Build-to-suit
Find prospective occupiersbefore you break ground.
Modal finds companies whose footprint, location needs and growth make them a credible occupier for your project, and opens the requirements conversation early.
What you're looking for
You tell Modal what a good opportunity looks like.
You describe the project and the occupier it is designed for.
- Site
- 32 acres, I-70 corridor
- Market
- St. Charles County
- Product
- Industrial / distribution
- Building size
- 150K–400K SF
- Occupier profile
- Logistics, food, manufacturing
- Delivery
- 18–24 months
What Modal looks for
The signals behind the opportunity
Modal reads expansion across the occupier market.
Occupier profile
Companies whose operation suits the product you can deliver.
Expansion indicators
Hiring, new routes, contracts or consolidation plans.
Location requirements
Labor, highway access and proximity to customers.
Space requirements
Current and projected footprint versus the building size.
Market presence
Already operating in the region, or entering it.
Development criteria
Clear height, power, trailer parking and site needs.
One realistic example
From target to conversation
A hypothetical opportunity, shown the way Modal would work it.
Target
- Distribution
- 150K–400K SF
- I-70 corridor
- Expanding occupiers
Modal finds
- Regional food distributor
- Operating from three older facilities in the metro
- Combined footprint of ~240,000 SF
- Expanding delivery routes across the region
Decision-maker
CFO and VP of Supply Chain identified.
Why now
Consolidating aging buildings is a multi-year decision — the project can be part of it from the start.
Outreach
One building instead of three
Hi Laura — your team operates three facilities around the metro today. We're planning a build-to-suit on the I-70 corridor that could consolidate them into a single ~250,000 SF building designed around your operation. Open to an early conversation about requirements?
Result
Occupier agrees to an early requirements conversation.
From opportunity to conversation
Modal runs the work in between.
- Opportunity
- Decision-maker
- Personalized outreach
- Follow-up
- Response
- Meeting
The conversation you get
A requirements conversation, before the design is set.
An early discussion with an occupier who could anchor the project, while the building can still be shaped around them.
Tell us about the project. We'll find the occupiers.
Share the site, product type, size range and timing. We'll show you the build-to-suit prospects Modal would pursue.
