Obetz Breaks Ground on 190,960-Square-Foot Warehouse Near Rickenbacker Airport

Merus has broken ground on a new warehouse in Obetz. The building will span 190,960 square feet. It sits on a 14.2-acre site at 4390 Hubner Way, according to Commercial Property Executive.

The site sits five miles from Rickenbacker International Airport. It is nine miles from downtown Columbus and eleven miles from John Glenn Columbus International Airport. That spot gives the building fast access to highways, rail lines, and air cargo.

Merus, a Cincinnati-based developer, is building on spec. That means no tenant has signed a lease yet. Developers only build this way when they expect strong demand. Merus is betting that companies will want space near Rickenbacker's cargo hub.

The warehouse will have 32-foot clear ceilings inside, plus 19 loading docks and two drive-in doors. A 2,000-square-foot office sits inside the building. The space can also split into smaller sections, with a minimum of 69,440 square feet per tenant. Cushman & Wakefield is handling leasing, led by Domeric Skunda, Zach Rines, and Ben Johnson. Construction is set to finish in April 2027.

Why it matters for Obetz. The small village sits in the middle of one of the country's busiest logistics zones. Rickenbacker moves cargo by plane, truck, and rail, all from one spot. That mix keeps drawing warehouse developers from across the country. For Obetz residents, new warehouses like this one bring jobs and tax revenue to a village that has grown fast around freight work. They can also bring more truck traffic on local roads, a trade-off Obetz has lived with for years as it leaned into its role as a shipping hub.

The project lands in the middle of a busy stretch for industrial building near Rickenbacker. Just this month, Opus broke ground on an 898,500-square-foot campus in nearby Canal Winchester. Around the same time, Fyda Freightliner appears to have bought an existing Obetz warehouse property for $5.69 million, according to a Colliers weekly market review. Investors keep betting on central Ohio's industrial market even as some other property types cool off.

What to watch. Keep an eye out for tenant announcements as the building nears its spring 2027 completion. The type of company that signs on, whether it's e-commerce, manufacturing, or third-party logistics, will show which industries are still expanding in central Ohio. Follow our development coverage for updates as the project moves forward.

Investors tracking central Ohio industrial deals can also see how to put capital into deals like this one.