Search
 

Developers Bringing Amenities to Industrial Properties

In order to recruit and retain workers, industrial may need amenities similar to offices.

ca-Carlsbad cre•ate, a 146,108 square-foot single or two-tenant building with a clear height of 30’, as well as cutting-edge amenities. another Carlsbad property, will allow companies to combine headquarters and industrial operations.

CHICAGO—The humming economy has thinned out the ranks of quality labor at the same time e-commerce has ramped up the need for more workers. These factors have many firms making access to labor one of their most important considerations when decisions get made about locating new facilities.

But others have also decided that changes need to be made to actual facilities. Instead of just four walls and a roof, an increasing number of developers and owners want to make even industrial facilities appealing. That includes features such as outdoor recreation spaces with fire pits and barbecue facilities, the kind of things usually associated with hip, creative office spaces.

Want to continue reading?
Become a Free ALM Digital Reader.

Once you are an ALM digital member, you’ll receive:

  • Unlimited access to GlobeSt and other free ALM publications
  • Access to 15 years of GlobeSt archives
  • Your choice of GlobeSt digital newsletters and over 70 others from popular sister publications
  • 1 free article* every 30 days across the ALM subscription network
  • Exclusive discounts on ALM events and publications

*May exclude premium content
Already have an account?

NOT FOR REPRINT

© 2024 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.

Brian J. Rogal

Brian J. Rogal

Brian J. Rogal is a Chicago-based freelance writer with years of experience as an investigative reporter and editor, most notably at The Chicago Reporter, where he concentrated on housing issues. He also has written extensively on alternative energy and the payments card industry for national trade publications.

More from this author

Recommended Stories

Nominate a Net Lease Expert

Nominate a Net Lease Expert

Ingrid Tunberg |

Do you know a professional and/or company that has helped shape the net lease sector? Submit a candidate for GlobeSt.'s Influencers in Net Lease recognition before May 29!

GlobeSt

Join GlobeSt

Don't miss crucial news and insights you need to make informed commercial real estate decisions. Join GlobeSt.com now!

  • Free unlimited access to GlobeSt.com's trusted and independent team of experts who provide commercial real estate owners, investors, developers, brokers and finance professionals with comprehensive coverage, analysis and best practices necessary to innovate and build business.
  • Exclusive discounts on ALM and GlobeSt events.
  • Access to other award-winning ALM websites including ThinkAdvisor.com and Law.com.

Already have an account? Sign In Now
Join GlobeSt

Copyright © 2024 ALM Global, LLC. All Rights Reserved.