An Industrial Sub-Sector Hiding in Plain Sight

Explore Rising Realty Partners’ research on small-bay and mid-bay industrial real estate, including supply, vacancy, leasing demand and investment opportunities.

Small-bay and mid-bay industrial real estate has quietly emerged as one of the more compelling segments of the U.S. industrial market.

While big-box logistics has commanded much of the institutional attention over the past decade, small-bay and mid-bay (or shallow-bay) industrial continues to benefit from limited new supply, relatively low vacancy, a diverse tenant base, and strong leasing activity.

Rising Realty Partners’ latest industrial research examines the fundamentals behind this segment and the opportunities within multi-tenant light industrial (MTLI), including:

    • Supply constraints and historically limited new development
    • Vacancy and leasing trends across smaller industrial properties
    • Demand from e-commerce, reshored manufacturing, and small businesses
    • Mark-to-market opportunities as below-market leases roll
    • Operational and physical strategies for creating value
    • The evolving capital markets environment for small-bay industrial

Learn why small-bay and mid-bay industrial is drawing renewed attention, and where Rising sees opportunity in the market.

 

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