A Dose of Reality in the Warehouse Space

Industrial, and especially logistics and warehouses, was one of the big winners of the pandemic. It’s still going strong, but expect some changes soon, according to executives at Prologis in its quarterly earnings call.

The company saw 79% retention in the most recent quarter, with occupancy climbing to 97.7% and same-store NOI growth of 7.6%. There were proposals on the desk for just over half of remaining availabilities versus 38% pre-Covid average. And 71% of leases expiring in the next 12 months are either pre-leased or being negotiated. But negotiation periods are back to normal pre-pandemic levels. And where e-commerce had been 25% of new leases, that’s down to 14%.