I need warehouse space
By the day, by the pallet, shared, month to month, sublease or lease.
Start with the decision.
Write down what your operation needs to do. Then compare how much control, time and responsibility each arrangement gives you. A quote is only useful when the access, handling and permitted use work.
Rent a Warehouse by the Day or for an Event
A day rental gets you a big open room with a door you can drive through — for a shoot, a pop-up, a sample sale, or a delivery that landed before your space was ready. Using a warehouse for a day and running an event in one are different things, and the difference decides which permits you need.
Read more →ExplorePay-Per-Pallet Warehouse Storage: How It Works
In a public warehouse or 3PL you don't rent a room. You rent pallet positions, and the operator's staff receive, store and ship your goods — you pay for what you use and trade hands-on control for flexibility.
Read more →ExploreShared Warehouse Space and Co-Warehousing
Shared warehouse space puts a small operator inside a bigger building — a floor spot, a cage or a small lockable room — with the docks, forklift and receiving desk shared by everyone. You get a working warehouse without signing for a whole bay.
Read more →ExploreMonth-to-Month Warehouse Rental: Short-Term Bays
A short-term deal gets you a whole bay — your own door and your own key — without a multi-year lease. It usually costs more per month and comes as-is, because the landlord is filling a gap rather than building a long relationship.
Read more →ExploreSubleasing Warehouse Space: A Subtenant's Guide
A sublease lets you take part or all of another tenant's space for the rest of its term. It can be good value and fast to occupy, but your rights are only as good as the lease above yours — so read it.
Read more →ExploreLeasing a Warehouse Directly from the Landlord
A direct lease gives you exclusive possession of your own premises for a fixed term, with rights you can plan a business around. In exchange you take on years of obligations, and most of them sit in the fine print, not the rent line.
Read more →ExploreWarehouse Rental Costs: Every Line on the Bill Explained
Warehouse rent is never one number. It is base rent plus additional rent plus GST, then the one-time costs of getting in, and every line can be worked out from a quote before you sign.
Read more →ExploreHow to Rent a Warehouse: Step by Step, Search to Move-In
Renting a warehouse goes well when you know exactly what you need before you look, and badly when you discover it after you sign. Here is the sequence, with the decisions and documents at each step.
Read more →ExploreWarehouse Viewing Checklist: What to Check on a Tour
A viewing is your best chance to find the problems that cost money after you move in. Go with a list, a tape measure and a phone camera, and ask the questions the listing doesn't answer.
Read more →ExploreWarehouse vs Storage Unit vs 3PL: Which One Do You Need?
A storage unit, a 3PL, a shared warehouse and your own leased warehouse can all hold your goods. They differ in who handles them, what you are allowed to do there, and what you are committing to.
Read more →ExploreCan You Live in a Rented Warehouse? The Honest Answer
Usually, no. Industrial land-use districts generally don't permit dwelling units, warehouses lack residential life-safety systems, and living there can breach your lease and void insurance. There are legitimate routes to live-work space, but they start with the municipality, not the landlord.
Read more →ExploreSmall Warehouse for Rent: Micro Bays, Small Bays and Flex
Most businesses looking for a warehouse need a small one: a bay with a door, a washroom and room for a van, tools or stock. Here is what small space usually includes, what it doesn't, and the alternatives when a lease is too much.
Read more →Make the arrangement fit your operation.
Tell Commercially what has to work: use, size, access, timing and the commitment you can take on.
Bring your brief →Put the quote beside the plan.
Use the tools to compare the commitments and find the questions that change your decision.
Open the planning desk →