Industrial

Overcapacity in the container shipping industry and greater use of technology in manufacturing, retail and logistics industries are disrupting the sector.

Taking advantage of an impending boom in industrial space for marijuana growers — notably class-B and class-C warehouses — isn’t as simple as just snatching up properties and signing up tenants.

Industrial tenants face tough competition for space in Charlotte, N.C.

A new Cushman & Wakefield report identifies possible fallouts from the Trump Administration’s escalating series of protectionist measures.

The industrial vacancy rate in the market has declined significantly from the year before.

Sales of industrial properties grew by 3.0 percent in the first quarter of 2017 compared to the same period a year ago, to $13.9 billion, according to New York City-based research firm Real Capital Analytics.

The portfolio is 97% leased to over 90 tenants and consists of 38 industrial properties totaling 5.97 million square feet.

Both ecommerce and international trade are driving development of distribution facilities. 

In areas where growers and related businesses can get licensed there’s now a land grab and a willingness to pay a premium for assets.