Small Bay Owners Competing With BIG Time Investors

NOV 4, 202556 MIN
The Industrial Real Estate Podcast

Small Bay Owners Competing With BIG Time Investors

NOV 4, 202556 MIN

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<p>Welcome to The Industrial Real Estate Show. In this episode, Chad sits down with David Hansel, Managing Partner at Lucern Capital, to unpack how his team pivoted from multifamily into multi-tenant industrial. They dig into buy boxes, tenant mix, capital stacks, interest-rate impacts, and what’s next through 2026—plus practical tips for sourcing deals and competing with bigger players by staying scrappy.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Discussion Topics: </p><p><br /></p><p>Why small/mid-bay industrial can feel like multifamily—without the labor drag</p><p><br /></p><p>The playbook for environmental insurance (what it covers, cost, timing, real claims)</p><p><br /></p><p>Buy box specifics: size, locations, construction quality, tenant profiles</p><p><br /></p><p>Real-world capital stacks (60–70% debt; using pref equity selectively)</p><p><br /></p><p>2025–26 market outlook: lease duration, downsizing tailwinds, competition</p><p><br /></p><p>Guest</p><p>David Hansel — Managing Partner, Lucerne Capital</p><p>🔗 <a href=" https://lucerncapital.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Website</a></p><p>🔗 <a href="linkedin.com/in/david-hansel-a6600b7" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">LinkedIn</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Host</p><p>Chad Griffiths — The Industrial State Show</p><p>🔗<a href="https://linktr.ee/industrialpodcast" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠ </a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@IndustrialRealEstateShow" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">NEW Youtube</a></p><p>🔗<a href="https://linktr.ee/industrialpodcast" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"> Connection Links</a></p><p><br /></p><p>#industrialrealestate #cre #SmallBayindustrial #NNN #LucerneCapital #ChadGriffiths #DeRisking #EnvironmentalInsurance #EastCoastCRE</p>