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Chicago & Midwest  + Industrial  |  April 2, 2019
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Paul Bubny
By: Paul Bubny

Chicago’s Industrial Building Boom Shows No Letup

Industrial construction in the Chicago region is up, way up, compared to a year ago, says Colliers International. And the steadily climbing percentage of speculative development that has been leased indicates that demand is keeping up with supply.

As the first quarter ended, about 16.9 million square feet of projects were going vertical across the metro area. That’s more than twice the 7.2 million square feet of construction that was underway in the year-ago period.

Two-thirds of the 54 new industrial projects are being built on spec, says Colliers. Nearly all are expected to deliver between April and September.

“This will result in nearly 12 million square feet of new speculative space being added to the market, likely causing a temporary rise in the market’s vacancy rate,” according to Colliers.

Furthermore, eight million square feet of new development is expected to begin in Q1 and Q2, Colliers says.

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About Paul Bubny

Paul Bubny serves as Senior Content Director for Connect Commercial Real Estate, a role to which he brings 16-plus years’ experience covering the commercial real estate industry and 30-plus years in business-to-business journalism. In this capacity, he oversees daily operations while also reporting on both local/regional markets and national trends, covering individual transactions across all property types, as well as delving into broader subject matter. He produces 7-10 daily news stories per day and works with the Connect team and clients to develop longer-form content, ranging from Q&As to thought-leadership pieces. Prior to joining Connect, Paul was Managing Editor for both Real Estate Forum and GlobeSt.com at American Lawyer Media, where he oversaw operations at both publications while also producing daily news and feature-length articles. His tenure in B2B publishing stretches back into the print era, and he has served as Editor in Chief on four national trade publications. Since 1999, Paul has volunteered as the newsletter editor of passenger rail advocacy groups (one national, one local).
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