Family Office Briefing on research byMarcus & Millichap·May 22, 2026

Minneapolis-St. Paul Industrial Market Report - 2Q 2026

This report examines how bifurcated tenant demand—softening manufacturing versus resilient warehouse/distribution activity—is shaping fundamentals in the Minneapolis-St. Paul industrial market during 2Q 2026, amid rising capital deployment and historically tight vacancy.

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Key Metrics

Metric	Value	Change / Context
Metro Exports (2025)	-16%	vs. +6% national
Net International Migration (2025)	-65%	YoY
Manufacturing Leasing (2025)	-21%	vs. 2024
Cottage Grove-Forest Lake Vacancy (2025)	-500bps	YoY
Cottage Grove-Forest Lake Leasing (2025)	+45%	YoY
2026 Delivery Pre-Leased	85%	None

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How a family office could deploy

Co-GP / Platform Capital · share the promote

Back a regional industrial operator with warehouse/distribution expertise via co-GP equity or a GP-stake to share promote on value-add repositioning of older manufacturing stock into last-mile logistics, capturing the tenant-mix rotation and benefiting from metro-wide supply discipline.

Direct / Separate-Account Ownership

Acquire stabilized warehouse assets in Cottage Grove-Forest Lake or similar distribution-heavy submarkets on a separate-account basis to control underwriting, tenant mix and hold period in a supply-constrained environment.

LP Allocation

Commit passively to a sponsor's Midwest industrial fund with meaningful Twin Cities exposure to gain diversified access without asset-level control.

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