Underway in Long Beach, CA, panelists at the NAIOP industrial conference discuss challenges of finding enough warehouse space near consumers.

Much of the discussion pointed to the upsides in what, so far in 2020, has been mostly seen as a negative story in many sectors.

The industrial real estate sector showed significant gains in new redevelopment/redevelopment, building acquisitions and deal activity.

"You have to get control of all of the parcels, or you are asking for a world of pain."

"A lot of tenants are used to having plentiful surface parking, which isn't the case in urban multistory."