The DFW industrial market in numbers
- ~900 million sqft of industrial floorspace across the DFW metro, comparable to the Inland Empire by absolute size
- ~50,000 industrial tenancies spread across seven primary submarkets and a dozen secondary ones
- ~8–10% vacancy rate as of Q1 2026, with the market working through a large construction pipeline (mostly Class A big-box delivering 2024–2026)
- Average lease size: 80,000–200,000 sqft in Alliance and South Dallas; 10,000–50,000 sqft in Great Southwest; the long tail of sub-10,000 sqft tenancies is the densest population numerically
- ~800 I&L brokers active in DFW across CBRE, JLL, Colliers, Cushman & Wakefield, Stream Realty, Lee & Associates, Holt Lunsford, Transwestern, Younger Partners, and boutique firms
The Class A construction cycle has absorbed most of the big-box demand in Alliance and South Dallas. The market tightens fastest at the mid-size (50,000–150,000 sqft) level — which is exactly where SCAYLED's neighbor-scan logic converts best.
The neighbor strategy for DFW industrial
The highest-converting DFW industrial lead is the operator inside the same building as your listing. The second highest is the operator on the same park or within the same submarket. Only after those do you widen out to the metro and then the region.
Why it works in DFW specifically:
- Submarkets are sticky. Great Southwest tenants expand into Great Southwest or the DFW Airport submarket, not Alliance. Moving across DFW means rebuilding the driver base, the supplier relationships, the interstate routes, and the customer delivery pattern. Most expansions stay within 10 miles.
- Same-building match = zero disruption: an occupier two bays over can expand into your listing without changing a single pickup, delivery, or staff commute.
- Landlords want it too. Hillwood, Prologis, Crow Holdings, STAG, Stockbridge, Industrial Realty Group, these owners would rather grow an existing tenant than sign a new one.
- Sublease signal is strongest inside the park: an operator quietly looking for an out of their current lease usually tells their neighbors before they tell a broker.
SCAYLED makes neighbor-first prospecting default. Read the full strategy →
What a scan returns for a DFW industrial listing
Example: a scan of 2100 W Bardin Rd, Grand Prairie, TX.
| Field | What you get |
|---|---|
| Neighboring businesses | Every business that fits, same building first, then direct neighbors, then the wider precinct |
| Same-building matches | Flagged in every multi-tenant building |
| Verified contacts | Decision-makers with confirmed emails |
| Unverified contacts | The remainder, flagged but not hidden |
| Industries | 3PL, warehousing, cold storage, light manufacturing, freight brokerage, last-mile fulfillment, specialty industrial |
| Decision-maker titles | VP Operations, Regional Director, Facility Manager, Managing Director, GM, Logistics Manager, Director of Supply Chain |
| Data age | Live, resolved at scan time, not cached from a 2023 database |
Results come back scored and contact-ready, the same day you drop the address.
The seven primary DFW industrial submarkets with the deepest coverage
| Submarket | Rough sqft | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| Great Southwest | ~180M | Older dense core; smallest average unit size; highest churn |
| DFW Airport | ~110M | Air cargo / perishables / 3PL; premium rent |
| South Dallas | ~200M | Big-box logistics; Amazon / Walmart / major 3PL |
| Alliance (North Fort Worth) | ~120M | Master-planned Class A; BNSF intermodal |
| North Fort Worth (I-35W) | ~65M | Mid-size mix; fast growth |
| Northeast Dallas | ~75M | Older infill plus new build; trade services heavy |
| Valwood | ~80M | Between DFW Airport and Dallas; mid-market density |
Square footage estimates aggregate Class A + B + C industrial stock per submarket, based on public brokerage research reports as of Q1 2026.
Broker workflow, a typical week
Monday 9 am, listing brief in. 145,000 sqft tilt-wall warehouse coming on in Great Southwest, 10-week lead time to list.
Monday 9:10 am. SCAYLED scan. The scan works outward from the building, same building first, then direct neighbors, then the wider precinct. Once it is back: every neighboring operator that fits, verified contacts, and the same-building matches flagged.
Monday 10 am, calls to same-building tenants.Most pick up. One is a mid-size 3PL that renewed last year but has been quietly looking because their customer wants 150,000+ sqft in the building. That's your deal.
Monday afternoon: outreach to the remaining verified contacts with drafted emails personalized to the listing. Six responses by Wednesday.
By Friday: three formal inquiries, two offers in hand, listing goes live the following Monday with two offers already negotiated.
What SCAYLED doesn't do (and what to pair it with)
- Title and ownership: pair with CoStar, Reonomy, or the Dallas Central Appraisal District directly. See vs CoStar → and vs Reonomy →
- Comparables and valuation: CoStar Analytics or internal brokerage comps
- Zoning and planning: city / county GIS portals
- Construction pipeline: JLL, Cushman & Wakefield, CBRE research reports
SCAYLED is the "who do I call" layer. The rest of the broker stack is unchanged.
Pricing for DFW brokers
| Plan | Included | Ideal for |
|---|---|---|
| 3 days free | No card needed, 4 scans | Trying it on your own listing |
| Pro | Full platform, one broker | Individual brokers working a territory |
| Team and Market Plans | Pro for 3 to 10 brokers, per-broker discount | Teams monitoring submarkets |
Try it free for 3 days on one of your own listings, no card needed, and see the verified decision-maker at each business. After the trial, Pro covers one broker and Team and Market Plans cover larger desks. See the pricing page for current rates.