The push for domestic manufacturing is lifting demand for tall buildings across the nation.
The trend towards onshoring, accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic and driven by a desire to reduce dependency on foreign manufacturing, is significantly influencing the demand for commercial and industrial real estate in the United States.
As companies seek to bring manufacturing and distribution processes back to the U.S., there is a growing need for strategically located commercial buildings that can support these operations. Properties with high ceilings are poised to benefit from this change, as manufacturing plants and convenient distribution centers make their way back into the minds of America’s businesses.
The question remains; is America’s commercial real estate up to the task?
How we got to onshoring: the evolving world of commercial real estate.
Many of the logistical issues that arose from the pandemic forced industries to develop new partnerships and find alternative supply-chain solutions, including bringing parts of the process back to the States.
Adding an exclamation point to the seismic shift in logistics, recent global disruptions have highlighted the risks of heavy reliance on overseas manufacturing.
International tensions are impacting trade with longstanding partners, exposing the fragility of long-distance supply chains, and causing businesses to rethink their strategy.
These crises have created a drive towards onshoring—a strategic pivot to bring manufacturing and production closer to home.
The security of bringing it back home.
Domestic onshoring is not simply reshaping supply chains but also igniting a renewed demand for commercial and industrial real estate across the United States.
Moreover, the onshoring movement is driving up demand in specific regions, particularly in the Midwest and Sunbelt areas, known as the nucleus of the nation’s distribution network. Cities close to major highways, rails, and ports are expected to witness significant development of new industrial facilities to accommodate the resurgence in U.S. manufacturing and distribution.
Optimizing existing properties.
The ripples caused by this trend extend beyond the need to increase space; it calls for innovative thinking in commercial real estate development and a focus on creating spaces that are larger, smarter, and more adaptable to the fast-evolving needs of modern manufacturing.
This includes integrating new technologies and sustainable practices to ensure these taller, strategically located buildings can support the more complex operations of onshoring businesses.
There are multitudes of dormant commercial properties with short ceilings and rotting infrastructure scattered across major transportation routes all over the country.
Innovative businesses like LIFTEX Roof Lifting are dedicated to revitalizing such buildings for commercial real estate investors, enabling them to transform a once obsolete structure into a highly profitable asset.
Roof lifting is the cost-effective solution to achieve supply chain optimization.
Roof lifting, as done by industry experts LIFTEX, helps real estate holders get more out of their existing properties by creating more clear height that can be used for a multitude of reasons.
The process involves turning each lift point of the building into a telescope and raising the entire separated roof of the structure at one time.
Whether it’s revitalizing ideal locales for big-box retailers and e-commerce fulfillment, or growing manufacturing and warehousing operations situated right off the highway, structural roof lifting creates an optimal scenario for businesses no matter the operation.
Why lift the roof?
In the United States, there are hundreds of thousands of properties that were built throughout the 1980s and 1990s that were designed for a time when much of the country’s industries were focused on offshoring, and not streamlining internal logistics and regional inventory planning.
LIFTEX allows firms to capitalize on the convenience of these existing spaces while removing the limitations of their short clear height.
By lifting the roofs of these properties, otherwise antiquated properties are injected with new life as well as a new opportunity to drive revenue. See how roof lifting works here.
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