Our Focus
Industrial Real Estate
Canopy Real Estate Partners focuses exclusively on industrial real estate, operating nationwide across primary and secondary markets where there is consistent institutional liquidity, with particular concentration in the South and Mid-Atlantic regions.


Industrial real estate continues to attract institutional capital due to its essential role in modern commerce, durable demand characteristics, and growing importance as both physical and digital infrastructure. Across cycles, liquidity in this sector has been supported by functional relevance, tenant demand tied to real economic activity, and long-term replacement constraints.

Transaction outcomes are often shaped less by broad exposure and more by timing, asset-specific characteristics, and a clear understanding of how facilities function within supply chains, operating businesses, and institutional portfolios. We do not attempt to cover every asset class or transaction type by design. By maintaining a disciplined focus on industrial real estate, we are centered on identifying situations where seller intent, asset realities, and institutional underwriting criteria align in a way that supports executable outcomes.
Bulk Distribution
Bulk distribution assets sit at the core of modern logistics networks and are among the most heavily underwritten industrial property types by institutional capital.


Value in this segment is driven by a combination of location, transportation network access, and building functionality. Proximity to interstates, ports, rail, and population centers materially affects relevance, while building characteristics such as clear heights, dock ratios, trailer parking, column spacing, depth, and expansion capability determine long-term utility for large-format users.


Tenant demand in this segment is often discretionary and highly competitive. Institutional occupiers prioritize efficiency, scalability, and network optimization, which means assets that fall short on functionality or access can experience rapid obsolescence. Pricing and liquidity are therefore closely tied to how well a facility aligns with evolving logistics requirements.
Last-Mile Facilities
Last-mile facilities derive value primarily from infill location and proximity to population, rather than idealized building characteristics.


These assets are embedded within dense urban or suburban markets where land scarcity, zoning durability, and access to end consumers outweigh factors such as clear height or building depth. In many cases, functional adequacy is sufficient — location is decisive.


Transaction outcomes are shaped by access to population centers, ingress and egress, traffic patterns, labor availability, and the difficulty of replacing supply in constrained markets. Institutional demand remains strong precisely because new development is often impractical or impossible.
Small / Shallow / Mid-Bay Industrial
Small, shallow, and mid-bay industrial has gained institutional attention due to more consistent tenant demand, even during softer economic periods. These assets typically serve local and regional businesses whose space needs are tied to ongoing operations rather than cyclical expansion.


This segment is inherently more management-intensive, with higher tenant counts, shorter lease terms, and greater turnover. Tenant profiles often include owner-operators and smaller businesses, which introduces variability in credit quality and operating needs.


Value is influenced by tenant mix, rollover exposure, lease structure, functional layout, and infill location. Assets that appear similar can trade very differently depending on how these factors intersect.
Light Manufacturing
Light manufacturing assets occupy a middle ground between flexible industrial space and purpose-built operating facilities. Long-term value depends on whether a property’s design and infrastructure remain adaptable as business needs change.

Power availability, floor loads, ventilation, ceiling heights, and specialized improvements all affect reusability. As build-outs become more tailored, the tenant universe narrows, placing greater emphasis on the durability of demand for the underlying use.


Because tenant demand is more limited than in bulk distribution or last-mile facilities, tenant credit quality and business stability play a larger role in underwriting. Pricing reflects how well functional flexibility aligns with tenant fundamentals and long-term usability.
Heavy Manufacturing
Heavy manufacturing assets are highly specialized facilities where site-specific investment and operational dependency materially shape value.


Infrastructure intensity, environmental considerations, and capital replacement costs often limit alternative use. As specialization increases, liquidity becomes increasingly tied to the identity and strength of the occupying tenant rather than generalized market demand.


To achieve pricing above residual land or redevelopment value, buyers must underwrite tenant credit fundamentals and long-term commitment to the site. Lease structure, remaining term, renewal likelihood, and switching costs are central to valuation.
Industrial Outdoor Storage (IOS)
Industrial Outdoor Storage has emerged as a distinct and increasingly institutional asset class driven by logistics, transportation, construction, and service-based operations.


Value is derived primarily from land utility, zoning, access, and operational permissibility, rather than building improvements. Because IOS has historically traded outside traditional institutional frameworks, reliable rental data is often fragmented, with the most accurate information sourced from local, on-the-ground brokerage activity.


IOS encompasses a range of use types, including truck terminals, maintenance facilities, yard storage, truck parking, low-coverage sites, and higher-coverage facilities with yard components. Each carries different implications for tenant demand, revenue stability, and replacement risk.
Data Centers
Data centers have become one of the most prominent emerging institutional industrial asset classes as demand for AI, cloud computing, and digital infrastructure accelerates.


Value is driven less by the physical structure and more by power and water availability, scalability, and redundancy. Execution depends on deep understanding of infrastructure requirements and the ability to navigate complex processes with local utility providers.


In many markets, access to power and water — and the balance sheet strength required to secure utility commitments — is the primary gating factor. Liquidity and pricing are closely tied to infrastructure readiness and the credibility of the parties capable of delivering it.
Cold Storage
Cold storage facilities are among the most operationally intensive industrial assets, where value is closely tied to functionality rather than location alone.


Tenant demand depends on a facility’s ability to support precise operational requirements, including refrigeration systems, temperature zoning, ceiling heights, dock configuration, floor loads, and power redundancy. Minor system deficiencies can materially affect usability.


These assets are also highly capital intensive, with substantial investment required for construction, maintenance, and system replacement. Transaction outcomes are shaped by how well system integrity, remaining useful life, and long-term operating viability are understood.
