Before the pandemic, industrial properties were a more of a snack than a main course among real estate’s primary food groups, but investors’ voracious appetite for the sector may result in it occupying a larger place in their portfolios.
The growth in the cold storage sector of industrial real estate over the past 12 months has been simply staggering. Average rent for U.S. cold storage space increased about 15% from the first quarter through the end of last year, CoStar Group reports. Since 2017, rent in the sector has grown by 29%, easily outpacing
Pricing and cap rates for Class A industrial product are expected to stabilize for the remainder of this year, according to a new report from Cushman & Wakefield—though trophy properties in the Inland Empire of Southern California, New Jersey, South Florida, Seattle, and Dallas will reap the most aggressive overall rates. Spring 2021 data from
Bridge Development Partners (“BRIDGE”), a privately-owned development and acquisition firm of Class-A industrial properties, announced it has secured $78.24 million in financing to develop Bridge Point AVE at Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport. The three-building, 589,887-square-foot industrial business park is more than 72 percent preleased and on schedule to be delivered in the third quarter of
A food company tied to Venezuelan Mauro Libi, who owns a food empire, bought a warehouse in Miami International Park for $7.8 million. Records show Eleo Group, managed by Libi, bought a 47,668-square-foot warehouse at 7300 Northwest 35th Terrace from Medley-based window blinds and shades manufacturer Vertilux.
