Industrial outdoor storage

What Is Industrial Outdoor Storage (IOS)?

Industrial outdoor storage, or IOS, is industrial-zoned land used to park, store and stage vehicles, equipment, trailers and materials outdoors, with little or no building on the site.

Who uses IOS sites

• Trucking and logistics operators
• Contractors
• Equipment dealers and rental operators
• Fleet parking
• Laydown yards

What Northwake looks for

• 2 to 20 acres, ideally 4 to 15
• Under 20% building coverage
• Industrial zoning with outdoor storage allowed by right
• Truck access near I-95, I-64, I-295, Route 1 or similar
• Virginia and Maryland

How we buy

We can buy IOS land and yards outright, buy sites that already have tenants in place, or structure a sale-leaseback for owner-operators who want to keep operating on the site.

Own or represent an IOS site?

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