In the past month, several firms have announced new ventures targeting sites used for parking trucks, containers and equipment. That’s spotlighting a wider bet by investors on this niche commercial real estate sector
Industrial vacancies are low and rents at such cold storage facilities are at record highs. And what type of cold storage occupiers need today may result in changes for builders of the facilities, the occupiers, corporate bottom lines, Five key changes may take place in this niche that industry participants should be aware of:.
The electric vehicle industry is set to fuel demand for industrial real estate for years to come, predicts CRE research firm YardiMatrix. And major automakers have announced plans to produce EVs or batteries since the US Inflation Reduction Act brought in the subsidies, which require that the vehicles be made mostly in the US.
The continued demand for industrial space is keeping market fundamentals healthy across the U.S. The national average rent for in-place leases stood at $7.12 per square foot in February, growing 6.9% over year-ago figures.
There are five multistory properties under construction right now with roughly 5.3M SF of industrial space combined that have no announced leases signed.