Industrial Real Estate
Source warehouses, manufacturing facilities and industrial investment properties across Ontario and major Canadian markets — one of the strongest yielding asset classes in the country.
What We Offer
- Warehouse and logistics property acquisition
- Light industrial and small-scale manufacturing facilities
- Industrial park investments and individual unit purchases
- Lease-to-own and sale-leaseback structures
- Industrial portfolio diversification (single-tenant net-lease)
- Tenant covenant analysis and rent-roll underwriting
- Environmental Phase I / II coordination
- Cross-border investor structuring (US, Mexico, Middle East buyers)
How the Process Works
From first consultation to keys in hand — every stage clearly mapped.
- 1
Investment thesis
We clarify your goal — passive yield, owner-occupied for your business, or development play — and target hold period.
- 2
Market scan
We map active listings and off-market opportunities across the GTA West (Mississauga, Brampton), GTA East (Pickering, Ajax) and emerging Hamilton/Niagara nodes.
- 3
Site tours & technical review
On-site walkthroughs covering clear heights, dock doors, drive-in access, power capacity (amps and phase), HVAC and sprinkler systems.
- 4
Underwriting & LOI
Detailed underwriting model — going-in cap, stabilized yield, exit value at sale. We submit a Letter of Intent with negotiated terms.
- 5
Due diligence
Phase I environmental, building condition report, lease abstracts, zoning confirmation, tenant credit review. Industrial demands extra environmental rigour.
- 6
Financing & closing
Commercial lender placement (often a Schedule I bank or credit union for industrial), legal review and closing.
Why ITC iLand
Industrial is where institutional and family-office capital has been moving for the past five years — vacancy in the GTA is the tightest in North America and well-located warehouses have delivered exceptional returns. We work with developers, single-tenant net-lease buyers and owner-occupiers. Our team knows the difference between a clean Class A box and a value-add reposition, and we coordinate the environmental consultants who can save you from a deal-killing surprise.
Frequently Asked Questions
E-commerce growth pushed warehouse demand sharply higher, while new supply was limited by land scarcity in the GTA. Result: vacancy under 2% in many submarkets and rents that have doubled in five years. Returns have compressed somewhat, but industrial remains a strong yielding core asset.
Yes — the federal non-Canadian purchase ban applies to residential property only. Commercial and industrial real estate is open to foreign buyers, subject to standard tax-residency reporting and any provincial land transfer surcharges.
GTA Class A warehouse currently trades around 5–5.75% going-in cap. Secondary markets (Hamilton, London, Niagara) reach 6.5–7.5%. Sale-leaseback yields tend to be 50–100 basis points higher to compensate for single-tenant risk.
GTA West — Mississauga (especially around the airport), Brampton and Vaughan — accounts for most institutional-grade inventory. GTA East, anchored by Pickering and Ajax, has been growing. Hamilton has emerged as a high-yield alternative for cost-sensitive buyers.
A business owner sells their building to an investor, then signs a long-term lease (10–20+ years) to remain in occupancy. The owner unlocks capital; the investor gets a stable income stream from a known tenant. Common for industrial owner-operators preparing to retire or scale.
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