Monterrey’s industrial real estate market spans approximately 16.8 million square meters, distributed across nine submarkets. San Nicolás, Monterrey, Escobedo, and Santa Catarina stand out as the most expensive, with average rents of $9.0, $6.6, $6.3, and $6.2 per square meter, respectively.

Interestingly, Escobedo, Monterrey, and San Nicolás are among the smallest submarkets in the region, while Santa Catarina is one of the largest. The first three are contiguous and closer to the capital of Nuevo León than Santa Catarina. However, their proximity to the Saltillo industrial market provides access to key transportation routes connecting Nuevo León with Nuevo Laredo in Tamaulipas—home to the country’s most important land border port—and, to the west, highways linking Santa Catarina with Coahuila and the border via Eagle Pass, Texas. This connectivity reinforces the strategic position of these locations in the northern industrial corridor and contributes to the rise in rental prices.

The remaining submarkets range from $5.2 to $6.0 per square meter. Apodaca, Ciénega de Flores, and Pesquería hover around $6.0, while Guadalupe and Salinas Victoria have average prices of $5.7 and $5.2, respectively.

Beyond price, Santa Catarina—where Tesla’s “gigafactory” has spurred the arrival and expansion of companies—along with Monterrey and Salinas Victoria—where the slowdown in new inventory and strong demand from large companies like Bosch, Quanta Computer, and Sunon have bolstered investments over the past year—are the only submarkets with rental price increases in 2024, recording hikes of 23%, 20%, and 10%, respectively.

In contrast, other submarkets like Ciénega de Flores, Escobedo, and San Nicolás have shown price stability, reflecting a balance between supply and demand. On the other hand, in Apodaca, Guadalupe, and Pesquería, price reductions ranging from 1% to 7% indicate an adjustment, in some cases linked to supply outpacing immediate demand and, in others, to declines in absorption.

Data analyzed by SiiLA Market Analytics indicates that Monterrey remains a competitive industrial market, with prices that, although varying between submarkets, reflect a healthy balance between supply and demand. In this regard, it’s important to note that the stability and moderate growth in some submarkets suggest that the region will continue to be a key area for industrial development in Mexico, offering opportunities in established and emerging submarkets.

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