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Seven Ways to Prepare for an Industrial Property Search Heading into 2022

The landscape for acquiring industrial property has changed dramatically over the past year. After brick-and-mortar retail came to a screeching halt in early 2020 due to the COVID -19 pandemic, online purchases soared, and since then, retailers have been leasing the existing industrial warehouse space in Columbus, Ohio, at an unparalleled pace. The NAI Ohio Equities Industrial Property Team explained that their business has flip-flopped with the majority of their 2021 representation being on the tenant side, where it has traditionally been on the landlord side. Industrial warehouse space is…

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Office Space is Desired in Central Ohio – If it’s the Right Kind

November transactions remained steady for NAI Ohio Equities. Our team closed more than 25 commercial real estate transactions, equating to more than 662,400 square feet. Of the month’s transactions, nearly one-third were office space. The conversation about remote work and whether or not to return to the office is continuing as we approach 2022 and round out the second year of the pandemic. Though recent trends such as “The Great Resignation” have fueled the fire with regard to remote work, there are signs that organizations want employees back in the…

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Ohio Equities Finds Industrial Warehouse Space Fueling BARK Co. Expansion and Job Growth

The rapidly expanding Original BARK Company announced in a press release last week that it would be creating 500 full-time jobs in Columbus over the next four years, tripling its staff. Launched in 2012 with its monthly, themed subscription, BARK Box, BARK has now expanded to include BARK Super Chewer, BARK Bright and BARK Eats. The success of these expansions, and specifically the success of BARK Eats, drove co-founder Carly Strife to think about expanding its industrial space here in Columbus, Ohio, which accounts for some of the job creation…

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Looking for an Investment Property? Self-Storage May Offer a Unique Opportunity

September commercial real estate transactions remained steady and accounted for roughly 325,000 sq. ft. in sold or leased, office, investment, industrial, and retail properties in our office. One of our largest sales was 485 Lee Street in Belpre, Ohio. The self-storage facility featured nearly 78,000 sq. ft. of rentable space and an astounding 465 units. Self-storage continues to be a desired investment sector, and has gained significant interest recently for several reasons. To begin, explained Investment Team Broker, Tyler Watkins, self-storage properties tend to be easier to manage and have…

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August Transactions in Central Ohio

August did not slow down this year for commercial real estate transactions. Our office closed on a number of industrial, investment, land, retail and office properties. One of our largest sales was 105 Innovation Court in Delaware, Ohio. This 60,000 SF industrial investment property sold for $5,700,000 by Doug Shull. The Central Ohio Commercial Real Estate market continues to be a great market for both small businesses and larger corporations. Get in touch with us if you need an opinion of value on your commercial space!

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Industrial CRE: the party isn’t over yet!

Real Capital Analytics (RCA) has released their latest US National All-Property Index data for industrial, apartment, retail, and office sectors, which shows index growth of 8.4% year-on-year to April 2021. The biggest gains were evident in Industrial (up by 9.4%), which we all know has been one of the few spaces for which Covid-19 proved to be a boon. But GlobeSt analysis of Crexi data and Moody’s Analytics suggests that a “market correction” may be on the cards In the monthly Crexi National Commercial Real Estate report, they write, ‘for…

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These Rapidly-Expanding Industrial Tenants Should be on Your Radar

Commercial real estate’s industrial sector is constantly moving and shaking – and right now, there is too much activity in the warehousing scene to ignore. Namely, there are a few big players in the industry that deserve your attention. The warehousing arena is seeing massive expansion – but, these acquisitions aren’t generated from a myriad of players. Instead, it’s just a few rapidly-expanding tenants who’ve all got their eyes on the prize. While they continue to absorb industrial space, make sure you know whos-who in today’s warehousing landscape. These are…

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How is Supply Chain Disruption Impacting Industrial CRE?

What hasn’t COVID disrupted? At this point, the shocking headlines exploring the ways the coronavirus is impacting the world has become the ‘new normal.’ It’s clear that the virus has made waves everywhere, but the one thing everyone is keeping an eye on is the industrial sector. The warehousing business has been actualizing all of e-commerce’s promises, adapting to every new trend, and being increasingly flexible along the way. But, the already busy world of industrial kicked up yet again when COVID-19 cropped up. The virus immediately caused discrepancies in…

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Ten Properties with Video Tours

Looking for commercial real estate, but don’t have the time to visit the properties in person? Our agents identified 10 properties that are the highest in demand and created walk-through videos. Looking for a walk-through video of a property not identified below? Let us know! We can create a custom video for you. 383 N. Front Street, The Acock Building, Columbus, Ohio: The Acock Building is located next to Nationwide Arena in the Arena District. The building has 3,900 SF of office space available. The space has a creative style…

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