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Warehouse Storage Yield Calculator
Modern industrial users underwrite warehouse rent on cubic feet, not just square feet. A 32' clear-height building stores 60% more pallets than a 20' clear building of the same footprint and commands proportionally more rent. This calculator computes usable cubic feet, rent per cubic foot, and rent per SF — so investors can compare deals across clear-height tiers fairly.
Truss-bottom to floor
Usable cubic feet
1,820,000
Rent / cubic ft / yr
$0.467
Rent / SF / yr
$8.50
Racked SF
70,000
How the math works
Industrial tenants increasingly underwrite warehouse rent on a cubic-foot basis, not just SF. A 32' clear-height building delivers 60% more storage capacity than a 20' clear-height building at the same footprint — and commands proportionally more rent.
E-commerce fulfillment is shifting demand toward 36-40' clear height to stack 5-6 pallets high. Older warehouses with sub-24' clear height struggle to lease above market discount.
How to Use
- Enter building footprint SF, clear height, and usable rack height.
- Enter aisles and non-racked SF (typically 25-35% of footprint).
- Enter annual rent.
- Read usable cubic feet, rent per cubic foot, and rent per SF.
Frequently Asked Questions
What's a typical clear height?
Pre-2000 warehouses: 20-24'. 2000-2010: 28-32'. New build 2020+: 36-40'. Big-box e-commerce sometimes goes to 60'.
Why subtract aisles?
Forklift aisles (8-13' wide) plus dock and staging zones can't be racked, so they don't generate cubic-foot storage. Net usable cubic feet drives true storage yield.
Cubic-foot rent benchmarks?
$0.30-0.50/cu.ft./yr is typical for class A industrial; older sub-24' buildings struggle to clear $0.60+ on a cubic basis even when face SF rent looks competitive.
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