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Industrial Concierge

INDUSTRIAL INSIGHTS Research Understanding Industrial Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities in Vancouver | Vancouver Economic Commission

Activating Underutilized Space

Supporting Space Sharing Among Industrial Startups


The City’s capacity to accommodate light industrial uses is shrinking; industrial land values, lease rates and property taxes are rising; and demand for industrial space is at an all time high. The Concierge Service is designed to activate underutilized industrial space to help save money, share resources, and increase opportunities for collaboration.

Industrial Space by the Numbers

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  • #1 lowest industrial vacancy rate in North America AY Spring 2019 Global Industrial Market Report
  • 50% of industrial businesses are concerned about needing to relocate Industrial Insights Report
  • 15.9% year-over-year increase in Vancouver's net industrial asking rent (2018) CBRE Q4 2018 Report

Introducing the Industrial Concierge Service

The Industrial Concierge Service is addressing industrial space challenges in Vancouver by activating underutilized industrial spaces and simplifying the space sharing process for industrial operators.

 

1

Identify Underutilized Spaces

Spaces in a functioning facility, spaces that need significant retrofits and spaces that don’t match the size or characteristics of demand.

2

Find Complementary Businesses

Through our partners at Spacelist, our network of businesses, BIA’s and industry associations and industrial research.

3

Make Some Matches

Matches made on basis of space needs, opportunities for collaboration and resource sharing, timing, and desires of landowners.

4

Facilitate Space Sharing

Assist with space design, retrofits, permitting and governance to enable businesses to share space, equipment and resources.

Looking for Support?

Our Industrial Concierge is here to help. Please contact us directly by sending us an email.

Contact Us

 

Current Industrial Land Projects

Activate the DTES and the Flats


 
Industrial land is dwindling; industrial businesses are displaced. Yet, industrial land is underused. The Activate Program identifies underused spaces – in the Flats, DTES and other industrially zoned areas – with the potential to be transformed into affordable spaces suitable for those businesses at risk of being displaced. The objective is to provide relief to the social enterprises and entrepreneurs that contribute to the City’s economic, social, cultural and environmental goals, while giving them a place to launch and test their creative projects or businesses. The program aims to do this by helping landowners, businesses and City staff work collaboratively to retrofit, permit and fund affordable space projects.

How to Get Involved

I have SpaceI need Space

 

Available Industrial Spaces in Vancouver


 

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