Industrial Outdoor Storage Gains Recognition
Heartland Real Estate Business, Daniel Laub and Alex Guider
In recent years, the industrial real estate sector has been one of the leading beneficiaries of the rise of
e-commerce and the growing need for last-mile distribution. Industrial outdoor storage (IOS), which is a distinct subset of industrial, has also seen outsized demand due to similar trends.
IOS is defined as industrially zoned land, often with a small to mid-size shop or warehouse. Unlike traditional industrial, where the value of the property is typically placed on the built improvements, IOS is valued on the land itself.