Goodman Logistics Center Fullerton
Fullerton, California
BEST PROJECT
Sent by: Oltmans Construction Co.
Owner: Goodman
Main design company: HP Inc.
General contractor: Oltmans Construction Co.
Civil Engineer: TAIT & Associates Inc.
Structural Engineer: HSA & Associates Inc.
MEP Engineer: Air Control Systems Inc.
IT Architect: BNA design
Concrete subcontractor: Oltmans Concrete
This redevelopment transformed a historically heavy manufacturing site into a modern industrial hub. Strategically located near Long Beach’s ports and rail lines, the Goodman Logistics redevelopment project consists of four buildings on 66 acres, including integrated offices, warehouses and loading docks.
With a project that dates back 45 years, more than 1.3 million square feet of industrial buildings had to be demolished before construction could begin. The process took nearly six months to completely remove the buildings and finish all associated work.
The scope also included the restructuring of Orangethorpe Avenue, a major seven-lane arterial street that connects to the city of Fullerton. During the excavation, crews discovered several road layers dating back to the original street from the 1930s. The street work was cut and removed in portions to mitigate street closures, with the median section of the seven-lane street removed and constructed first, moving outward from the center median.
Photo by Jon Newell
A major challenge was the significant amount of backfill required to balance the site thanks to the complex array of underground equipment left behind by the previous manufacturing facility. Despite providing nearly 30,000 meters of soil from the street works, the project team still had to procure nearly 130,000 meters more.
Due to an exceptionally wet winter in 2022, the site collected water throughout the season, disrupting work and construction progress. This led to several months of delays, and the team had to significantly rework the schedule to stay on track.
Although the project was halted due to weather, the delivery dates for the roof structure remained the same. With access to nearly 400 carpenters, the project team had to allocate adequate resources to drive the completion of enough flush slab to receive the roof structure deliveries that had been commissioned with 14 months in advance.
The structure of the logistics center features an E-shaped panel design at each corner that meets at a 45-degree angle, with glass filling the gaps. Building and erecting these corner panels was a particularly complicated and delicate process due to the unique shape made by the cantilevered parts.
