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From Concept to Capitalization: A Deep Dive into Our Industrial Development Model


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In industrial real estate, success isn’t just about breaking ground—it’s about breaking down complexity into precision, and transforming data into decisions. Our Industrial Development Model is built for developers who operate at scale, balancing the art of vision with the science of underwriting. This is not a one-size-fits-all tool; it’s a specialty framework designed for merchant build, ground-up industrial projects—from raw land acquisition to stabilization and eventual sale.


Whether you’re a seasoned investor or exploring your first large-scale industrial build, here’s a closer look at how our model works, why it matters, and how it empowers you to make smarter, faster, more profitable decisions.


1. A Model Designed for the Realities of Industrial Development

The model assumes you’re looking to develop, lease, and sell at stabilization, and it reflects the nuances of merchant building—where speed, accuracy, and market alignment are critical. The framework:

  • Consolidates all inputs onto a single, intuitive underwriting tab.

  • Separates sources (equity and construction debt) from uses (land, hard, and soft costs) for full capital transparency.

  • Integrates a flexible forecasting system, allowing for straight-line, S-curve, or detailed month-by-month cash flow modeling.


2. Navigating Complexity Without Losing Clarity

Industrial projects are complex—our model ensures they stay comprehensible:

  • Dynamic Navigation: Jump instantly between development costs, operational assumptions, and reversion analysis.

  • Visualized Outcomes: Graphs display cash flow timelines, equity deployment, NOI trends, and yield on cost.

  • Iterative Calculations: Built-in macros resolve circular references in construction interest and management fee recovery, keeping numbers accurate in real time.


3. Realistic Lease-Up & Operations Modeling

Leasing assumptions drive industrial project value. Our model:

  • Simulates first-generation lease-up with custom start dates, free rent periods, rent growth, and recovery income assumptions.

  • Supports triple-net and partial recovery structures.

  • Accounts for operating shortfalls during free rent and stabilization.

  • Models reserves for leasing costs and capex—optional but crucial for realistic returns analysis.


4. Reversion & Sale Analysis

Because the end goal is a profitable sale, the model:

  • Allows precise sale timing, typically 12 months post-stabilization or customized to your exit strategy.

  • Incorporates market cap rates today vs. terminal cap rates at sale.

  • Adjusts for selling costs and any performance slippage or upside in rent or recovery income.

  • Calculates net sale proceeds after loan payoff.


5. Returns That Reflect Reality

Industrial development is about more than gross profit—it’s about risk-adjusted return. Our model delivers:

  • Levered & Unlevered IRR, Net Profit, and Multiple.

  • Yield on Cost and Development Spread—at stabilization and sale.

  • Partnership-level waterfalls with single or double promote structures, customizable hurdle rates, and GP/LP equity splits.


6. Sensitivity & Scenario Testing

Market shifts happen. Our model’s sensitivity table lets you instantly gauge the impact of changes in:

  • Vacancy

  • Income growth

  • Expense growth

  • Exit cap rate

Update with one click, and see the ripple effects across returns and valuation.


7. Why This Model Matters

In an industry where capital partners demand transparency and timelines can make or break a deal, this model compresses months of manual spreadsheet work into a single, reliable, and repeatable process.

It’s not just a tool—it’s a decision-making engine, giving you the clarity to move quickly when opportunity knocks and the discipline to walk away when the numbers don’t align.


Interface Holdings and Development brings decades of engineering heritage and market insight to every project. This model is an extension of that ethos—rooted in precision, adaptable to market shifts, and built for those who develop with vision and discipline.



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