Industrial Space for the East Metro
Four Aurora exits on E-470. Nineteen ramp interchanges on the whole tollway. Forty-six point nine five miles of road that decides how fast a loaded trailer gets from your dock to a customer. Industrial Contractors of Aurora builds the buildings and truck courts that sit on that road, and we plan every one of them in doors, stalls and minutes.
We serve the east and southeast metro: Aurora first, then the suburbs and open land that surround it, from Centennial and Parker in the south to Brighton in the north and the plains communities out toward Bennett and Strasburg.
The corridor in four numbers
The exits give the east side its structure, so we use them as a measuring stick:
- Exit 10, Smoky Hill Road, on the southern edge of the city.
- Exit 13, Quincy Avenue, with the Buckley Space Force Base area just to the west.
- Exit 19, 6th Parkway and Stephen D. Hogan Parkway, in the middle of the growth belt.
- Exit 20, I-70 and Colfax Avenue, the link to the interstate and the north.
Farther north, exit 28 at Peña Boulevard serves Denver International Airport, and the Exit 22 interchange at Aurora Highlands Parkway cost $87 million and fully opened on June 28, 2024. Each exit makes a different promise to a carrier. We map those promises against the parcel before we price: how many minutes to the ramp, how many turns for a 53-foot trailer, how many doors the building needs to keep the court moving. The E-470 corridor page explains that reasoning in detail.
How a project is run
Speed comes from decisions made in the right order. Preconstruction fixes the program, the budget and the permit path. Long-lead items such as switchgear, dock equipment, overhead doors and rooftop units are ordered against the foundation schedule. Site work starts as soon as permits allow, and the shell follows on a sequence that keeps the crane working.
We report progress in plain figures: percent complete by division, dollars committed, open items and days to the next milestone. Safety is handled at the task level, with pre-task planning for each crew and inspections before concrete, steel and roofing are covered. Closeout includes system testing, record drawings and operating information for the owner's team.
Occupied and operating sites get a separate plan. When a tenant is already running next door, we agree on haul routes, delivery windows and noise limits in advance, keep the shared drive aisles clear for trucks, and stage materials so that a delayed delivery never blocks a dock that is in use.
For owners in the logistics and distribution sector, we can offer design-build delivery so one team carries the building, the court and the utilities from the first sketch to the final inspection.
What does Industrial Contractors of Aurora build?
We build distribution and fulfillment buildings, flex and light-industrial space, truck terminals, life science shells and the dock aprons, truck courts, utilities and drainage around them.
Which areas do you serve?
We serve Aurora and the east and southeast metro, including Centennial, Lone Tree, Parker, Castle Rock, Brighton, Greenwood Village, Highlands Ranch and plains communities such as Bennett, Watkins, Byers and Deer Trail.
How do you handle airport height limits?
We check height, crane, lighting and rooftop equipment constraints early, before the layout is fixed, and plan the building and construction methods inside those limits.
Do you design truck courts for specific trailer counts?
Yes. We use turning diagrams, door counts and the owner's expected trailers per hour to set court depth, drive width, stall layout and gate position.
Which building code applies on the east side?
It depends on the jurisdiction. Aurora uses the 2021 International Building Code with amendments, while neighboring jurisdictions vary. We confirm the adopted edition for each permit.