CHICAGO-Some are using “recession” to describe the current industrial market here. However, Cushman & Wakefield reports rental rates are holding steady while vacancy rates have crept up, though still well in the single digits.

Small- and mid-sized deals drove the market in the second quarter, the firm says. One example is a 32,880-sf deal for Consolidated Electrical Distributors Cushman & Wakefield brokers in July in the southwest suburban countryside.

Another exception to the otherwise stagnant market is north suburban Lake County, where Cushman & Wakefield finds an increased amount of deals involving users. “Sale prices in Lake County are exceeding replacement costs,” says Keith Puritz, a director in the firm’s industrial services group.

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