CHICAGO—You know the market is good when we start to hear about spec construction anchored before completion. And frankly, while the focus of this exclusive video interview is on two regional markets—the Southeast and Midwest—we really could be talking about any major industrial hub nationwide. And these days, whenever we talk industrial, we're talking the same-day delivery drive of major web-based providers.
In this video, recorded during the recent SIOR Fall World Conference here, Sim Doughtie of King Industrial and Steve Zacher of the Zacher Co., both CORFAC International member firms, use their two respective markets as representative of the dynamics taking place virtually everywhere else.
Doughtie and Zacher will discuss:
- The pipeline in their markets for build-to-suit and spec space and what's driving the upsurge;
- What exactly it is that foreign investors are looking for and where do they draw the line;
- E-commerce as a staple of industrial…and they cite the deals to prove it.
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John Salustri
John Salustri has covered the commercial real estate industry for nearly 25 years. He was the founding editor of GlobeSt.com, and is a four-time recipient of the Excellence in Journalism award from the National Association of Real Estate Editors.
