Why This Matters

Small bay industrial sits at the intersection of local business demand and limited infill supply. CoStar’s September 2026 research links the sector’s performance to construction, manufacturing, logistics and service businesses, with population growth and local business formation helping distinguish stronger markets. For investors, that makes understanding the local tenant base essential to choosing where to buy.

New supply is difficult to deliver in many established markets. CBRE’s March 2026 research identifies land costs, construction economics and zoning constraints as barriers, while finding that more than 80% of the shallow-bay inventory in its analysis was built before 2000. That creates a practical investment question: which existing properties can meet today’s tenant needs, and what will it cost to get them there?

The investment case ultimately depends on whether achievable rents can support the purchase price, financing and ongoing cost of ownership. This webinar will examine how investors turn the sector’s supply and demand story into decisions about acquisitions, improvements, leasing and portfolio growth heading into 2027.

What You Will Learn

• Where investors are finding opportunities that justify the purchase price, based on local tenant demand, competing space and achievable rents.

• How buyers weigh acquisition basis against replacement cost and the capital needed to make an older building competitive.

• Which physical constraints, including power, loading, access, roofs and office buildout, can materially change a property’s business plan.

• How investors evaluate smaller tenants when financial information is limited, and how that risk affects rent assumptions and financing.

• How operators compare the value of a renewal with the higher rent, downtime and improvement costs of a new lease.

• How debt terms and equity requirements affect the price buyers can pay and the improvements they can fund.

• When combining properties improves operating efficiency and exit options, and what local capabilities must grow alongside the portfolio.

How You Will Do More Business

Learn the acquisition criteria and operating priorities of active industrial investors so you can bring them better matched deals, financing and services. Owners and capital providers can compare approaches to potential investments; brokers can sharpen how they position opportunities; and contractors, property technology firms and advisors can understand where buyers need support before and after closing.

Use the live audience Q&A to ask about the decisions affecting your own pipeline or portfolio, from underwriting improvement costs to balancing rent growth with tenant retention.

Who Attends

Small bay and infill industrial owners, private and institutional investors, real estate fund managers, acquisition and asset management teams, lenders, debt brokers, investment sales and leasing brokers, property managers, contractors, building engineers, property technology providers, insurers, attorneys and advisors serving multi-tenant industrial properties.

Why You Should Attend

Evaluate where small bay industrial offers a compelling investment case heading into 2027. Hear how active investors and operators test acquisition assumptions, weigh the cost of improvements and protect rental income, then use those comparisons to sharpen your next purchase, financing or operating plan.