- VACANCY UP ON THE QUARTER
Overall industrial vacancy ended Q1 at 2.7%, up 70 BPS from 2022’s year-end value and historic low, but still down 90 BPS YOY.
- SLIGHT RENT GROWTH
Overall asking rents for industrial space rose by 2.1% YOY to end the first quarter at $6.35 PSF NNN as rates appeared to begin stabilizing to normalized growth.
- ABSORPTION SLOWED
More than 302,000 SF of positive net absorption occurred to start the year, down 39.0% YOY. The drop was most heavily attributed by UPS’s move out of 400,000 SF at Westlake Industrial Park.
- ROBUST NEW SUPPLY
The Jacksonville market gained 998,000 SF of new product in Q1, with 66.5% preleased. Jacksonville’s pipeline had 7.7 MSF under construction at the end of the quarter.
- LEASING ACTIVITY LIMITED
New leasing activity totaled 1.3 MSF through Q1, a 36.9% decrease YOY as diminished availability after the historic previous year limited deal opportunities.
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