Flex Industrial in Whitby, ON

Whitby Flex Industrial Unit Market

Whitby sits at the eastern edge of the core GTA industrial corridor, positioned between Ajax to the west and Oshawa to the east along the Highway 401 spine. The submarket benefits from dual highway access — Highway 401 provides the primary east-west truck route with interchanges at Thickson Road and Brock Street, while Highway 412 (the Taunton Road toll connector to Highway 407) gives Whitby-based operators access to the 407 corridor and York Region markets without navigating the 401 through the core GTA. Whitby has historically been the beneficiary of demand overflow from Ajax and Pickering as those submarkets tightened. Durham Region's rapid residential and population growth — the region crossed 750,000 residents in 2024 and is projected to reach 1.3 million by 2051 — is generating a structural increase in last-mile logistics demand anchored in and around Whitby, Oshawa, and the broader PAWO (Pickering-Ajax-Whitby-Oshawa) employment corridor. Industrial product in Whitby ranges from 1990s-era multi-tenant small-bay buildings on Consumers Drive and Thickson Road to newer distribution-format facilities with 28–32 foot clear heights and modern dock specifications. Net asking rents range from $14.50 to $18.00 per square foot net, with Class-A post-2010 distribution product at the upper end and older multi-tenant stock at $14.00 to $16.00. Tenant demand centres on last-mile logistics serving Durham Region, e-commerce fulfillment, food and beverage distribution, and wholesale trade. Michael Law advises industrial tenants and investors across the GTA East corridor including Whitby, Ajax, Pickering, Oshawa, and Scarborough.