All locations are not the same!
If you are a small business owner looking for industrial property for rent, you need to tattoo that truth to your forehead before you begin your search.
All locations are not the same!
First, let’s talk about accessibility. How easy is it to get to your business location? Is it close to a freeway? Is it on a public transportation line? For shipping purposes, is it close to an airport? These are things you need to consider before deciding on commercial property for lease.
What about the nature of your business? A marine parts business needs to be near the water where similar businesses are located. A restaurant supply business would, hopefully, be close by an area served by numerous restaurants. Is an area one which is on the upswing, or is it seeing less and less traffic? Is an area scheduled for gentrification, or is it being bypassed and ignored by your city planning commission?
Should you be in the city or in the county? Which location has the best zoning laws and which provide the best tax breaks? Which governing body is the most welcoming to a business?
Perhaps an example would help. Let’s take a look at a new business park just opened in Fort Worth, Texas, namely Box Office Warehouse Suites. This business park, the first and only business park in the Fort Worth area made entirely from shipping containers, is located in what is known as the Alliance area.
Fort Worth, Texas, is one of the fastest-growing areas in the United States, and the Alliance area is the fastest growing location within the Fort Worth metropolitan area. It is easily accessible by Interstate 35. It is close by the Alliance Airport and near DFW International Airport. It is easily reached by public transportation. Nearby a new outlet mall is opening, as is a new IKEA. Residential neighborhoods are quickly sprouting up. It is served by a city government which welcomes and accommodates new businesses with flexible zoning laws and workable taxing regulations.
It is, in a word, perfect for any small business looking for a new location. Box Office Warehouse Suites takes it all a step further by offering affordable industrial property which is flexible enough to be attractive to a retail business, a wholesale business, a warehouse space for lease, an artist community, or a business looking for flex space or makerspace. The location was carefully chosen by the owner and developer of Box Office Warehouse Suites, Ron Sturgeon, a local entrepreneur and the owner of over one-million square feet of small, multi-use commercial properties in the area, so obviously he believes that location is perfect.
Is a similar situation available near you? It’s up to you to answer that question and find that location for your small business if it exists. Take your wish list with you and find a location for commercial property which checks off as much of that list as possible, and then feel confident in your choice as you sign on the bottom line.
