Corporate Clients Information

Whether you're looking to build a new production facility, sell a surplus asset, lease space, expand a distribution center - or do it all simultaneously as part of a major supply chain reconfiguration - First Industrial has the resources, the capital and the people to make it happen.

With wide-ranging experience and a growing presence in major industrial markets, we provide innovative real estate solutions for every stage of the industrial supply chain, including:


Development
First Industrial provides the full complement of build-to-suit industrial development services, including site selection, design, construction and post-construction services - assisting when your organization is looking to expand capacity, consolidate operations, modernize facilities or enter new markets.

  • All industrial facility types, from regional warehouses and distribution centers to light industrial, manufacturing and R&D/Flex facilities
  • Location analyses to ensure the right facility in the right location
  • The know-how to bring in the best facility at the lowest possible cost
  • Ancillary services to facilitate a move-in that is smooth and hassle-free

Sale Leaseback
First Industrial leverages its operating platform, capital resources and extensive industrial real estate expertise to structure innovative solutions that can convert the underlying value of brick-and-mortar assets into working capital that can be put to better use funding key business objectives.

  • We purchase all industrial facility types
  • We can simultaneously buy short- and long-term leased assets, surplus properties, land, single assets and entire portfolios
  • No maximum or minimum transaction size
  • All-cash closings with no financing contingencies

Leasing
First Industrial has built a reputation for meeting even the most complex industrial real estate space needs of Fortune 500 corporations, middle-market companies and small commercial firms - with a leading ranking in tenant satisfaction for eight years in a row from the Kingsley Index.

  • Portfolio of facilities and land with proximity to sea and inland ports
  • Flexible short-term or long-term lease arrangements available
  • Single facility or multiple properties across multiple markets
  • Facilities in major industrial markets ready for immediate move-in

Acquisition
First Industrial has billions in available capital to buy surplus or vacant industrial properties from corporate users looking to achieve greater operational flexibility - or who may be undergoing a strategic supply chain reconfiguration - delivering fast, decisive, all-cash closings with no financing contingencies.

  • Industrial properties of all types, from warehouses to manufacturing facilities, light industrial to R&D/Flex
  • Single-tenant or multi-tenant, fully or partially occupied to vacant
  • Single facilities or entire portfolios, with no minimum or maximum size
  • Single or multiple locations in markets in North America