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Didenko Capital buys warehouses, IOS yards, and light-industrial and flex buildings in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. We buy warehouses in all states, including Texas and the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

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Selling in Dallas comes with local rules. In Dallas and Fort Worth, this page takes a seller through each city’s industrial zoning, the market’s submarkets and numbers, its air cargo airports, and how Texas handles property tax, appraisal protests and voluntary cleanup.

Dallas Warehouses, IOS Yards, and Flex Buildings

We buy truck yards, trailer yards, container yards, and other industrial outdoor storage (IOS) sites in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. We buy manufacturing buildings and industrial land in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

We buy buildings that are leased to tenants, owner-occupied, or vacant. Condition does not rule a property out. Want to stay in the building after you sell? Ask us about a sale-leaseback.

Cushman & Wakefield’s Q3 2026 report splits the Dallas-Fort Worth market by building type: 866,419,697 sq ft of warehouse/distribution space, 99,645,482 sq ft of manufacturing space and 82,174,828 sq ft of office service center (flex) space. Manufacturing space had the lowest vacancy of the three, at 1.5%, against 8.1% for warehouse/distribution and 6.6% for flex.

Dallas Industrial Market Facts

Bar chart of 2023 warehousing and storage jobs in nine U.S. metro areas, with Dallas highlighted at 71,316 jobs and 703 businesses (U.S. Census Bureau). — Dallas ranks #2 of these 9 metros for warehousing and storage jobs (U.S. Census Bureau, 2023). Free to use with credit – see image use.

Industrial Zoning in the City of Dallas

The City of Dallas lists four districts under Commercial Service and Industrial: CS Commercial Service, LI Light Industrial, IR Industrial Research and IM Industrial Manufacturing. The City says its district pages list general guidelines to the Yard, Lot and Space Regulations, that there may be exceptions, and points to 51A-4.100 of the Dallas Development Code for the specific details.

District	Primary use (City page)	Max. height	Lot coverage
LI – Light Industrial	Light industrial, office, research and development and commercial uses	70 feet	80% maximum
IR – Industrial Research	Research and development, light industrial, office, and supporting commercial uses	200 feet	80% maximum
IM – Industrial Manufacturing	Heavy industrial manufacturing uses with accompanying open storage and supporting commercial uses	110 feet	80% maximum

The City’s zoning resources page lists a specific use permit among the rezoning requests in a zoning (Z) record.
The City of Dallas Map Hub, with address search and a Dallas Zoning & Cases tab that shows zoning and overlays, is what the City calls the main place to look up zoning.
The City says registering in DallasNow gives direct access to request documents such as Zoning Verification and Determination Letters.

Sources: City of Dallas, Planning and Development (Current Planning), Zoning Districts, web page; City of Dallas, Planning and Development (Current Planning), Zoning Districts – Light Industrial District, web page; City of Dallas, Planning and Development (Current Planning), Zoning Districts – Industrial Research District, web page; City of Dallas, Planning and Development (Current Planning), Zoning Districts – Industrial Manufacturing District, web page; City of Dallas, Planning and Development, Zoning Resources, web page.

Section 51A-4.123 of the Dallas Development Code lists the main uses permitted in each district; for these rows the LI, IR and IM lists match:

Use, as the code names it	Status in LI, IR and IM
Outside storage (items kept outside for more than 24 hours)	By right; marked RAR
Commercial motor vehicle parking (parking for oversized long-haul cargo vehicles)	Permitted; by SUP (specific use permit) only within 500 feet of a residential district
Freight terminal	Permitted; marked RAR
Truck stop	SUP required
Container yard or container storage	No separate use (only a recycling drop-off container)

In these lists, RAR marks residential adjacency review. The City of Dallas text for PD 369 explains the mark: if the use has a residential adjacency as defined in Section 51A-4.803, a site plan must be submitted and approved.

Sources: City of Dallas, Ordinance No. 29917, 2015 (PDF); City of Dallas, Ordinance No. 30477, 2017 (PDF); City of Dallas, Ordinance No. 32907, 2024 (PDF); City of Dallas, Article 369, PD 369, Chapter 51P text (PDF).

Overlays can change what a base district allows, so check your exact property.

Industrial Zoning in the City of Fort Worth

The City of Fort Worth’s Planning and Development Department summary of zoning districts (revision dated 4/02/19) names three industrial districts: “I” Light Industrial, “J” Medium Industrial and “K” Heavy Industrial. “I” allows all uses permitted in “G” (Intensive Commercial), “J” all uses permitted in “I”, and “K” all uses permitted in “J”, each plus the uses listed below.

District	What the City’s summary says (its own wording)	Max. height
I – Light Industrial	All uses permitted in “G”, plus food processing, animal hospitals and outdoor kennels, trans. terminals, temp. batch plant, warehousing, outside sales/storage, printing and light manuf.	55 ft
J – Medium Industrial	All uses permitted in “I”, plus breweries, cement products, power plants, grain elevators, poultry slaughtering, and light manufacturing.	120 ft
K – Heavy Industrial	All uses permitted in “J”, plus heavy industrial uses incl. metal fabrication, asphalt mixing plants, machine shops, soap manufacturing, stock yards, permanent batch plants, welding shops, etc.	120 ft

The same summary describes “PD” Planned Development as a special district permitting specific residential, commercial, industrial and mixed uses, normally requiring site plan approval before development.
To find a property on the City’s online Zoning Map, a City guide to the map says to click “I want to…” and select Locate Address.

Sources: City of Fort Worth, Planning and Development Department, Summary of Zoning Districts of the City of Fort Worth, Rev. 4/02/19 (PDF); City of Fort Worth, Development Services, Checking for Historic or Urban Design District status using the Zoning Map, guide (PDF).

Fort Worth’s use table (Section 4.803) marks a use P if allowed by right, P* if supplemental use standards also apply, and CUP if a conditional use permit is needed (key in Section 4.801):

Use row in the table	I / J / K
Outdoor sales and storage including yards, contractors, lumber or storage, automobiles, storage yards, building materials	P* / P* / P* (standards: Section 5.133; note: CUP if no primary use)
Terminal, truck, freight, rail or water	P* / P / P (standards: Section 5.139)
Truck stop w/fuel and accessory services	P / P / P
Truck or trailer parking; container yard or container storage	No row in the table

Sources: City of Fort Worth, Zoning Ordinance Section 4.803 use table, PDF; City of Fort Worth, Ordinance No. 23609-03-2019, 2019 (PDF).

A summary, not legal advice: the Zoning Code itself governs.

Dallas-Fort Worth Industrial Market: Q3 2026

Cushman & Wakefield’s MarketBeat Dallas/Fort Worth Industrial report for Q3 2026 counts the market in two parts, a Dallas side and a Fort Worth side:

Inventory: 1,048,240,007 sq ft in total: 786,581,966 sq ft on the Dallas side and 261,658,041 sq ft on the Fort Worth side.
Vacancy: 7.3%, the lowest level since Q3 2023, according to the report.
Net absorption, year to date: 28,563,372 sq ft, of which 13,934,588 sq ft came in the third quarter.
Leasing: 22.7 million sq ft in the third quarter and 63.0 million sq ft so far this year, which the report calls the strongest first nine months on record.
Average asking rent (net, per sq ft): $9.76 overall and $9.55 for warehouse/distribution space; the report puts manufacturing at $8.46 and flex at $12.98.
Under construction: 30,560,051 sq ft.
Deliveries: 7.3 million sq ft in the third quarter, bringing completions for the year to date to 20,876,028 sq ft.

These are one firm’s figures for one quarter.

Newer quarters and other reports may differ.

The Largest Dallas-Fort Worth Industrial Submarkets

The six biggest submarkets by inventory in that report are:

Submarket	Side	Inventory (sq ft)	Vacancy
Great Southwest	Dallas	129,993,747	7.4%
DFW Airport	Dallas	111,096,740	11.2%
South Dallas	Dallas	101,736,898	8.1%
Alliance	Fort Worth	88,883,837	5.3%
North Fort Worth	Fort Worth	59,136,211	7.4%
Valwood/N Stemmons	Dallas	51,582,097	3.8%

Alliance (3.6 million sq ft), Far North/I-35 (2.1 million) and South Dallas (1.8 million) led net absorption in the third quarter, which the report puts down mainly to “big box” users.

Only four submarkets had vacancy above 10.0%, the first time that has been true since Q2 2023. In buildings of 500,000 sq ft and larger, just 1.9% of inventory was vacant and available for lease, the lowest level in over 15 years, according to the report.

Source: Cushman & Wakefield, MarketBeat Dallas/Fort Worth Industrial, Q3 2026 (4-page PDF).

Air Cargo

Dallas-Fort Worth International: 3,704,477,571 lbs of all-cargo landed weight in 2025, 1.32% below 2024, for 11th place nationally.
Perot Field/Fort Worth Alliance: 1,900,258,419 lbs, 6.81% above 2024, for 20th place.

These rankings come from the Federal Aviation Administration’s final calendar year 2025 all-cargo landed weight table.

Source: Federal Aviation Administration, Final Calendar Year 2025 All-Cargo Landed Weight, DFW and AFW rows, table dated 9/22/2026.

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Tell us about your property. Fill out the short form: the address, the property type, the size, and when you want to sell.
We look at it. We review the details and look at the property.
You get a cash offer.
You decide. Say yes and we sign a purchase agreement. Say no and you owe nothing.

There is no commission to us and no fee to us. Asking for an offer is free, and you are not committed to anything unless you sign a purchase agreement.

Selling a Warehouse in Dallas: Frequently Asked Questions

Who buys warehouses directly from owners in Dallas-Fort Worth?

Direct buyers such as Didenko Capital. Didenko Capital is run by Yarik Didenko. We buy warehouses in all states, including Texas and the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

Can I run an outdoor storage (IOS) yard on a Dallas or Fort Worth lot?

It depends on the zoning district. In the City of Dallas, outside storage is allowed by right in the LI, IR and IM districts, subject to residential adjacency review, and commercial motor vehicle parking (for oversized cargo trucks) is permitted there, except by SUP within 500 feet of a residential district. In Fort Worth’s I, J and K districts, outdoor sales and storage, including storage yards, is permitted with standards, under a note reading “CUP if no primary use”. Fort Worth’s table has no truck or trailer parking row, and neither city’s use list names a container yard. Ask your attorney before counting on a use.

How do I check a property’s zoning in Dallas or Fort Worth?

In the City of Dallas, search the address on the City of Dallas Map Hub, which the City calls the main place to look up zoning. In the City of Fort Worth, a City guide to its Zoning Map says to go to the Zoning Map, click “I want to…” and select Locate Address to enter the address.

Does Texas have a state property tax?

No. The Texas Comptroller says Texas has no state property tax and that rates are up to local taxing units. It says most questions about a property’s appraisal or tax should go to the local appraisal district or tax assessor-collector.

Can I protest the appraised value of my industrial property in Texas?

The Texas Comptroller says a property owner may protest to the appraisal review board (ARB) if they disagree with the appraisal district’s value. An owner dissatisfied with the ARB’s findings has the right to appeal to the state district court in the county where the property is located.

What about environmental history on an older Texas site?

Environmental history is part of how we price a property, not an automatic no. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality says its Voluntary Cleanup Program (VCP) provides administrative, technical, and legal incentives to encourage the cleanup of contaminated sites in Texas. After a site attains the program’s remedy standard, the TCEQ issues a certificate of completion stating that all non-responsible parties are released from all liability to the state for cleanup of the areas it covers. The TCEQ says this protection reaches all non-responsible parties, including future lenders and landowners. Ask an environmental attorney or consultant about your site.

Do you buy warehouses in Texas?

Yes. We buy in all states.

Is it a cash offer?

Yes. We make cash offers.

Is there any obligation if I ask for an offer?

No. Asking for an offer is free, and you are not committed to anything unless you sign a purchase agreement.

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