Southwest Florida’s IOS Market Enters Its Next Phase

Aerial view of a commercial and industrial area with various buildings, roads, and palm trees, under a partly cloudy sky. Text overlay discusses a market reset in the IOS sector.

The hurricane-driven surge in Southwest Florida’s industrial outdoor storage market is normalizing, creating a more selective environment where well-located, properly zoned IOS properties continue to stand out. In July 2025, we examined the zoning challenges affecting Southwest Florida’s rapidly growing industrial outdoor storage market. At the time, demand for usable outdoor storage sites was intense. […]