West Valley sees most industrial construction as Phoenix market breaks records

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By Audrey Jensen  –  Reporter, Phoenix Business Journal  Aug 9, 2021,

The West Valley saw the most industrial construction in the region in the second quarter as Phoenix hit records in new construction and low vacancy rates, Jones Lang LaSalle said in its latest industrial insight report.

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Of the more than 18 million square feet of new industrial product under construction in the Phoenix metro — a record high for a single quarter — about 75% occurred in the West Valley, according to experts. 

“The level of construction that we’re seeing right now is definitely needed, because we also have a vacancy rate that’s near a historic low,” said Jessica Morin, senior director for market analytics at CoStar Group Inc.

The overall industrial vacancy rate reached a low of 5.5% in the Phoenix metro in Q2, Morin said.

The construction boom is driven by available land and “unique” infill opportunities, experts say, as well as continued demand for e-commerce and manufacturing needs, similar to what the rest of the nation has experienced during the Covid-19 pandemic.

“Industrial market growth all over the country is phenomenal and all markets are growing, but Phoenix is growing especially because I think we have room to grow. A lot of places don’t have room to grow,” said Rob Martensen, executive vice president for Colliers in Phoenix. 

In Phoenix, about 3.6 million square feet of new product and 16 buildings, five of which were fully leased when delivered, were completed in the second quarter, according to Colliers.  

More than 16.4 million square feet under construction during Q2 in the Phoenix metro, one of the hottest industrial midsized markets alongside cities like Atlanta and California’s Inland Empire, came from warehouse and distribution buildings across the market, JLL said. 

Some of the largest leases signed in the second quarter and in the West Valley included MLILY, a Chinese mattress maker that leased 643,798 square feet of industrial space in Goodyear and UPS, which signed a 600,000-square-foot lease on the Loop 303 corridor, according to Colliers.

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Solid inventory

In the West Valley, more than 13.5 million square feet were under construction in Q2 while more than 50% of construction in the overall region occurred in Glendale, Goodyear and Tolleson, said CoStar. Total inventory in the West Valley also made up more than 50% of total inventory in the region, according to JLL data.

Tony Lydon, national director for JLL in Phoenix, said many buildings in the West Valley are “leveraging” off the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach or providing services or products to 22 million people in Southern California in addition to the 7.5 million people in Arizona.  

Most of the small amount of finite land has already been developed throughout Phoenix, Tolleson and Avondale, so “the reality is if you want to build something new on a vacant piece of land, you’re probably going to have to go out to the… Loop 303 submarket,” Lydon said.

Morin with CoStar said concerns about Phoenix overbuilding have yet to materialize. Some submarkets like Glendale, which will eventually deliver 9 million square feet to its existing 20 million square feet in inventory, may appear oversupplied, but Morin said she believes those buildings will lease up.

Along the Loop 303 corridor, there’s about 25 million square feet of occupied industrial space built within the last 10 years, which is estimated to grow to about 75 million square feet over the next five to seven years, according to JLL. 

“That will be absorbed by global and/or national e-commerce companies, 3PLs (third-party logistics) on behalf of a corporate account, advanced manufacturers or traditional manufacturers, or transportation companies, food processors, cold storage warehouse operators — just a real cross section,” Lydon said.

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Cold storage heats up

Within the industrial supply chain sector, JLL said there’s a lot of activity in cold storage and food processing. Companies like Berlin-based HelloFresh, which leased a 440,000-square-foot distribution center in southwest Phoenix, couldn’t afford the “premium costs and the overregulation” in California, Lydon said. 

Midsized regional companies also recognize they can serve California from the West Valley and reduce costs by 30 to 40%, “which is significant,” Lydon added. 

Morin said the West Valley has more warehouses and food and beverage manufacturers due to factors such as affordability and more labor in the area.

Average total asking rent was 48 cents per-square-foot in the West Valley compared to 58 cents in Phoenix metro. Total availability was about 14.5% in the West Valley and 11.9% in Phoenix in the second quarter, according to JLL data. 

Reliable energy, an educated workforce and infrastructure investment such as transportation corridors, which are key to logistics fulfillment and e-commerce activity, also make the Phoenix area and the West Valley attractive to companies, Lydon said. 

Third-party logistics companies are also a “very important part of” both the West and East Valleys, said Lydon. “There’s a host of those groups in and throughout the West Valley,” Lydon said, adding that these 3PL companies’ warehouses have remained full. 

Phillip Hernandez, a research manager for Colliers, said another nearly 2 million square feet kicked off construction over the past month in the Phoenix area, so it’s possible the third quarter will be even higher in construction, he said.

“We used to be more of a secondary market. I think because of the fast construction that’s happening right now, it’s drawing attention from the large institutional developers and buyers,” said Hernandez. 

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