DSV Laredo is a 905,000 SF cross-border logistics facility at Port Grande Logistics Park, designed as a purpose-built platform for bonded freight, Foreign Trade Zone operations, and U.S.–Mexico freight movement at the busiest land port in North America.
Client: DSV Global Transport and Logistics
Location: Laredo, TX
Size:
905,000 SF total
853,000 SF warehouse
26,000+ SF office
49-acre site
Services:
Shell & Core Architecture
Interior Finish-Out
Programming & Space Planning
Design-Build Coordination
Timeline: Completed June 2026
Opportunity
& Challenge
After designing DSV’s Lancaster, Texas campus, O’Brien was asked to support a different kind of logistics investment: a border-positioned facility that would relocate, expand, and strengthen DSV’s existing Laredo operations.
The project required a building that could coordinate multiple modes of logistics within one operational platform. Air & Sea, Road, and Contract Logistics all needed to function together, while bonded freight, Foreign Trade Zone requirements, customs-sensitive workflows, and DSV’s OptiMex cross-border solution demanded clear separations, secure movement, and precise planning.
Within a market shaped by nearshoring and U.S.–Mexico freight growth, DSV needed a facility that could do more than increase capacity. It needed infrastructure designed around the realities of international freight movement.
O’Brien's Approach
O’Brien’s defining move was translating DSV’s cross-border operating model into a coordinated architectural program before design began.
Working upstream with DSV’s internal design team, O’Brien helped resolve circulation, security zoning, customs-sensitive freight flow, documentation processes, dock strategy, and multi-division coordination. The resulting design supports Air & Sea, Road, and Contract Logistics operations while maintaining the spatial and procedural separations required for bonded freight and FTZ activity.
The warehouse was planned as cross-border infrastructure, with 853,000 SF of warehouse space, 85 dock doors, 4 ramp doors, and a 40-foot clear height supporting high-volume freight movement. The 26,000+ SF office component functions as an operational command center for customs brokers, freight coordinators, operations managers, and leadership teams working in close connection with the warehouse floor.
Results & Impact
DSV Laredo delivered a 905,000 SF cross-border logistics hub within Port Grande Logistics Park, consolidating and expanding DSV’s Laredo operations while bringing Contract Logistics to the market for the first time.
The project represents a $90 million-plus facility investment and a commitment to 178 jobs in Laredo. Delivered through a design-build partnership with Evans General Contractors, the facility reinforces O’Brien’s ability to support long-term client relationships, translate operational complexity into architecture, and deliver logistics infrastructure at scale.
DSV Laredo is a 905,000 SF cross-border logistics facility at Port Grande Logistics Park, designed as a purpose-built platform for bonded freight, Foreign Trade Zone operations, and U.S.–Mexico freight movement at the busiest land port in North America.
Project Overview
Client: DSV Global Transport and Logistics
Location: Laredo, TX
Size:
905,000 SF total
853,000 SF warehouse
26,000+ SF office
49-acre site
Services:
Shell & Core Architecture
Interior Finish-Out
Programming & Space Planning
Design-Build Coordination
Timeline: Completed June 2026
Opportunity
& Challenge
After designing DSV’s Lancaster, Texas campus, O’Brien was asked to support a different kind of logistics investment: a border-positioned facility that would relocate, expand, and strengthen DSV’s existing Laredo operations.
The project required a building that could coordinate multiple modes of logistics within one operational platform. Air & Sea, Road, and Contract Logistics all needed to function together, while bonded freight, Foreign Trade Zone requirements, customs-sensitive workflows, and DSV’s OptiMex cross-border solution demanded clear separations, secure movement, and precise planning.
Within a market shaped by nearshoring and U.S.–Mexico freight growth, DSV needed a facility that could do more than increase capacity. It needed infrastructure designed around the realities of international freight movement.
O’Brien's Approach
O’Brien’s defining move was translating DSV’s cross-border operating model into a coordinated architectural program before design began.
Working upstream with DSV’s internal design team, O’Brien helped resolve circulation, security zoning, customs-sensitive freight flow, documentation processes, dock strategy, and multi-division coordination. The resulting design supports Air & Sea, Road, and Contract Logistics operations while maintaining the spatial and procedural separations required for bonded freight and FTZ activity.
The warehouse was planned as cross-border infrastructure, with 853,000 SF of warehouse space, 85 dock doors, 4 ramp doors, and a 40-foot clear height supporting high-volume freight movement. The 26,000+ SF office component functions as an operational command center for customs brokers, freight coordinators, operations managers, and leadership teams working in close connection with the warehouse floor.
Results & Impact
DSV Laredo delivered a 905,000 SF cross-border logistics hub within Port Grande Logistics Park, consolidating and expanding DSV’s Laredo operations while bringing Contract Logistics to the market for the first time.
The project represents a $90 million-plus facility investment and a commitment to 178 jobs in Laredo. Delivered through a design-build partnership with Evans General Contractors, the facility reinforces O’Brien’s ability to support long-term client relationships, translate operational complexity into architecture, and deliver logistics infrastructure at scale.
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