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Industrial Clear Height Rent Premium Calculator

Clear height drives cube utilization — tall warehouses command significant rent premium.

Clear height (ft)

Market baseline (ft)

Base rent / sqft

Premium / ft %

Sqft

Premium rent / sqft

$9.52

Annual rent lift

$255,000

Premium %

0.12%

How the math works

Premium % = (clear height − baseline) × premium/ft %. Premium rent = base × (1 + premium %).

(36 − 28) × 1.5% = 12% premium. $8.50 × 1.12 = $9.52/sqft = $255k annual rent lift on 250k sqft.

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This Industrial Clear Height Rent Premium Calculator is built to give a quick, browser-based estimate for industrial clear height rent premium. Clear height drives cube utilization — tall warehouses command significant rent premium. The inputs stay on the page during normal use, and the result should be treated as an estimate for planning, comparison, or education rather than professional advice.

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How to Use

Enter clear height (ft).
Enter market baseline height.
Enter base rent / sqft.
Enter premium per foot %.
Enter sqft.
Read premium rent / sqft.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why does clear height matter?

Warehouse revenue is typically cubic (storage × rack levels), not square. 24-ft clear: 4-5 rack levels. 32-ft: 5-6 levels. 36-ft: 6-7 levels. 40-ft: 7-8 levels. 50-ft+: super-mega rack, 8-10 levels. Each additional rack level = 20-25% more storage in same footprint. Tenant willingness to pay scales with usable cube. Modern distribution centers (Amazon, Walmart, Target): 40-ft+ standard.

Typical rent premium?

Per foot premium above 28-ft market baseline: ~1-2% of base rent per foot. 32-ft: +4-8% over 28-ft baseline. 36-ft: +8-16%. 40-ft: +12-24%. 50-ft super-mega: +30-50% premium. Varies by market (LA/Inland Empire tighter, rural easier). Tenant base also matters: 3PL, e-commerce pay more for clear height; traditional warehouse less.

Build cost per foot?

24-ft vs 32-ft incremental construction cost: 2-4% of total shell. 32-ft vs 40-ft: 4-7%. 40-ft vs 50-ft: 10-18% (fire suppression upgrades, structural steel, concrete). Payback: 4-8 years on rent premium typically. Speculative developers build tall for optionality. Value-add renovation: pre-1990s buildings often 18-24 ft — limited upside from rent premium, but structural reinforcement and roof raise is $40-80/sqft (often not economic).

Market demand?

Post-2020 e-commerce boom drove demand for clear height. Amazon, FedEx, UPS, Walmart, Target Kroger: 36-44 ft standard. 3PLs (XPO, Ryder, GXO): 32-40 ft. Traditional manufacturing/distribution: 24-32 ft. Secondary markets: 28-36 ft meets demand. Tertiary: 24-28 ft. Under-supplied: 40-ft+ in core distribution markets — 1.5-3× rent premium over older 24-ft stock.