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Self-Storage Offers Investment Reliability as Lifestyle Shifts Drive Consumer Demand

Taylor Williams — Tue, 26 Aug 2025 11:48:00 +0000

By Katharine Lau, CEO and co-founder, Stuf Following a period of slower activity throughout 2023 and 2024, the self-storage industry is showing clear signs of restored momentum in 2025. According to StorageCafé’s Q1 2025 U.S. Self Storage Sales Report, investment sales volume in the sector hit $855 million nationwide — a notable 37 percent increase from the first quarter of 2024 — suggesting a fresh wave of investor and consumer confidence. While the commercial real estate market continues to face uncertainties, particularly with regard to persistent office vacancies, self-storage is emerging as a stable, demand-driven sector of the industry, propelled by shifting consumer behaviors, flexible business needs and creative adaptive reuse in urban markets. Self-storage demand continues to follow lifestyle shifts. At Stuf, we’re consistently seeing strong growth in the seven markets in which we operate, especially among millennial and gen Z renters, small business owners and remote workers who prioritize proximity, convenience and security when choosing a storage solution. Consumers are increasingly prioritizing smarter spaces that fit into their regular routines. The StorageCafé report shows that interest from large-scale, institutional investors in self-storage has rebounded in 2025, with several eight-figure transactions dotting the map in the first quarter. The…

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Barings Provides $244M Loan for Refinancing of 6.4 MSF Industrial Portfolio in Edgerton, Kansas

Kristin Harlow — Tue, 23 Jul 2024 13:16:33 +0000

EDGERTON, KAN. — Barings has provided a $244 million loan for the refinancing of a 10-building industrial portfolio totaling 6.4 million square feet within Logistics Park Kansas City in Edgerton, about 40 miles southwest of Kansas City. A joint venture between an Ares Management Real Estate fund and NorthPoint Development owns the portfolio, which was developed between 2014 and 2017. On average, the buildings feature a clear height of 35 feet and 706 dock doors. The portfolio is currently 93 percent leased to tenants such as Amazon, Stanley Black & Decker, Sam’s Club, Assa Abloy and Smart Warehousing. All 10 properties offer immediate access to BNSF Railway’s intermodal rail facility.

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Prologis Acquires 449,500 SF Warehouse in Bath, Pennsylvania

Taylor Williams — Wed, 24 Jan 2024 14:25:00 +0000

BATH, PA. — San Francisco-based Prologis has acquired a 449,500-square-foot speculative warehouse in Bath, located north of Allentown in the Lehigh Valley. The building is located within the 40-acre Cubes at Lehigh Valley development and features a clear height of 40 feet, 42 dock-high doors, four grade-level doors, an ESFR sprinkler system and parking for 111 trailers and 237 cars. CRG, a development and investment firm with eight offices around the country, developed and sold the building, which was fully leased to Smart Warehousing at the time of sale.

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Smart Warehousing Signs 190,440 SF Industrial Lease Renewal in Plainfield, Indiana

Kristin Harlow — Thu, 19 Oct 2023 13:27:43 +0000

PLAINFIELD, IND. — Smart Warehousing has signed a 190,440-square-foot industrial lease renewal at 909 Whitaker Road in the Indianapolis suburb of Plainfield. John Sharpe, Steve Beals and Richard King of Lee & Associates represented the tenant, which is a warehousing, fulfillment and logistics solutions company headquartered in Kansas City. Brian Seitz of JLL represented the owner, Nuveen Industrial. The transaction marks Smart Warehousing’s second renewal on the space, which is located adjacent to the Indianapolis International Airport and near I-70.

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Many Industries Such as Aerospace Drive Wichita’s Industrial Growth

Kristin Harlow — Thu, 18 May 2023 11:45:00 +0000

By Ted Branson, Landmark Commercial Real Estate There continues to be strong demand and a resulting shortage of industrial buildings in Wichita from 1,000 to 100,000 square feet for lease or for sale, not dissimilar from the fierce competition for housing, with prospects paying well above market rates just to keep from losing out “again” on an available property. With that, Wichita is seeing vacancies continue near 5 to 6 percent, an increase in average lease rates from $4 to $6 per square foot, and average sales prices increasing from $35 to $50 per square foot. New construction prices carry that considerably higher. That demand for space, and the increasing prices that prospects will pay, often leads to land sales and new construction. Many of the supply chain issues that caused construction to take up to two years have been improved or resolved, and several projects are underway. Developers have built several speculative warehouses, most notably in the new ICT21 Industrial Park, the former location of the Derby Oil refinery. Ron and Marty Cornejo did a masterful job of clearing the site of structural obstacles and rendering pollution issues innocuous, with Conco erecting three first-class, tilt-up concrete, high-bay warehouses, with…

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Reports of Industrial, Warehouse Slowdown in Baltimore Are Greatly Exaggerated

John Nelson — Mon, 08 May 2023 11:44:00 +0000

National headlines report Amazon, arguably the largest warehouse user in the country, curtailing demand and, in some cases returning space back to landlords. This is sandwiched by stories detailing rising interest rates and land prices, stricter entitlement guidelines and NIMBYs working to apply the brakes on new developments. But, in “The Land of Pleasant Living,” (a Baltimore nickname made popular by the smart advertising of a local beer), the industrial revolution continues. And, for good reason. More than 2.3 million square feet of industrial/warehouse space was leased in the greater Baltimore metropolitan region in fourth-quarter 2022, with a net absorption of more than 1.2 million square feet of space, contributing to an overall vacancy rate of 4.5 percent. Additionally, more than 13 million square feet of space is currently under construction and rents have soared more than 50 percent over the past two years, with an average rent of just under $8 per square foot in late 2022. Significant leases signed in fourth-quarter 2022 included Baltimore International Warehousing & Transportation’s 244,304-square-foot lease at 5250-5330 Holabird Ave.; Amazon’s 241,962-square-foot lease at 1713 E. Patapsco Ave. and the 168,655-square-foot lease executed by Transdev at 1610 Wicomico St. Baltimore is contained within…

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Smart Warehousing Leases 497,952 SF Industrial Facility Underway in Central South Carolina

John Nelson — Fri, 09 Dec 2022 16:04:40 +0000

CALHOUN COUNTY, S.C. — Red Rock Developments has preleased the first speculative distribution facility at Sandy Run Industrial Park in Calhoun County, roughly 20 miles south of Columbia, to Smart Warehousing, a warehousing, fulfillment and technology solutions company. The tenant will occupy the full 497,952 square feet of the building, which is scheduled to be completed in the second quarter of 2023. The property is located near an Amazon distribution center, Nephron Pharmaceuticals, the PS Air HUB and the Columbia Metropolitan Airport. Chuck Salley, Dave Matthews, Thomas Bear and John Peebles of Colliers represented Red Rock in the lease negotiations. John Sharpe and John DeCuto of Lee & Associates represented Smart Warehousing.

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How to Map Out Your Industrial Expansion

Taylor Williams — Tue, 07 Jun 2022 11:01:51 +0000

By Eric Voyles, executive vice president, chief economic development officer, TexAmericas Center Whether you are considering moving your business to a new market, acquiring/merging with a competitor, adding staff or increasing your service lines, the risks of expanding an industrial business can be enormous. But with careful research, smart decisions and adequate support, the benefits to taking the next step for your business can far outweigh any negative pressures. For companies looking to expand, the considerations are extensive. Minimizing downtime and supply chain disruption are top priorities and planning ahead can help overcome those pitfalls. Consider these factors when making your decision: 3PL Support For many businesses, it will be the help of third-party logistics (3PL) services that will ultimately provide the best supply chain support and play the most pivotal role in helping reshape the world’s economy and allowing businesses to expand more confidently. There are several trends that have led companies to 3PL services, which help them minimize risk and outsource elements of their operations. Warehousing, fulfillment services, transportation of goods and management of labor forces are all benefits that 3PL companies can provide. Whether companies are manufacturing or distributing, they need flexibility. They are typically looking for locations…

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Cedar Rapids Shows Resilience, Growth in Times of Crisis

Kristin Harlow — Thu, 17 Sep 2020 11:45:41 +0000

By Scott Olson, Skogman Commercial Since starting a series of annual articles on Cedar Rapids in 2013 after the recovery from the historic floods of 2008 and 2016, I never anticipated the city would be facing an event in 2020 that would reach beyond those levels of flood impact. Now, the COVID-19 pandemic has given our city new challenges for this year and beyond. Hopefully this is a once-in-a-lifetime health event that, unlike the floods, has impacted nearly every city in the country in many ways. But there is a reason Cedar Rapids was named “All America City” in 2014. Here is why I make that statement. In February 2020, SmartAsset.com named Cedar Rapids the No. 2 “Most Recession-Resistant City in America.” Then as the pandemic spread, Business Insider named Cedar Rapids the No. 11 “Top American City to Live in After a Pandemic.” With the historic low interest rates created by the pandemic and a decade-low inventory of listed residential properties, Cedar Rapids was ranked by lendedu.com as the No. 34 city with the most affordable homes in the U.S. That report showed that 96 percent of our homes are affordable for the average household living in the city.…

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Cold Storage Yet to Tap Full Potential

Taylor Williams — Tue, 02 Jul 2019 12:19:45 +0000

Across the country, natural population growth is triggering demand for more space for the manufacturing, processing, storing and distributing of food. Cold storage facilities cater to this demand by offering numerous types of warehousing solutions, from chilled spaces for dairy products and dry fruits and vegetables to freezer facilities for meat and seafood. Most major grocers are slowing their paces of new store openings while also developing their online delivery platforms, the latter of which is a key demand generator for cold storage facilities. A 2018 study by Food Marketing Institute and global market research firm Nielsen found that the online grocery shopping market will ensnare 70 percent of consumers to some degree by 2024. The report also projected that the percentage of online grocery shopping relative to total grocery sales would grow significantly in the coming years from its mark of 3 percent in 2017. Total online grocery sales are eventually expected to exceed $100 billion. According to some industry experts, that growth translates to a need for an additional 40-some million square feet of cold storage product — just to meet demand for online groceries. The advent of meal kits — online platforms that provide ingredients and recipes…

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Smart Warehousing Leases 200,000 SF Industrial Facility in Germantown, Wisconsin

Kristin Harlow — Tue, 28 May 2019 14:16:55 +0000

GERMANTOWN, WIS. — Smart Warehousing has leased a 200,000-square-foot industrial facility at Zilber Property Group’s Germantown Gateway Corporate Park in Germantown, a northwest suburb of Milwaukee. The building, known as Zilber Industrial 3, is under construction and slated for completion this fall. Kansas City-based Smart Warehousing is a warehousing, fulfillment and logistical solutions company with operations located throughout the country. John Sharpe of Lee & Associates represented the tenant in the lease transaction. Michael Kleber of Zilber represented the landlord. Zilber recently completed a 706,000-square-foot build-to-suit for Briggs & Stratton Corp. at the 140-acre Germantown Gateway Corporate Park. The company is developing another 200,000-square-foot speculative building at the park.

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Smart Warehousing Enters North Texas With 269,494 SF Facility in Fort Worth

Taylor Williams — Wed, 05 Dec 2018 14:32:47 +0000

FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Smart Warehousing, an operator and provider of logistics solutions, has entered North Texas via a 269,494-square-foot space within Hillwood’s 26,000-acre AllianceTexas development in Fort Worth. Smart Warehousing was established in 2001 and provides fulfillment, inventory management and value-add software and services to supply chain operators. Reid Bassinger, John Sharpe and Trey Fricke of Lee & Associates represented Smart Warehousing in the site selection and negotiations.

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A Peek Behind the Industrial Lending Curtain

Amy Works — Wed, 17 Oct 2018 15:24:45 +0000

Mastering the puzzle of a successful commercial real estate loan requires more than due diligence on the borrower. To execute a solid loan transaction, shrewd originators make sure all of the existing pieces fit together — and consider how future pieces might fit into the equation. Beyond the Borrower While the history and financial health of a borrower are top concern for originators, there are many more factors at play. “Having a strong borrower is important, but it’s also critical to research the current tenants, the leasibility of the property, the desirability of the location and the long-term activity of the market,” says Peter Margolin, commercial loan originator with Chicago-based Alliant Credit Union. He describes a recently closed loan to show how lenders analyze some of the underlying factors that drive financing packages. In April of this year, Alliant provided a $6.4 million loan to refinance a 64,637-square-foot industrial building located on Statesville Road in Charlotte, North Carolina. The borrower was a REIT that focuses on single-tenant R&D and industrial properties throughout the Southeast. Husqvarna North America, a producer of outdoor power equipment, utilizes the property as a research and development facility. Terms of the 10-year loan include five years…

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The Counselors of Real Estate: Interest Rates and Economy Are Top Current Issues Affecting Real Estate

Jeff Shaw — Tue, 26 Jun 2018 12:30:31 +0000

CHICAGO — The top two issues facing both residential and commercial real estate today are rising interest rates and the health of the general U.S. economy. That’s according to The Counselors of Real Estate, a Chicago-based consortium of high-profile property professionals, which has issued its annual list of the “Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate” for 2018 and 2019. Joseph Nahas Jr., the 2018 chair of The Counselors of Real Estate, made the announcement during the keynote address of this year’s National Association of Real Estate Editors conference in Las Vegas. The year’s list is broken down into the top five current and top five longer-term issues being seen for commercial and residential real estate today. The commercial and residential real estate markets are experiencing changes, including decreasing demand for commercial property and higher home mortgage rates as a result of rising interest rates. The Counselors also report that these rate increases are limiting value appreciation for commercial real estate, while lack of wage growth for all but the wealthiest population segment is limiting consumer spending, which the economy needs for growth. The group cited a 2017 Brookings Institution study to back up this argument, which showed real wages for…

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Grandview Yard Takes the LEED on Neighborhood Design in Columbus, Ohio

Kristin Harlow — Thu, 30 Nov 2017 12:30:55 +0000

COLUMBUS, OHIO — In spring 2009, the United States Green Building Council formally launched a new program with the vision of fundamentally changing how the country evaluated green design and development, LEED for Neighborhood Development (LEED-ND). The launch of the LEED-ND program coincided with the first phase of Columbus, Ohio-based Nationwide Realty Investors’ Grandview Yard development: a $700 million, 1.2 million-square-foot, master-planned mixed-use neighborhood located in the fast-growing Grandview Heights community, just minutes from downtown Columbus and The Ohio State University. The first standard of its kind, LEED-ND embraces principles of smart growth and new urbanism, encouraging sustainable and environmentally responsible design and development on a broad and integrated scale. Like a scene in a movie that begins with the camera tightly focused on one element before zooming out to reveal an eye-opening new perspective, LEED-ND is about acknowledging context and connection. Distinguished LEED project Grandview Yard was one of the Midwest’s first LEED-ND Silver neighborhoods. When site work began on the first phase of development of the project in September of 2009, a comprehensive and ambitious on-site reuse and recycling strategy was already in place. An extensive and highly-coordinated warehouse demolition process served as both a challenge and an…

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Nashville Industrial Market Will Continue to Ride its Hot Hand Through 2017

John Nelson — Mon, 17 Apr 2017 11:30:00 +0000

The Nashville commercial real estate market’s growth is no longer a local secret. In fact, it very well may be one of the most desired areas for investors for an MSA with a population less than 2.5 million people. In case you haven’t heard, read or taken notice, you likely have been living under a rock. Those who call this market “hot” are making an understatement. As the downtown core sees land sites trade in excess of $13 million per acre (and in a few interesting cases eclipse $1,000 per square foot), the multifamily and hospitality markets have moved at a torrid pace. Even office rents have climbed to record highs near $40 per square foot for full service gross rates. Some covering that sector project this number will peak around the $50 per square foot mark due, in part, to the higher land costs driven by the other sectors. Multifamily developers have seized upon this growth by paying record prices for downtown real estate in hopes of capturing the fancy of Millennials as they enter the workforce. Top this off with hotel stays in downtown costing as much as those found on Times Square in Manhattan, some ponder the…

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Cushman & Wakefield: Goods Distribution Industry in a State of Disruption

John Nelson — Thu, 18 Aug 2016 11:45:49 +0000

ROSEMONT, ILL. – The goods distribution industry is in a state of controlled disruption, according to a mid-year update on North American ports and transportation published by Cushman & Wakefield’s ports/intermodal practice group. The report, titled Ship – Shore – To Your Front Door, outlines that sector’s ongoing transition and the resulting opportunities. Challenges and shifts, such as marine terminal closures, driver shortages, new ocean carrier alliances, Panama Canal issues and others have created an increasingly complex environment. Yet according to Cushman & Wakefield’s Kevin Turner, who leads the ports/intermodal practice group, across the supply chain there is light at the end of the tunnel. “Times are changing,” said Turner. “Stakeholders are charting a new way forward with automation, supply chain transparency, new port labor contracts, technological advances, congressional support and stabilizing fuel costs. Occupiers and landlords are positioning with logistics partners to increase delivery metrics, alleviating supply chain bottlenecks with scalable real estate solutions.” Inland Ports Inland ports are steaming ahead across the country. These logistics hubs combine containerized rail intermodal and trucking interchange with warehousing and distribution activity, offering virtually everything found at a seaport except for ships and salt water. The intermodal rail ramps — facilities to…

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From Drones to Immigration, The Counselors of Real Estate Provides Seven Insights Into Forces Reshaping the Industry

Katie Sloan — Thu, 05 Nov 2015 16:11:01 +0000

What will drive real estate and economic decisions in the future? Members of The Counselors of Real Estate (CRE) recently tackled that all-important question in a series of panel discussions at the organization’s annual convention in Charlotte, N.C. The organization, which serves 1,100 members worldwide and represents no single property specialty, is known for providing objective, balanced perspectives on critical issues affecting commercial and residential real estate. What follows are seven major takeaways stemming from this year’s convention. Big-box retail will not surrender to e-commerce — In a discussion led by Michael MaRous, president of Park Ridge, Ill.-based real estate advisory firm MaRous and Co., panelists stated that retail adaptation and integration of Internet shopping will be crucial in the coming years. The panel emphasized the need for big-box chains to create smaller formats more compatible with urban core markets. These smaller concepts, the panel believes, should be implemented alongside larger formats in select shopping centers. Drones are not novelties, toys, hazards or nuisances — Members of the Counselors of Real Estate believe drones to be essential tools that will open doors for smart users of the technology. “Drones are more affordable than ever, making aerial data gathering a mandatory piece…

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Kansas City Industrial Market Rides Development Wave

admin — Wed, 17 Sep 2014 04:00:00 +0000

It’s been a remarkable 18-month run in the Kansas City industrial market. Developers are being rewarded for their patience and long-term land positions, and larger tenants finally have several options from which to choose among Class-A distribution facilities. In January 2013, the vacancy rate in the Kansas City industrial market was a tight 6 percent, with barely any product available for users searching for modern distribution space of 200,000 square feet or more. At that time, I made some predictions about new construction, vacancy and absorption. Let’s review what happened. Market Drivers Kansas City recorded more than 3.5 million square feet of positive absorption in 2013 alone, adding another 800,000 square feet during the first two quarters of 2014. This demand was driven in large part by the automobile suppliers, online retailers and by governmental agencies. At mid-year, the vacancy rate for Kansas City warehouse product had fallen to 5.6 percent, well below the national average of 7.3 percent. Average lease rates have moved up to pre-recession levels, as regional distributors and third-party logistics companies attempt to secure large blocks of space for their national footprints. In 2013, the market delivered 2.4 million square feet of new industrial product, with…

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CONSTRUCTION TO BEGIN ON 750,000 SF INDUSTRIAL FACILITY IN BERKS PARK 78

admin — Wed, 18 Jun 2014 00:00:00 +0000

BETHEL TOWNSHIP, PA. — Dermody Properties and Granite Real Estate Investment Trust will start construction on a 750,000-square-foot industrial facility at Berks Park 78 in Bethel Township. Located at 41 Martha Dr., the state-of-the-art industrial warehousing and distribution facility will feature 36-foot clear height, 316 car parking spaces and 322 trailer parking spaces. Dermody Properties is serving as developer and operating partner, and Granite is the majority equity partner on the project. Located off Interstate 78 in the heart of the Pennsylvania I-81/I-78 Industrial Corridor, the 323-acre Berks Park 78 is currently home to distribution operations for Dollar General and PetSmart. Gerry Blinebury, Pat McBride and Adam Campbell of Cushman & Wakefield are marketing the new facility.

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