Charlotte Industrial MarketBeat Q1 2026

Charlotte's industrial market recorded a 7.7% vacancy rate and $8.65 per square foot asking rent in Q1 2026, with year-to-date net absorption of 2.7 million square feet driven by strong logistics demand and job growth that ranked first nationally among 104 tracked U.S. metros at 39,200 positions added. The active development pipeline totaled 7.2 million square feet with 1.3 million square feet of speculative completions delivered in the quarter, and over 4.5 million square feet of additional speculative construction expected to deliver in 2026 as the market moves toward equilibrium.