E-commerce growth deceleration or shift toward micro-fulfillment centers reducing demand for large-format warehouses in suburban locations
Oversupply in secondary markets where barriers to entry are low and speculative development can quickly exceed absorption, compressing rents
Automation and robotics reducing square footage requirements per unit of throughput as tenants optimize warehouse productivity
Rezoning and entitlement challenges limiting development pipeline replenishment in high-barrier coastal markets
Competition from Duke Realty (acquired by Prologis 2022 but integration execution risk), Rexford Industrial in Southern California, and private developers with lower cost of capital
Build-to-suit competition from private equity and institutional investors developing custom facilities for Amazon and other large tenants
Tenant bargaining power in markets with elevated vacancy or new supply, limiting rent growth and renewal spreads
Debt/equity of 0.66 manageable but $25B+ debt stack requires refinancing in higher rate environment, pressuring interest coverage
Development pipeline concentration risk if pre-leasing slows and speculative exposure increases beyond 30-40% of starts
Foreign currency exposure in European and Asian portfolios creates earnings volatility, though typically hedged for near-term cash flows
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