Despite headwinds, this soaring niche continues to attract an increasing number of investors. Industry experts expect substantial growth to continue, driven by increasing demand and need for temperature-controlled storage and transportation of food, pharmaceuticals and chemicals.
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:.
Cold storage, a niche subsector of the industrial real estate market, is heating up. Driven by — what else — e-commerce and the pandemic, the cold-storage market was valued at $89 billion in 2018 and is projected to reach $218 billion by 2026, growing at a compound annual rate of 11.7% between 2019 to 2026,
The COVID-19 pandemic is disrupting the supply chain and forcing many consumers to change the way they shop. But while these disruptions are creating economic strain, they also present huge opportunities for industrial real estate. It’s easy to see why. Social distancing has changed the nature of how people buy goods because, in the absence of conventional retail, consumers are making the most of their purchases online.