{"id":1004775008,"date":"2025-10-23T04:28:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T12:28:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/?p=1004775008"},"modified":"2026-02-25T14:13:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T22:13:09","slug":"is-industrial-cre-benefiting-from-tariffs-and-reshoring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/is-industrial-cre-benefiting-from-tariffs-and-reshoring\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Industrial CRE Benefiting From Tariffs and Reshoring?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a3169f23e5a2&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" class=\"alignright size-large is-resized wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1004775005\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/200_linden_logistics\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/10\/200_Linden_Logistics.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"5272,3948\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9 Joe Polillio 2024&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"200_Linden_Logistics\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Image from email from Shea Communications to Matt.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Increased traffic at East Coast ports could benefit New Jersey logistics facilities, such as 200 Linden Logistics Center. Image courtesy of Greek Real Estate Partners&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/10\/200_Linden_Logistics.jpg?w=1024\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" height=\"767\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/10\/200_Linden_Logistics.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"A photo of 200 Lined Logistics Center.\" class=\"wp-image-1004775005\" style=\"width:400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/10\/200_Linden_Logistics.jpg 5272w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/10\/200_Linden_Logistics.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/10\/200_Linden_Logistics.jpg?resize=768,575 768w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/10\/200_Linden_Logistics.jpg?resize=1024,767 1024w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/10\/200_Linden_Logistics.jpg?resize=1536,1150 1536w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/10\/200_Linden_Logistics.jpg?resize=2048,1534 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Increased traffic at East Coast ports could benefit New Jersey logistics facilities, such as 200 Linden Logistics Center in Linden, N.J. <em>Image courtesy of Greek Real Estate Partners<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s one of the overarching\u2014some may say looming\u2014themes of 2025: tariffs. The situation seems to evolve by the day, with the Trump Administration often sending mixed signals on whether the purpose of the levies is to return manufacturing to the U.S. or boost tax revenues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The industrial real estate sector has been closely watching tariff developments to evaluate how, if at all, new import taxes will drive U.S. manufacturing and reshape logistics. If manufacturers decide to reshore, where will they go? And what products or materials are most likely to be built here?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The South is poised to benefit from an influx of manufacturing, particularly in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/top-emerging-industrial-markets\/\">emerging industrial markets<\/a> in states such as Texas, Georgia and the Carolinas. Investment is especially likely in the battery, electric vehicle, pharmaceutical, aerospace and semiconductor sectors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity has-very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray-gradient-background has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>READ ALSO: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/can-policymakers-outrun-tariff-turbulence\/\">Can Policymakers Outrun Tariff Turbulence?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity has-very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray-gradient-background has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t stress enough how much the South is benefiting here,\u201d Lisa DeNight, managing director for national industrial research at Newmark, told <em>Commercial Property Executive<\/em>. \u201cThe South has more manufacturing construction underway right now than the rest of the country combined.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-manufacturers-head-south\">Manufacturers head south<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As far as U.S. reshoring trends go, it&#8217;s important to note that domestic manufacturing has been growing over the past five years. Before the most recent sweeping tariffs, the ground was set during the first Trump presidency and the Biden years, with several federal initiatives already in effect, such as the 2022 CHIPS and Inflation Reduction acts, designed to boost domestic manufacturing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to a report from Oxford Economics, these laws led to a surge in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/how-will-the-rise-in-manufacturing-investment-impact-industrial-cre\/\">manufacturing investments<\/a> in the Phoenix; Austin, Texas; Houston; Raleigh, N.C.; and Columbus, Ohio, markets. Oxford Economics also predicted that reindustrialization efforts would broadly benefit the South.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a3169f24005b&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"504\" data-attachment-id=\"1004775007\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/barbara_denham\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/10\/Barbara_Denham.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"360,504\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Barbara_Denham\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Image from email to Matt&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Barbara Denham, lead economist for cities and regions at Oxford Economics, noted that government incentives and marketing campaigns play an important role in where a company decides to invest in manufacturing. Image courtesy of Oxford Economics&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/10\/Barbara_Denham.jpg?w=360\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/10\/Barbara_Denham.jpg?w=360\" alt=\"A headshot of Barbara Denham\" class=\"wp-image-1004775007\" style=\"width:300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/10\/Barbara_Denham.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/10\/Barbara_Denham.jpg?resize=214,300 214w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Barbara Denham, lead economist for cities and regions at Oxford Economics, noted that government incentives and marketing campaigns play an important role in where a company decides to invest in manufacturing. <em>Image courtesy of Oxford Economics<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Barbara Denham, lead economist for cities and regions at Oxford Economics and lead author of the report, said in an interview that some important factors driving the attractiveness of the South are government incentives and marketing campaigns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere was definitely a lot of appeal to the South, but the governments\u2019 promotions of their metropolitan areas as an ideal place for doing business definitely came into play,\u201d Denham said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One marketing tactic employed by Southern states has been to refer to themselves as being in the \u201cBattery Belt,\u201d emphasizing the number of firms that have opened battery manufacturing plants there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DeNight noted some other factors that make the South particularly appealing to manufacturers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThat is where you are finding the most labor, the most energy, the most business-friendly environment,\u201d DeNight said, \u201cand relatively speaking, much more affordable real estate.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But while the South may be the recipient of the most manufacturing demand, \u201cpretty much every state has seen at least one major manufacturing announcement over the past two years,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-industries-ripe-for-reshoring\">The industries ripe for reshoring<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Decisions to reshore are often based on one of two reasons: economics or national defense, David Greek, managing partner at Greek Real Estate Partners, told <em>CPE<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the first category, many firms are looking to avoid tariffs and take advantage of government incentives by moving at least some manufacturing domestically. The threat of tariffs alone can sometimes be enough to encourage manufacturers to announce new investments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DeNight said that aluminum manufacturing increased in the U.S. after Trump implemented a 50 percent tax on the material. Denham pointed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/eli-lilly-to-build-5b-virginia-drug-manufacturing-plant\/\">investments from Eli Lilly<\/a> in domestic manufacturing as a likely result of proposed pharmaceutical tariffs.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a3169f240d46&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" class=\"alignright size-large is-resized wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" data-attachment-id=\"1004775004\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/lisa_denight\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/10\/Lisa_DeNight.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,800\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Lisa_DeNight\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Image from email to Matt.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Domestic aluminum manufacturing increased after President Trump proposed a 50% tariff on the metal, said Lisa DeNight, managing director for national industrial research at Newmark. Image courtesy of Newmark&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/10\/Lisa_DeNight.jpg?w=800\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/10\/Lisa_DeNight.jpg?w=800\" alt=\"A headshot of Lisa DeNight.\" class=\"wp-image-1004775004\" style=\"width:300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/10\/Lisa_DeNight.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/10\/Lisa_DeNight.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/10\/Lisa_DeNight.jpg?resize=300,300 300w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/10\/Lisa_DeNight.jpg?resize=768,768 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Domestic aluminum manufacturing increased after President Trump proposed a 50 percent tariff on the metal, said Lisa DeNight, managing director for national industrial research at Newmark. <em>Image courtesy of Newmark<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>At the other end of the spectrum, some domestic manufacturing might not necessarily create cost savings, but could make more sense strategically, Greek said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cA lot of what we\u2019re seeing, particularly politically driven from Washington, falls into the second category of \u2018We need this for national security reasons\u2019 and \u2018We need this to ensure that we can produce tanks and planes and electronics in the event of an international conflict,\u2019\u201d Greek said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Semiconductor and aerospace manufacturing likely falls into this category, as companies are looking to make sure their supply chains are diversified and not dependent on only one nation, in this case China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-downstream-effects-for-the-east-coast\">Downstream effects for the East Coast<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Greek Real Estate Partners primarily operates in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, which Greek said could also be positioned to benefit from another tariff-related trend: nearshoring.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a3169f2419b8&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1004775006\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/greek-delvelopment\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/10\/David-Greek.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"9504,6336\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Frank DiGiovanni&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-7RM4A&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1685613291&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9 2023 Frank DiGiovanni, all rights reserved.&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;85&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Greek Delvelopment&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"David_Greek\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Image from email from Shea Communications to Matt.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Major companies are increasingly turning to 3PLs and short-term leases to avoid risk in their logistics strategies, according to David Greek, managing partner at Greek Real Estate Partners. Image courtesy of Greek Real Estate Partners&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/10\/David-Greek.jpg?w=1024\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" height=\"683\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/10\/David-Greek.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"A headshot of David Greek.\" class=\"wp-image-1004775006\" style=\"width:300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/10\/David-Greek.jpg 9504w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/10\/David-Greek.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/10\/David-Greek.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/10\/David-Greek.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/10\/David-Greek.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/10\/David-Greek.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Major companies are increasingly turning to 3PLs and short-term leases to avoid risk in their logistics strategies, according to David Greek, managing partner at Greek Real Estate Partners. <em>Image courtesy of Greek Real Estate Partners<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>While West Coast ports such as L.A.-Long Beach have mainly served to process goods from China and other Asian countries, Greek said the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/next-industrial-hotspot-head-south-and-then-some\/\">growth of manufacturing in Mexico<\/a> and wider Latin America will likely be a boon for both border-area logistics centers and East Coast ports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cA lot of goods are coming across the border in trucks or trains, but an increasing number are being put onto ships as well,\u201d Greek noted, \u201cand those ships, almost universally, will head to the East Coast, not the West.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This could benefit East Coast ports such as Newark, N.J.; Savannah, Ga.; Norfolk, Va.; and Charleston, S.C., and provides an opportunity for distribution facilities in these areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Greek also pointed to the strength of the Texas market in recent years. While he said many in the industry had worried about oversupply in the area, the growth of nearshoring has mostly alleviated those concerns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-uncertainty-is-still-the-name-of-the-game\">Uncertainty is still the name of the game<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If companies have learned one thing from the federal government in 2025, it might be that no trade policy is set in stone. While <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/industrial-report-investment-activity-holds-firm-amid-economic-uncertainty\/\">industrial leasing<\/a> has held firm, an August report from JLL found that tenants are deferring to shorter-term renewals over long-term commitments, and they are also taking longer to make decisions about leasing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>JLL reported that traditional retailers reduced space requirements by 16.7 percent year-over-year, while third-party logistics companies increased demand by 12.8 percent, which Greek said demonstrates the hesitancy of major corporations right now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOpening a new distribution center is a risk,\u201d Greek noted, \u201cand if you can\u2019t do the throughput you want through that facility, it\u2019s a loss generator.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To avoid this risk, these firms are instead relying on 3PLs and short-term leases to fulfill needs without making any long-term commitments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Companies will have to continue to react to any new tariff announcements and create various contingency plans, and there is no one-size-fits-all strategy for how to survive an impending tariff. \u201cThere are about as many responses as there are companies,\u201d DeNight said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Early research and investment trends highlight various industries and regions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3810,"featured_media":1004775005,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21808,21748,21783,21742,10,52682,32781,51973,51037],"tags":[52399,32796,50999,40038],"class_list":["post-1004775008","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-industrial","category-investment","category-latest","category-northeast","category-policy","category-southeast","category-southwest","category-trends","tag-greek-real-estate-partners","tag-jll","tag-newmark","tag-oxford-economics"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.4 (Yoast SEO v24.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Is Industrial CRE Benefiting From Tariffs and Reshoring? 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