Dock High Warehouse for Lease Or Rent - Des Moines Metro
Last Updated Oct. 10, 2023
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If you are searching for Dock High Warehouse for lease or rent, Des Moines, you've come to the right place. In this article, we cover three key topics, including:
- An overview of dock-high warehousing.
- An offer of our professional services to help you identify and acquire your next warehouse of any type, including Dock High Warehouse for lease or rent in Des Moines, from the best listed and unlisted sources. It's what we do!
- A few examples of properties - like the ones in this category - in the form of a survey. That level of information and more would be a part of the search we would conduct for your specific requirements. Skip directly to the search/survey section for this page.
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You likely found us here because you are searching for Dock High Warehouse for lease or rent in the Des Moines Metro. Our Des Moines Metro affiliate broker has extensive experience with Dock High Warehouse, having leased and sold existing properties and worked with developers on build-to-suit spaces for lease. These spaces come in many shapes and sizes, and we've performed a search for this article that covers small- to medium-sized spaced for lease or rent in the Des Moines Metro. That survey/search is summarized in this article. We are ready, willing, and able to conduct a comprehensive search for Dock High Warehouse for lease or rent in the Des Moines Metro and meeting your specific requirements. Read on for more detail about the characteristics of Dock High Warehouse, as well as the results of our search for this article.

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If you are a food or merchandise distributor, you should know that trucks constantly carry and bring in all kinds of products. Of course, this doesn't happen in other types of businesses, but you need a proper warehouse with so-called Dock-Highs Docks to perform in the distribution sector. These are elevated entrances, usually 121 centimeters or 4 feet high. Such doors allow trucks to load and unload from the height of the truck interior. Rent or buy a warehouse with Dock-Highs Docks in Des Moines and become the best distributor in Iowa!
This is actually a pretty loaded question (pun intended if you like). At a very basic level, Dock-High docks are used to simplify getting "stuff" into and out of a building - generally from or to a truck trailer ... or train car. One of our more popular articles provides a definition of Dock-High loading. The main alternative is grade-level building access - i.e. being able to drive into a building so that the "stuff" you work with can be lifted from and onto whatever you are using to transport your "stuff." "Stuff" can mean anything from raw materials to finished goods, supplies, tools, tooling, etc., etc.. Size and weight are big factors in deciding which of these two methods of moving "stuff" into and out of your building is used - with bigger and heavier stuff tending to be grade-level, and lighter and smaller tending to be dock-high. There is also the issue of whether the stuff you are transferring needs to be well protected from the elements including during the loading and unloading process. There are always exceptions, and much is likely being left out. Docks are seen attached to many types of buildings - manufacturing, R&D, Distribution, Storage, etc. The measure of how many docks you need is tied directly to how much "stuff" you need to move into and out of your building/space in a given time period (also a complex calculation). That's a fairly simple, conceptual discussion of Dock-High dock uses. Also, now that we've compared and contrasted dock-high vs. grade-loading, note in the above photo that most (nearly all?) buildings need to have a bit of grade loading in any case. Read on for some discussion of more detailed issues surrounding Dock-High docks.
Since docks and loading/unloading is an important issue, we have several articles on the topic. Aside from the links in the section above, we have Warehouse Loading Types, Dock-Well - Picture with Definition, Side-Load Dock Well - Picture with Definition, Dock-High Loading - Convert an Existing Facility, Exterior Elevated Dock - Picture with Definition and Dock-Leveler - Picture with Definition. The above are all links. If you have an interest, bon appétit. We'll likely be adding other articles on issues like Environmental Control during loading and unloading, Fork Lifts, etc., and we'll do our best to update this as pertinent items are added to the site. We spend a good deal of time on this and related content, and expect to continue to do so.
See the Survey Description Section for a contextual description of Surveys and for what they are used.
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* 78,000 SF Building Size
* 40.00 AC Lot Size * Built 2024 * Reinforced Concrete Constructed * Amps: 1,200 Volts: 480 Power Supply * 32' Clear Height * 50’ x 40’ Column Spacing * 12 Exterior Dock Doors * Tax Abatement potential * ESFR Sprinkler System * 350,000 SF of laydown yard * Multi-product/intermodal transloading * Three Class I & one Class II Rail Service * New space, never previously occupied * 115,000 SF of existing warehouse space on-site This property is situated on a 40-acre lot and will be built in 2021 using robust reinforced concrete construction. It has a total area of 78,000 square feet. It is equipped with a substantial power supply featuring 1,200 amps at 480 volts. The building features a 32-foot clear height and boasts a column spacing of 50 feet by 40 feet. There are 12 exterior dock doors available for efficient loading and unloading. Moreover, the property presents potential tax abatement benefits and is suitable for multi-product/intermodal transloading operations. It also includes 115,000 square feet of existing warehouse space on-site and benefits from three Class I and one Class II rail services. A substantial laydown yard measuring 350,000 square feet is also part of the property. Importantly, this space is brand new, having never been occupied before, and features an ESFR sprinkler system for fire safety. |
Dock-High is really an aspect, or feature of a warehouse. It's quite common, and we chose it as the primary aspect for which you might be searching. There are other ways to search for this type of property or space. A few of these are listed below:
- Cross-Dock Warehouse for Lease, Rent, or Sale
- Distribution Warehouse for Lease, Rent, or Sale
- Fulfillment Warehouse for Lease, Rent, or Sale
- Pick, Pack and Ship Warehouse for Lease, Rent, or Sale
- Package Handling Warehouse for Lease, Rent, or Sale
There are many more options for searching for this type of property/space. There are also a number of issues we can help you with that are not mentioned elsewhere - things like:
- Free Trade Zone Access (FTZ)
- Shipping Ports
- Airport Hubs
- Dock-High
- Dock-Well
- Rail Service
- Etc.
There are a number of cities included in the Des Moines Metro Area - here are a few of the larger ones: Des Moines, West Des Moines, Ankeny, Urbandale, Johnston, Waukee, Altoona, Clive, Indianola, & Grimes.
The rest - hopefully close to an inclusive list, is on our Des Moines Metro Area home page. You can navigate directly to the link on your Metro Home Page using the In-Page link for "Service Area Summary." This list includes all of the Cities and Towns of which we are aware in the Metro Area. Each City and Town listed is also a link to detailed statistics about that specific place drawn from various Census Bureau reports.
When a client asks us to help them search for a property to meet their needs for a Dock High Warehouse for Lease Or Rent in Des Moines, we go to the best listing services and to our fellow Commercial Real Estate brokers to pull together all the information available for properties meeting the stated client requirements. We validate the information to be provided - likely by talking directly with the selling or leasing brokers - and then help our clients go through this information to help them select the best fit properties, from which the client would select properties they wish to tour. We are posting an abbreviated version of a search we've either performed for another client, or one we've performed particularly for this article. We call the information provided in this article a "Survey," and we'd love to turn this survey into a full set of search results based upon your requirements! If you don't see a survey in the next section, it just means we haven't gotten around to it yet. If you need this type of property, please do let us know and we'll contact you to get started. The search we perform for you will include most or all categories you see here, plus information about pricing, other expenses, availability, and anything we can find regarding other requirements you provide for your use case. We would provide all of this, along with any available flyers, photos, and detailed information regarding each property.
This standard brokerage service is provided at no cost to you as it is ordinarily included in the transaction and paid for by the seller or landlord.
The market for Commercial Real Estate is very dynamic, and information regarding an available property can change from day-to-day, hour-to-hour, and even minute-to-minute. When you provide us with your requirements for a given property type, we perform a new search, validate all of the information, and provide you with the most reliable information we are able. The information we obtain for you is obtained from what we believe to be reliable sources. The statements and representations made are from these sources and not the statements and representations of the broker putting together your requested search.
Our job is to find a selection of Dock High Warehouses for Lease Or Rent in the Des Moines Metro using all public and private information services along with our shoe leather and connections. This identification process is without financial obligation to you. Brokers make their money at closing, and these commissions are generally included in the lease and purchase price. To make contact with us, please use our chat widget at the bottom right of your screen, call the number at the top right of your screen, or go to our form page to send us your contact information and a summary of your requirement. For more information about our Des Moines Area Affiliate, and more about what we do for you, please visit our Des Moines Metro Area.
If you like what you see here and you have a Dock High Warehouse for Lease Or Rent in Des Moines, or any other property or space you want to put on the market, please contact us and we'll provide you with a no-obligation listing consultation. To make contact with us, please use our chat widget to the bottom right of your screen, call the number at the top right of your screen, or use our listing information form to send us your contact information and a summary of your property.
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