The Medline Perris California distribution center will bring roughly 1 million square feet of new medical supply capacity to the Inland Empire, as the Northfield, Illinois based healthcare products giant continues to rebuild and expand its footprint across the state. IDI Logistics is leading development of the Perris site, which Medline announced as another investment in a distribution network that now spans nearly 5 million square feet statewide. Jim Eveland, vice president of regional operations at Medline, said the project marks a continued step in growing the company’s California distribution network and is meant to add flexibility and resiliency to its supply chain for healthcare providers across the state. Perris Mayor Michael Vargas welcomed the project, citing new jobs and economic growth for the city.

The announcement follows a difficult stretch for Medline’s California operations. A June 11 fire destroyed the company’s roughly 1 million square foot distribution center in Tracy, prompting evacuations of neighboring warehouses and a local state of emergency. In response, Medline moved quickly, signing lease agreements for an existing 925,000 square foot warehouse on Sugar Road in Tracy and a 709,000 square foot facility in nearby Stockton for use beginning in January 2027. Those two leases alone represented a 45 percent expansion of the company’s customer facing Northern California footprint within a month of the fire. The Perris facility extends that rebuilding and growth effort into Southern California, where Medline expects incorporation of automation and technologies already used at its other distribution sites.

Southern California Industrial Demand Builds Around Perris

Perris sits at the heart of the Inland Empire, one of the largest industrial real estate markets in the country and a magnet for large distribution users seeking proximity to the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach along with access to a deep regional labor pool. Medline’s roughly 1 million square foot commitment adds to a submarket that has continued to draw big box logistics tenants even as broader industrial leasing activity across Southern California has cooled from its pandemic era highs. IDI Logistics, the firm leading development of the Perris site, has built a national reputation delivering large scale speculative and build to suit distribution space for users in exactly this size range.

The contrast with California’s life science real estate sector, roughly 100 miles south in San Diego’s Sorrento Mesa neighborhood, is notable. There, Sterling Bay and Harrison Street delivered the 690,000 square foot first phase of the Pacific Center life science campus in May 2025, only to see the project struggle to find tenants as lab demand softened and vacancy in the neighborhood climbed above 35 percent. Bank OZK’s construction loan on that project was later sold as part of a nonperforming debt package, a sign of how uneven California’s commercial real estate recovery has been by sector. Medical distribution, by comparison, has stayed a rare bright spot, with Medline’s rapid post fire leasing activity showing just how quickly healthcare logistics tenants can absorb large blocks of space when the need is urgent.

Medline Perris Timeline and What Comes Next

Medline has not disclosed a construction completion date for the Perris facility, though the company has set a broader target of reaching nearly 5 million square feet of California distribution space by mid 2027, a deadline that includes the Perris project alongside the Tracy and Stockton leases. IDI Logistics will oversee construction and delivery of the building, with Medline expected to bring the same automation and operational technology used at its other distribution centers.

Open questions include the precise delivery date for Perris and how much of Medline’s broader California expansion will ultimately be driven by new construction rather than existing building leases. The company’s swift response following the Tracy fire suggests it will prioritize speed to occupancy, a pattern likely to continue as Perris moves from announcement toward construction.

Project Fact Sheet

• Project Name: Medline Perris distribution center
• Location: Perris, California
• Project Value: Not publicly disclosed
• Client/Owner: Medline (Nasdaq: MDLN)
• Developer: IDI Logistics
• Key Components: Approximately 1 million square feet of medical supply distribution space
• Procurement Model: Build to suit development led by IDI Logistics
• Expected Completion: Targeted as part of Medline’s statewide goal to reach nearly 5 million square feet of California distribution space by mid 2027
• Jobs Created: New jobs expected in Perris, according to city officials
• Strategic Impact: Expands Medline’s Southern California distribution capacity following the loss of its Tracy facility to fire

Project Team

• Client/Owner: Medline
• Developer: IDI Logistics
• Local Government Partner: City of Perris

Frequently Asked Questions

How large is the Medline Perris California distribution center? The facility is expected to total approximately 1 million square feet.

Who is developing the Medline Perris distribution center? IDI Logistics is leading development of the project.

Why is Medline building a new distribution center in Perris? The project expands Medline’s California distribution network following a June 11 fire that destroyed its Tracy, California facility.

When will the Medline Perris distribution center open? Medline has not disclosed a specific completion date, though the project is part of a broader plan to reach nearly 5 million square feet of California distribution space by mid 2027.

How much does the Medline Perris distribution center cost? The project’s value has not been publicly disclosed.