Ecommerce gets the credit for driving Southern California'srobust industrial market, but the tenant roster is actuallyincredibly diverse. Food and beverage, third party logistics,packaging and manufacturing users are creating a diverse industrialmarket in Southern California, according to research fromJLL. That isn't to say that ecommerce andwarehouse users aren't an important element in the market. LosAngeles has long been home to a diverse roster of tenants becauseof the ports, but warehouse and ecommerce users are now playing amore dominant role than ever before.

“Los Angeles has always been one of the most diverse industrialmarkets in the United States due to many factors, such as itsproximity to the ports of L.A. and Long Beach, strong labor pool,and the influx of ecommerce,” Joe Dimola, VP atJLL, tells GlobeSt.com “Major user industries driving industrialleasing demand are 3PL, food, import/export, furniture, apparel,and manufacturing. However, for the first time ever historically,these warehouse and distribution buildings are being useddifferently than they have in the past with the growth ofecommerce. The ecommerce phenomenon is very real, and it willcontinue to be a major player as online sales crushbrick-and-mortar retail. Ecommerce user demand is highest forgeographically well-located, class-A efficient buildings.”