Mohr Hires Carson Horn to Increase Industrial Focus

Mohr Capital continues to increase its focus on speculative and build-to-suit industrial development, welcoming analyst Carson Horn to its recently launched land acquisitions practice. Horn will work with brokers and landowners to identify, entitle and close on big-box land sites for industrial development in key markets including Dallas, Austin, Columbus, Savannah, Charleston, Charlotte, Lakeland and Phoenix.

Horn will report to national director of land acquisitions Lee Loftis, who joined Mohr Capital in August 2021 from Copart Inc. to lead the practice.

“Skyrocketing industrial demand is making improved land harder and harder to come by, and private owners who have not already sold to developers are reluctant to do so because they know just how valuable it is,” said Loftis. “As a result, acquiring well-positioned land – or land in the outer rings of major markets – takes time, effort and a creative approach. We’re pleased to welcome Carson to the team as we stay on the cutting-edge of industrial development.”

Horn’s hiring comes on the heels of a record-breaking quarter for the U.S. industrial market and construction pipeline. At the end of third quarter 2021, the pipeline reached 521.4 million square feet – exceeding 500 million square feet for the first time in history. Moreover, demand outpaced supply by 119 million square feet for the first time since 2019, according to Cushman & Wakefield’s U.S. National Industrial Q3 2021 report.