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Industrial buildings for sale in Los Angeles County
For business owners buying the building they run in and for investors buying for income. We find on- and off-market buildings and coordinate the lender, inspections and escrow.
Where to look
Owner-users
Businesses that occupy most of the building can often buy with an SBA 504 loan and about 10% down, instead of paying rent.
Investors
Multi-tenant and single-tenant buildings leased to businesses. The Market Pulse sample shows LA County industrial cap rates near 5.7% in Q2 2026, close to the 10-year Treasury.
1031 exchange buyers
Owners selling another investment property who need to identify and close on a replacement within the IRS time limits.
What to check before you sign
- Phase I environmental report; many LA industrial sites have decades of past uses
- Zoning, permitted uses and any open code cases
- Seismic retrofit rules that apply to some older building types
- Roof, power, sprinklers and paving condition
- Property tax: in California a sale resets the assessed value to the purchase price
- City of Los Angeles transfer tax (Measure ULA) on sales above set price levels
Run your numbers
Free toolShould you lease or buy your building?Compare paying rent with buying the building your business uses, financed with an SBA 504 loan. Change any number and the chart updates as you type.Ben Kaviani is a commercial real estate agent with eXp Commercial. He works with tenants, buyers, investors and owners, and coordinates lenders, attorneys and inspectors through closing.
Common questions
Can I buy an industrial building with 10% down?
Owner-users often can with an SBA 504 loan, if the business occupies at least 51% of an existing building and qualifies with the lender.
What are industrial cap rates in LA County?
They change every quarter. Our Market Pulse sample shows about 5.7% for Q2 2026 from Kidder Mathews (CoStar data). Ask us for current sale comps for your building type.
What is Measure ULA?
A City of Los Angeles transfer tax on property sales above set price levels. It applies inside the City of LA only, so it matters when you compare buildings in different cities.
Will my property taxes go up when I buy?
Usually yes. Under Proposition 13 the assessed value resets to the purchase price, then can rise only a limited amount each year.