STATUS OF INDUSTRIAL LAND IN THE CITY OF EDMONTON, MARCH 1, 1976
Prepared by: Research and Long Range Planning Branch City of Edmonton Planning Department April, 1976
Note: The objective of this report is to provide a factual account of vacant serviced industrial land in Edmonton. Readers are cautioned against misinterpertation of the figures provided. In particular, it is emphasized that the amount of land estimated "available" should be qualified. It is recommended that the Business Development Department (425-5464) or the Planning Department (425-2867) be consulted for clarification.
STATUS OF INDUSTRIAL LAND IN THE CITY OF EDMONTON MARCH 1, 1976 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
INTRODUCTION: The Research and Long Range Planning Branch of the Planning Department conducts an annual survey to determine the amount of vacant land designated for industrial development. The survey reports on land which appeared to be vacant as of March 1, 1976, according to a windshield survey; and attempts to estimate the amount that is currently on the industrial market.
Information contained in this report is compiled with the cooperation of the Departments of Real Estate & Housing, Realty Development and Business Development. Estimates for the amount of vacant land available on the market are based on information available for approximately 50 percent of the land.
CONCLUSIONS:
1.
Table 1 indicates that there were 4,683 acres of vacant industrial land in the City as of March 1, 1976. Of this land, 676 acres were fully serviced and 290 acres had one or more services.
These figures reflect a substantial increase in vacant industrial land over the past four years (See Table 3). Particularly significant is the increase of over 115 percent in vacant serviced land from 1975 to 1976.
2.
Table 2 illustrates that the majority of vacant serviced land is located in the Southeast Sector and is zoned Ml, M2 and AGMR1. There are large amounts of unserviced land zoned AGMR1 in both the Northwest and the Southeast Sectors.
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Most of the development in 1975 was in the Southeast Sector. Of the total of 152 acres developed in the City, 62 percent or 94 acres were in the Southeast.
3.
Servicing during the survey period (from January 1, 1975 to March 1, 1976) was very successful. It is estimated that one or more services were extended to 513 acres of industrial land.
This amount tripled the number of acres serviced during 1974. As indicated in Table 3, annual servicing has averaged 172 acres with a previous maximum of 215 acres in 1973.
4.
From Table 3 it is concluded that unlike previous years, development lagged behind servicing in 1975. The inventory of vacant serviced and partly serviced land has increased by 50 percent, while development has declined slightly from 1975 to 1976.
Thus the supply of industrial land has increased significantly while demand has remained relatively level in 1975; and for the first time in a number of years there appears to be a surplus in the City. As of March 1, 1976 it is estimated that 485 acres of partly or fully serviced industrial land was considered vacant and available on the market.
Prepared by: Research and Long Range Planning Branch City Planning Department April, 1976
STATUS OF THE INDUSTRIAL LAND IN THE
CITY OF EDMONTON, MARCH 1, 1976
INTRODUCTION The City of Edmonton Planning Department conducts an annual industrial land survey to determine the amount of vacant land designated for industrial development. This survey reports on land which appeared to be vacant as of March 1, 1976, according to a windshield survey; and attempts to estimate the amount that is currently available on the industrial market.
Covered by the report are the three major industrial areas of the City: the Northwest area, the Northeast area and the Southeast area.* The summary descriptions list land by (1) the degree of services which adjoin property lines; (2) the zoning applied; (3) the vacant land developed; (4) and the availability of vacant land where such information is known. "Available" includes both industrial land for sale and for lease.
Table 1, "Summary of Total Vacant Industrial Land", indicates the total amount of land vacant; serviced, partly serviced or unserviced; and its availability.
Table 2, "Summary of Vacant and Developed Land by Zone", shows the number of acres of vacant land in each zone (General Industrial Ml, M2, M3 and Industrial Reserve AGMR1) and the amount of vacant land that was developed during 1975.
Table 3, "Summary Comparison of Industrial Land, 1970-1976", gives comparative vacant, developed and available land counts during the years 1970-1976.
NORTHWEST SECTOR
As of March 1, 1976, the total amount of land vacant in the Northwest
* The Southeast area is an aggregate of the Southeast Industrial and South Industrial outline plan areas.
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area was approximately 1,611 acres with 1,297 acres of this vacant land under the AGMR1 zoning category. Of the remaining 314 acres vacant under the general industrial zoning categories, 219 acres are serviced and 68 acres are partly serviced.
The majority of the vacant land in the Northwest (1420 acres) is under private ownership. It is estimated that of this land, 104 acres are available; the greater amount of the latter being serviced (82 acres).
NORTHEAST SECTOR The Northeast Sector is still largely inactive in industrial development. The total amount of vacant land under industrial zoning is approximately 150 acres with 20.7 acres fully serviced and 60.0 acres partly serviced.
The privately owned sector comprises approximately 5.8 acres of serviced and 47.3 acres of partly serviced land. Of these, it is estimated that 14.7 acres are available.
SOUTHEAST SECTOR
The Southeast Sector combines figures for both the Southeast and South Industrial areas. Approximately 2,922 acres are vacant in this Sector. Of this land, 435 acres are considered serviced and 131 acres partly serviced.
Again the majority of land owners are private developers holding some 2,295 acres of vacant land. 344 acres of private land are serviced; and 98 acres are partly serviced. Of these 442 acres, approximately 313 acres are available.
City owned vacant land totals 627 acres, with 91 acres fully serviced and 33 acres with partial servicing.
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CONCLUSIONS
In Summary, on March 1, 1976, there was a total of 4,683 acres of vacant industrial land within the limits of the City of Edmonton. Of this land, 676 acres were considered fully serviced and 290 acres partly serviced. It is estimated that 485 acres of serviced or partly serviced land were available for sale or lease.
The servicing program extended one or more services to approximately 513 acres of vacant land during 1975, a substantial increase over previous years. Conversely, only 151.7 acres of vacant land were developed. This amount reflects a decreasing trend in industrial development from 1973 to 1976.
In conclusion, with the increased amount of servicing and declining development, it would appear that for the first time in many years a surplus of vacant industrial land exists on the market in 1976.
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TABLE 1 Summary of Total Vacant Industrial Land (in acres) in the City of Edmonton, March 1, 1976 -
Sector
Total Vacant Land
Total of All Sectors
4,683.4
Vacant Serviced
675.7
Estimated 1 Available
398.7
Vacant Partly Serviced
Estimated 1 Available
290.4
86.6
Detail of Sectors - Privately Owned Land
Sector
Total Vacant Land
Northwest Northeast Southeast 2
1, 420.0 90.6 2,294.5
TOTAL
3,805.1
Vacant Serviced
,
Estimated 1 Available
Vacant Partly Serviced
Estimated Available
208.2 5.8 343.7
82.2 0.3 263.1
74.0 47.3 98.4
21.7 14.4 50.5
557.7
345.6
219.7
86.6
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Detail of Sectors - City Owned Land
Sector
Total Vacant Land
Vacant Serviced
Northwest Northeast Southeast 2
191.3 59.9 627.1
12.1 14.9 91.0
TOTAL
878.3
118.0
i Vacant Estimated ' Partly Available Serviced
Estimated 1 Available
1.9 0 51.2
24.2 13.7 32.8
0 0 0
53.1
70.7
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Estimated from information available for approximately 50% of the vacant land.
2.
Southeast sector is a combination of the areas referred to in the Southeast Industrial Outline Plan and the South Industrial Outline Plan.
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TABLE 2 SUMMARY OF VACANT LAND AND DEVELOPED INDUSTRIAL LAND BY ZONE CITY OF EDMONTON, MARCH 1, 1976 .
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ZONE
VACANT SERVICED
NORTHWEST
M1
89.5
NORTHEAST
M1
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SOUTHEAST
M1
TOTAL
VACANT PARTLY SERVICED
VACANT UNSERVICED
DEVELOPED DURING 1975
11.7
4.3
9.6
8.0
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128.3
3.4
73.7
40.9
217.8
23.1
78.0
50.5
1.8
18.5
20.3
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4.2
NORTHWEST
M2
83.1
NORTHEAST
M2
0.8
SOUTHEAST
M2
182.7
2.5
59.0
18.2
266.6
4.3
77.5
42.7
TOTAL !..... NORTHWEST
M3
46.6
54.3
4.8
13.0
NORTHEAST
M3
19.9
5.4
15.5
6.8
SOUTHEAST
M3
35.6
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7.1
10.0
102.1
59.7
27.4
29.8
TOTAL NORTHWEST
AGMR1
1.0
30.5
1,265.2
2.9
NORTHEAST
AGMR1
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47.6
53.3
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SOUTHEAST
AGMR1
86.6
112.6
2,230.1
25.2
87.6
190.7
3,548.6
28.8
TOTAL
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TABLE 3 SUMMARY COMPARISON OF INDUSTRIAL LAND CITY OF EDMONTON, 1970 - 1976
March 1st
AS AT DECEMBER 31st , 1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
735.0
688.0
460.0
340.0
257.0
312.0
675.7
VACANT PARTLY SERVICED LAND IN ACRES
128.0
169.0
214.0
238.0
315.0
332.0
290,4
TOTAL
863.0
857.0
674.0
578.0
572.0
644.0
966.1
ABOVE CLASSIFIED VACANT LAND ON THE MARKET
n/a
n/a
n/a
135.0
145.0
179.0
485.0
*SERVICES EXTENDED DURING YEAR
n/a
43.0
30.0
62.0
215.0
170.0
**513.0
VACANT LAND DEVELOPED DURING YEAR
n/a
125.0
118.0
163.0
215.0
179.0
151.7
1969
1976
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