How to Make an Industrial Property Overview Deck

Industrial real estate — warehouses, distribution centers, flex industrial, cold storage, and manufacturing facilities — has specific requirements that differ from other property types. An effective industrial property overview deck addresses the metrics that matter to industrial tenants and investors: clear heights, dock count, power, truck court depth, and infill vs. last-mile positioning.

Two Audiences, Two Purposes

Industrial overview decks serve two distinct audiences:

Investor/acquisition audience: Evaluating a property for purchase. Cares about in-place NOI, lease term, tenant credit quality, rent escalations, and market rent vs. in-place rent.

Tenant/leasing audience: Evaluating a property for occupancy. Cares about building specifications (clear height, dock loading, power), lease flexibility (term, expansion options), and operational fit.

Build separate sections for each audience, or build separate decks if the primary purpose is clearly one or the other.

Slide Structure

Slide 1: Property Overview

• Property name, address, and submarket
• Total square footage (and divisibility if applicable)
• Building type: bulk distribution, last-mile, flex/light industrial, cold storage, manufacturing
• Year built and recent renovations
• Clear height (critical for distribution and e-commerce tenants)
• Current occupancy and available SF
• Asking lease rate (for leasing) or asking price and cap rate (for investment sale)

Industrial tenants and investors scan the specs before reading anything else. Put clear height and dock count on slide one.

Slide 2: Location and Logistics

For industrial, location means logistics access:

• Highway proximity: distance and drive time to nearest interstate interchange
• Port proximity (for import/export-driven users)
• Rail access: on-site rail, nearby intermodal facility
• Labor market: workforce availability within 30-minute drive
• Population density and last-mile delivery radius

Include a map showing the property's location relative to highway interchanges, ports, rail, and major population centers. The map is the most important slide for distribution and logistics tenants.

Slide 3: Building Specifications

A detailed spec sheet for the facility — this is what industrial tenants use to evaluate fit:

Structure:

• Total GBA (gross building area) and GLA (gross leasable area)
• Dock-high doors (count and dimensions)
• Grade-level doors (count and dimensions)
• Clear height at center bay
• Column spacing (bay depth × bay width)
• Building depth
• Number of stories

Site and yard:

• Total site acreage
• Truck court depth (distance from dock to property line — critical for large trailer maneuverability)
• Trailer parking count
• Car parking count
• Secured yard area (if any)
• Truck turning radius available

Power:

• Amps and voltage
• 3-phase power available?
• Capacity for expansion (transformer sizing)

ESFR sprinkler system: Yes/no (critical for many distribution tenants storing high-piled goods)

Office SF and configuration

This slide is often where industrial deals are won or lost. Insufficient clear height, inadequate truck court depth, or insufficient power immediately disqualifies a property for certain uses.

Slide 4: Tenant Information (for investment decks)

Show current tenancy:

• Tenant name and credit profile (public company, S&P rating, private)
• Lease expiration date
• Lease type (NNN, gross, modified gross)
• In-place rent vs. market rent (critical metric — shows embedded rent growth or rent roll risk)
• Rent escalations (annual fixed increase, CPI-linked, or flat)
• Renewal options (number, rate reset method)
• Any early termination rights or kick-outs

For multi-tenant properties, show a rent roll with each tenant listed.

Slide 5: Market Analysis

Industrial market fundamentals for the relevant submarket:

• Total inventory and vacancy rate
• Vacancy rate trend (12–24 month view)
• Net absorption (demand vs. supply)
• Average asking rent and net effective rent
• Development pipeline: projects under construction and planned
• Rent growth trend

Industrial vacancy has been historically tight in most major markets. If vacancy is rising in your submarket, explain the cause and why the subject property is insulated or positioned differently.

Slide 6: Financial Summary (for investment decks)

• In-place NOI (gross rent minus operating expenses)
• Cap rate at asking price
• Projected NOI at lease expiration (if tenant at below-market rent)
• Loan-to-value and debt service coverage at market financing terms
• Total return analysis: cash-on-cash, IRR over a 5–7 year hold

Include a sensitivity table showing returns at different exit cap rates and hold periods.

Slide 7: Recent Market Comparables

For leasing: Show recent lease comps in the submarket — tenant, size, term, net rate, date.

For investment: Show recent investment sale comps — property, size, sale price per SF, cap rate, buyer, date.

Industrial market data is less transparent than other asset classes. Citing specific comparables with sources (CoStar, county records, broker verification) builds credibility.

Slide 8: Property Condition and Capital Expenditures

Show the physical condition of the asset:

• Roof condition and age (remaining useful life)
• HVAC for office and any climate-controlled areas
• Pavement condition (dock apron and truck court)
• Lighting (LED conversion status)
• Any deferred maintenance items

For investors, show the CapEx reserve schedule and any planned improvements that will require capital in the hold period.

Slide 9: Expansion and Flexibility

Industrial tenants grow. Show what expansion looks like:

• Additional SF available in the building (vacant suites or demisable space)
• Land available for expansion (additional buildings on the site)
• Maximum divisibility for multi-tenant configuration
• Any co-tenancy or exclusivity provisions that affect flexibility

Expansion optionality is a meaningful leasing driver for growing businesses that do not want to move every two years.

Slide 10: Ownership and Management

• Owner name and industrial portfolio overview
• Local property management contacts
• Tenant services offered: maintenance response times, 24/7 emergency contacts, dock repair services
• Any recent capital improvements demonstrating landlord investment in the asset

Industrial tenants often have long lease terms and want to know the landlord will maintain the facility. Showing your track record with existing tenants is the strongest evidence.

Slide 11: Transaction Summary and Next Steps

For leasing:

• Asking rate and lease term
• Available TI allowance
• Possession timeline
• Contact for tours and term sheet requests

For investment:

• Asking price, cap rate, and price per SF
• Due diligence timeline and access
• Offer deadline if marketing with a call for offers
• Contact for the listing broker

Build your industrial property overview deck in slide-deck.io — use a clean, spec-forward template that puts the building data front and center, export a PDF for your OM distribution, and maintain a digital version for web or email delivery to tenant and investor prospects.