering of the proposed Uline warehouse at 143-151 Plainfield Pike Road in Plainfield.
A rendering of the proposed Uline warehouse at 143-151 Plainfield Pike Road in Plainfield.

Currently, Uline’s closest warehouse to New England is in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The company wants to build a warehouse in Plainfield to better service its customers in New England and fulfill its promise of next-day deliveries.

Ferro said the Plainfield warehouse would bring 200 jobs to the area the day it opens, with about 170 of them being filled locally. He said the facility would provide 400 full-time positions long term.

“We bring good-paying jobs with full benefits, tuition reimbursement, full medical,” Ferro said.

Tony Ferro, senior construction project manager at Uline, speaks to the Plainfield Planning and Zoning Commission about the proposed Uline warehouse in Plainfield at a meeting Tuesday night.
Tony Ferro, senior construction project manager at Uline, speaks to the Plainfield Planning and Zoning Commission about the proposed Uline warehouse in Plainfield at a meeting Tuesday night.

Next steps

Plainfield Pike LLC will seek approval to build the Uline warehouse at the Plainfield Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Commission meeting on Tuesday, March 19, and then request a site plan review at the Plainfield Planning and Zoning Commission meeting on April 9. A construction timetable has not yet been set.

This article originally appeared on The Bulletin: Uline warehouse in Plainfield CT could bring full-time jobs, benefits