Q4 2023 | CHARLESTON, SC
INDUSTRIAL MARKET REPORT
Q4 MARKET SNAPSHOT
Q4 TRENDS & HIGHLIGHTS
TOTAL MARKET
BULK (100,000 SF+)
OVERALL INVENTORY*
OVERALL INVENTORY*
70.9 MILLION SF 48.3 MILLION SF VACANCY
4.8%
VACANCY
5.8%
Q4 CONSTRUCTION & DELIVERIES CONSTRUCTION
7.9 MILLION SF YTD DELIVERIES
8.6 MILLION SF * 70.9 Million SF does not include 22.3 Million SF of specialized buildings.
• VACANCY RATE AND SUBLEASE ACTIVITY INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE CHARLESTON MARKET. • INDUSTRIAL DISTRIBUTION DEMAND IS NORMALIZING BASED UPON STABILIZED CONSUMER DEMAND AND A RETURN TO 2020 LEVELS OF CONTAINERIZED CARGO. • INVESTMENT SALES CONTINUED TO BE LIMITED AS INVESTORS RECONCILE INCREASED VACANCY AND CHANGING CAP RATES. • INTEREST RATE FLUCTUATIONS AND THE UPCOMING PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION ARE CREATING CAUTION IN THE NATIONAL CORPORATE AND CONSUMER MARKET. • OUTDOOR STORAGE LEASING DEMAND REMAINED STEADY THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF 2023 AND DECLINED IN THE SECOND HALF. THE DECLINE WAS DUE TO A REDUCTION IN THE NEED FOR DRAY TRUCK PARKING.
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Q4 SUBMARKET SUMMARY PERCENTAGE BREAKDOWN BASED ON OVERALL SQUARE FOOTAGE BY TYPE, SIZE & CLASS Other
AVERAGE ASKING RENTAL RATES BY BUILDING TYPE/CLASS
CLASS A BULK WAREHOUSE
INDUSTRY TYPE Manufacturing
100,000 - 350,000 SF $7.25- $8.25 PSF NNN 350,000 SF + $6.75 - $7.50 PSF NNN
9%
Distribution / Warehouse
57%
34%
Distribution/Warehouse Manufacturing Other
CLASS B WAREHOUSE 50,000 SF - 200,000 SF + $6.50 - $7.75 PSF NNN
28%
200,000 SF + $5.50 - $6.25 PSF NNN
SIZE
29%
+500,000 SF 100,000 - 499,999 SF 10,000 - 99,999 SF
43% 500,000
SHALLOW BAY
200,000 - 499,999
100,000 - 199,999
16%
10,000 - 20,000 SF $11.00 - $14.00 PSF NNN 20,000 - 40,000 SF $10.00 - $12.00 PSF NNN
OVERALL CLASS
45%
39%
C ssalC
ALL NON-SPECIALIZED BUILDINGS (+10,000 SF) TOTAL VACANT SF
Class A: 172 Buildings
B ssalC
Class B: 431 Buildings Class C: 503 Buildings
A ssalC
YTD DELIVERIES SF
VACANCY RATE
UNDER CONSTRUCTION SF
568,971
3.33%
30,000
84,032
48
0
0.00%
0
127,000
9,761,563
108
400,873
4.11%
1,312,840
860,805
Clements Ferry
5,847,138
109
24,295
0.42%
0
0
Summerville/Jedburg
21,839,743
205
1,987,129
9.10%
3,221,063
5,038,811
Goose Creek/Moncks Corner
3,711,258
51
27,303
0.74%
0
135,200
Other*
7,570,198
90
407,755
5.39%
3,347,902
2,378,638
TOTAL MARKET**
70,931,127
1,111
3,416,326
4.82%
7,911,805
8,624,486
RBA SF
# OF BLDGS
Charleston/N. Charleston
17,086,662
500
Hanahan/North Rhett
5,114,565
Ladson/Palmetto
SUBMARKET
Bridge tracks buildings 10,000 SF and greater. Source: Bridge Commercial Bridge uses only internal research within its Charleston office for its market research. *Other includes Ridgeville, St. George and other outlying rural areas within +/-50 miles of I-26/526. **Total market statistics do not include specialty or specialty manufacturing buildings (22.3 Million SF). PG. 2
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CHARLESTON’S INDUSTRIAL MARKET CHANGES COURSE IN 2023
CHARLESTON’S INDUSTRIAL MARKET DRIVERS
2023 RECAP
AUTOMOTIVE MANUFACTURING
• Vacancy gradually increased throughout 2023 due to demand stabilizing in the second half of the year and new supply exceeding previous years of development.
AVIATION / BOEING
• Sublease activity has grown significantly in the second half of 2023 with square footage available totaling 1.7 million square feet within 10 buildings. • Record deliveries occurred with supply additions in 2023 totaling 8.6 million square feet. Under construction square footage totals 7.9 million square feet. This square footage is largely delivering between 1st and 2nd quarter of 2024.
PORT / SCSPA DEFENSE / NAVAL INFORMATION WAR COMMAND (NWIC)
• Rental rates stabilized with a slight decline toward the end of 2023 after historic growth over the last three years. • Investment activity was limited in 2023 due to major changes in interest rates and corresponding changes in cap rates. Cap rates are up 150 to 200 basis points from their lowest point.
2024 OUTLOOK • The Charleston region will see limited new construction starts. • Existing and new developments will have competition from each other as well as from sublease space. • Manufacturing in North America and Mexico will continue to increase with a focus on advanced manufacturing in the southeastern United States. • We expect additional corporate consolidations as manufacturers and distributors shift their focus to profitability from growth. • Government policy, such as the implementation of Inflation Reduction Act, has created opportunities for large government grants for domestic manufacturing particularly related to EV, energy and recycling projects. • 2024 is a pivotal election year for the U.S. presidency, and as such, brings anticipation of change for 2025.
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INDUSTRIAL OPPORTUNITIES
PORT 95 St. George ±1,219,772 SF Available (3 Buildings)
CHARLESTON LOGISTICS CENTER Summerville/Jedburg ±228,784 SF Available
2660 CARNER AVENUE Charleston/North Charleston ±50,000 SF Available
BERKELEY CHARLESTON TRADEPORT 3 Summerville/Jedburg ±354,202 SF Available
PORT CITY CENTRE Summerville/Jedburg ±489,918 SF Available (3 Buildings)
DORCHESTER COMMERCE CENTER Summerville/Jedburg ±534,081 SF Available (2 Buildings)
INDUSTRIAL ADVISORS HAGOOD MORRISON, SIOR, MBA, CRE Executive Vice President hagood.morrison@bridge-commercial.com PETER FENNELLY, MCR, SIOR, SLCR President peter.fennelly@bridge-commercial.com SIMONS JOHNSON, SIOR, MCR, CCIM Executive Vice President simons.johnson@bridge-commercial.com JOHN BEAM, SIOR Vice President john.beam@bridge-commercial.com WILL CROWELL, SIOR Vice President will.crowell@bridge-commercial.com
INVESTMENT ADVISOR HAGOOD S. MORRISON, II, SIOR Executive Vice President hs.morrison@bridge-commercial.com
PROPERTY MANAGEMENT MEREDITH MILLENDER, CPM Vice President of Property Management meredith.millender@bridge-commercial.com
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