Industrial Real Estate Newsletter August 2026

INDUSTRY NEWS

Inside Industrial: Why Small-Bay Demands Discipline

BKM Capital Partners’ Brett Turner joins CPE’s Diana Firtea to explain why tight supply and operating intensity continue to set small-bay industrial apart. Read More

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson Signs Executive Order on Data Center Regulations

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson recently signed an executive order calling for more regulations and reviews of new data center projects. Read More

Is Bulk Logistics the Next Big Thing?

As supply normalizes, there are advantages of size. Read More

Exclusive: CBRE Reports a Strong Industry at Midyear

CRE demand remains robust in the face of a complicated economy. Read More

TRANSACTIONS

Hutto, TX – Data Center Supplier Inks 196K-SF Lease in Hutto

Partners Real Estate represented AI Prefab Solutions, a Texas-based critical-infrastructure manufacturer, in its lease of a new 196,523-sq.-ft. Class A facility in Hutto, Texas. Read More

Kansas City, MO – Morgan Stanley Acquires KC Ace Hardware Facility for $159M

Morgan Stanley Investment Management, through investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing. Read More

Lousiville, KY – Link Logistics Acquires 400K-SF Industrial Asset in Louisville

Link Logistics, an operator of last-mile industrial real estate and warehouse properties, announced the addition to its portfolio of a 402,444-square-foot industrial asset located at 5100 Jeff Commerce Drive in Louisville, Kentucky. Read More

Cincinnati, OH – EQT Sells Midwest Portfolio for $400M

A joint venture acquired the collection. Read More

 

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

“Industrial and logistics leasing is on track to post a record year, reaching approximately 1 billion square feet; driven by reshoring of manufacturing operations, third-party logistics outsourcing and a flight to quality away from functionally obsolete space.”

— Henry Chin, Ph.D. Global Head of Research, CBRE