--- title: South Congress Flex Industrial Market Insight (2026) description: "South Congress flex industrial market: rents, vacancy and pricing for owners, tenants and investors. 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Congress industrial corridor · Flex industrial market insight · October 2026* **The South Congress stretch between Ben White and Slaughter is irreplaceable small-bay industrial: you can't build new flex there, and the land under it has redevelopment value on top of its income value.** Zach Roesinger, designated broker of Roesinger LLC, is a South Austin–based commercial real estate broker specializing in flex-industrial, small-bay warehouse, industrial outdoor storage (IOS), land, and sale-leaseback and 1031 exchange transactions in South Congress and across the Austin metro and Texas Triangle. He represents tenants, owners, sellers, buyers and investors. | Austin metro industrial vacancy | **~15–16% (near record)** | | --- | --- | | South Austin flex asking rent | **~$19/SF NNN** | | Southeast submarket vacancy | **~25–28%** | | Metro industrial cap rate | **~7.5%** | Metro and submarket figures from third-party reports, Q1–Q3 2026. Sources below. ## What's happening in South Congress Metro industrial vacancy sits at a near-record ~15–16%, but the South submarket holds the highest rents in the metro at about $19/SF NNN. The South Congress corridor is older product, much of it owner-occupied or leased below market for years. Austin industrial has been trading at roughly $140–$207/SF depending on stabilization, at caps near 7.5%. On this corridor the land often sets the floor, which changes who the buyer is. ## What it means for owners Price your building three ways before you decide anything: the income it could produce at market rent, what comparable buildings have sold for, and what the land is worth to a redevelopment buyer. A broker opinion of value puts all three side by side. ## What it means for tenants Space here turns over slowly and rarely hits the listing sites. If you need to stay on the corridor, start your search 12 months early and work off-market owners, not just listings. ## What it means for investors Buy the income with the land as your downside protection. Older leases at $13–$15/SF against a market near $19 are where the value sits. ## South Congress: common questions ### How do you figure out what an older industrial building on South Congress is worth? Three numbers. Income: market rent less expenses, capped at today's ~7.5% cap rates. Comps: Austin industrial sales at roughly $140–$207/SF. Land: on South Congress the land value can exceed the income value, and that changes who the buyer is. Free · no obligation ## Request the South Congress Flex Market Report Current availability, asking and effective rents, recent sales, and what buyers and tenants are paying in South Congress. Tell us whether you own, lease, or are looking, and Zach Roesinger will send the report. Prefer to talk? 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