130 Buildings Tracked
35 Regions
4 Provinces
0 Publicly Listed

What this is

Cold storage almost never reaches a listing page. Vacancy across Canadian refrigerated and frozen facilities sits near 3.2%, and above roughly 100,000 square feet there is frequently no existing building available at any price. A search that returns nothing is not evidence that nothing exists. It is evidence that the market does not run through listings.

So we track the buildings instead. Every record below is a real refrigerated or frozen facility that was not on the market when we last checked it: not for sale, not for lease, no broker attached. We hold location, size, clear height, temperature configuration, plant type and age where known, ownership and transaction history on each one.

What is published here is deliberately banded. Region rather than address, a size range rather than an area, and a decade rather than a year. That is enough to tell you whether our coverage reaches your requirement, and not enough to identify an owner who has not asked to hear from the market.

How a building comes off this list

Three steps, in this order. The second one is not negotiable.

1. Tell us the requirement

Temperature, throughput, clear height, location and timing. The more specific it is, the smaller the set of buildings that can answer it, and the better the approach reads to an owner.

2. Sign a buyer representation agreement and show funds

We are asking owners who are not in the market to consider a transaction. We will only spend their attention on a buyer who is real. The agreement establishes that we act for you; the proof of funds establishes that the requirement is capitalised. Both go to the owner with the approach.

3. We approach the owners

You get the building-level detail on the records that match, and we make contact. An owner who has not listed has not decided to sell, so some will decline. Enough do not that this is how a large share of cold storage actually trades.

Start a Requirement

Ontario

66 tracked buildings, none publicly listed. Ask about Ontario

Off Market Tracked

Brant County

Reference inv-061

175,000 - 200,000 sq ftBuilt 2020s
Off Market Tracked

Brant County

Reference inv-062

200,000 - 300,000 sq ft32 ft and over clearBuilt 2020s
Off Market Tracked

Brant County

Reference inv-063

300,000 - 400,000 sq ftBuilt 1950s
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Brant County

Reference inv-064

40,000 - 45,000 sq ftBuilt 1960s
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Bruce County

Reference inv-065

Under 5,000 sq ftBuilt 1980s
Off Market Tracked

City of Greater Sudbury

Reference inv-066

10,000 - 15,000 sq ftBuilt 1970s
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City of Hamilton

Reference inv-067

175,000 - 200,000 sq ft24 - 28 ft clearBuilt 1990s
Off Market Tracked

City of Hamilton

Reference inv-068

45,000 - 50,000 sq ftBuilt 2000s
Off Market Tracked

City of Ottawa

Reference inv-069

25,000 - 30,000 sq ft28 - 32 ft clearBuilt 2010s
Off Market Tracked

City of Ottawa

Reference inv-070

50,000 - 60,000 sq ft24 - 28 ft clearBuilt 1980s
Off Market Tracked

City of Ottawa

Reference inv-071

Under 5,000 sq ftBuilt 1990s
Off Market Tracked

City of Toronto

Reference inv-072

10,000 - 15,000 sq ft10 - 16 ft clearBuilt 1960s
Cooler
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City of Toronto

Reference inv-073

125,000 - 150,000 sq ft20 - 24 ft clearBuilt 1970s
Off Market Tracked

City of Toronto

Reference inv-074

15,000 - 20,000 sq ft16 - 20 ft clearBuilt 1980s
Off Market Tracked

City of Toronto

Reference inv-075

15,000 - 20,000 sq ft16 - 20 ft clearBuilt 1970s
Off Market Tracked

City of Toronto

Reference inv-076

175,000 - 200,000 sq ft16 - 20 ft clearBuilt 1970s
Off Market Tracked

City of Toronto

Reference inv-077

200,000 - 300,000 sq ftBuilt 2020s
Off Market Tracked

City of Toronto

Reference inv-078

35,000 - 40,000 sq ftBuilt 1950s
Cooler
Off Market Tracked

City of Toronto

Reference inv-079

40,000 - 45,000 sq ftBuilt 1960s
Off Market Tracked

City of Toronto

Reference inv-080

40,000 - 45,000 sq ftBuilt 1960s
Off Market Tracked

City of Toronto

Reference inv-081

400,000 - 500,000 sq ftBuilt 1950s
Cooler
Off Market Tracked

City of Toronto

Reference inv-082

50,000 - 60,000 sq ft32 ft and over clearBuilt 2000s
Cooler
Off Market Tracked

City of Toronto

Reference inv-083

60,000 - 70,000 sq ftBuilt 1960s
Off Market Tracked

City of Toronto

Reference inv-084

80,000 - 90,000 sq ftBuilt 1980s
Off Market Tracked

City of Toronto

Reference inv-085

Under 5,000 sq ft16 - 20 ft clearBuilt 1980s
Cooler
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Durham Region

Reference inv-086

150,000 - 175,000 sq ft32 ft and over clearBuilt 2020s
Cooler
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Durham Region

Reference inv-087

30,000 - 35,000 sq ft
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Durham Region

Reference inv-088

300,000 - 400,000 sq ftBuilt 2020s
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Essex County

Reference inv-089

10,000 - 15,000 sq ft24 - 28 ft clearBuilt 2010s
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Frontenac County

Reference inv-090

125,000 - 150,000 sq ftBuilt 2010s
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Grey County

Reference inv-091

30,000 - 35,000 sq ftBuilt 1970s
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Halton Region

Reference inv-092

30,000 - 35,000 sq ft24 - 28 ft clearBuilt 1980s
Cooler
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Halton Region

Reference inv-093

400,000 - 500,000 sq ftBuilt 2020s
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Halton Region

Reference inv-094

500,000+ sq ftBuilt 1990s
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Hastings County

Reference inv-095

150,000 - 175,000 sq ft
Off Market Tracked

Hastings County

Reference inv-096

20,000 - 25,000 sq ftBuilt 1950s
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Hastings County

Reference inv-097

80,000 - 90,000 sq ftBuilt 1970s
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Middlesex County

Reference inv-098

125,000 - 150,000 sq ftBuilt 1990s
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Middlesex County

Reference inv-099

125,000 - 150,000 sq ft20 - 24 ft clearBuilt 1960s
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Municipality of Chatham-Kent

Reference inv-100

25,000 - 30,000 sq ftBuilt 1970s
Off Market Tracked

Nipissing County

Reference inv-101

15,000 - 20,000 sq ft20 - 24 ft clearBuilt 2020s
Cooler
Off Market Tracked

Norfolk County

Reference inv-102

40,000 - 45,000 sq ft20 - 24 ft clearBuilt 2000s
Off Market Tracked

Oxford County

Reference inv-103

10,000 - 15,000 sq ft20 - 24 ft clearBuilt 2010s
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Oxford County

Reference inv-104

150,000 - 175,000 sq ftBuilt 1970s
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Peel Region

Reference inv-105

10,000 - 15,000 sq ftBuilt 1980s
Off Market Tracked

Peel Region

Reference inv-106

150,000 - 175,000 sq ftBuilt 1990s
Off Market Tracked

Peel Region

Reference inv-107

175,000 - 200,000 sq ft32 ft and over clearBuilt 1980s
Off Market Tracked

Peel Region

Reference inv-108

20,000 - 25,000 sq ft16 - 20 ft clearBuilt 1970s
Off Market Tracked

Peel Region

Reference inv-109

20,000 - 25,000 sq ftBuilt 1990s
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Peel Region

Reference inv-110

200,000 - 300,000 sq ft32 ft and over clearBuilt 2010s
Off Market Tracked

Peel Region

Reference inv-111

25,000 - 30,000 sq ft32 ft and over clearBuilt 1980s
Off Market Tracked

Peel Region

Reference inv-112

30,000 - 35,000 sq ftBuilt 2000s
Off Market Tracked

Peel Region

Reference inv-113

300,000 - 400,000 sq ftBuilt 1980s
Off Market Tracked

Peel Region

Reference inv-114

35,000 - 40,000 sq ftBuilt 1960s
Cooler
Off Market Tracked

Peel Region

Reference inv-115

40,000 - 45,000 sq ftBuilt 2000s
Off Market Tracked

Peel Region

Reference inv-116

400,000 - 500,000 sq ft32 ft and over clearBuilt 2000s
Cooler
Off Market Tracked

Peel Region

Reference inv-117

400,000 - 500,000 sq ftBuilt 1990s
Cooler
Off Market Tracked

Peel Region

Reference inv-118

50,000 - 60,000 sq ftBuilt 1980s
Cooler
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Perth County

Reference inv-119

20,000 - 25,000 sq ftBuilt 2000s
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Region of Waterloo

Reference inv-120

150,000 - 175,000 sq ftBuilt 1980s
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Region of Waterloo

Reference inv-121

400,000 - 500,000 sq ftBuilt 1970s
Cooler
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United Counties of Leeds and Grenville

Reference inv-122

60,000 - 70,000 sq ft32 ft and over clearBuilt 2000s
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York Region

Reference inv-123

100,000 - 125,000 sq ftBuilt 2020s
Cooler
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York Region

Reference inv-124

150,000 - 175,000 sq ft32 ft and over clearBuilt 1990s
Off Market Tracked

York Region

Reference inv-125

30,000 - 35,000 sq ftBuilt 1980s
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York Region

Reference inv-126

35,000 - 40,000 sq ft24 - 28 ft clearBuilt 1980s
Cooler

British Columbia

28 tracked buildings, none publicly listed. Ask about British Columbia

Off Market Tracked

Central Okanagan

Reference inv-033

125,000 - 150,000 sq ftBuilt 1980s
Off Market Tracked

Fraser Valley

Reference inv-034

150,000 - 175,000 sq ftBuilt 1960s
Cooler
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Fraser Valley

Reference inv-035

20,000 - 25,000 sq ftBuilt 1950s
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Fraser Valley

Reference inv-036

80,000 - 90,000 sq ftBuilt 1970s
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Metro Vancouver

Reference inv-037

10,000 - 15,000 sq ft
Off Market Tracked

Metro Vancouver

Reference inv-038

10,000 - 15,000 sq ftBuilt 2020s
Off Market Tracked

Metro Vancouver

Reference inv-039

10,000 - 15,000 sq ftBuilt 1960s
Off Market Tracked

Metro Vancouver

Reference inv-040

10,000 - 15,000 sq ftBuilt 2010s
Off Market Tracked

Metro Vancouver

Reference inv-041

100,000 - 125,000 sq ftBuilt 2000s
Cooler
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Metro Vancouver

Reference inv-042

125,000 - 150,000 sq ftBuilt 2010s
Off Market Tracked

Metro Vancouver

Reference inv-043

15,000 - 20,000 sq ft10 - 16 ft clearBuilt 2010s
Off Market Tracked

Metro Vancouver

Reference inv-044

20,000 - 25,000 sq ftBuilt 1970s
Cooler
Off Market Tracked

Metro Vancouver

Reference inv-045

20,000 - 25,000 sq ftBuilt 1960s
Off Market Tracked

Metro Vancouver

Reference inv-046

30,000 - 35,000 sq ft20 - 24 ft clearBuilt 2000s
Cooler
Off Market Tracked

Metro Vancouver

Reference inv-047

30,000 - 35,000 sq ftBuilt 1960s
Off Market Tracked

Metro Vancouver

Reference inv-048

300,000 - 400,000 sq ft32 ft and over clearBuilt 2010s
Off Market Tracked

Metro Vancouver

Reference inv-049

40,000 - 45,000 sq ft24 - 28 ft clearBuilt 2010s
Cooler
Off Market Tracked

Metro Vancouver

Reference inv-050

40,000 - 45,000 sq ftBuilt 1980s
Off Market Tracked

Metro Vancouver

Reference inv-051

40,000 - 45,000 sq ftBuilt 1980s
Off Market Tracked

Metro Vancouver

Reference inv-052

400,000 - 500,000 sq ftBuilt 2010s
Off Market Tracked

Metro Vancouver

Reference inv-053

45,000 - 50,000 sq ft
Cooler
Off Market Tracked

Metro Vancouver

Reference inv-054

60,000 - 70,000 sq ftBuilt 2010s
Off Market Tracked

Metro Vancouver

Reference inv-055

70,000 - 80,000 sq ft32 ft and over clearBuilt 1990s
Off Market Tracked

Metro Vancouver

Reference inv-056

80,000 - 90,000 sq ftBuilt 1990s
Cooler
Off Market Tracked

Metro Vancouver

Reference inv-057

80,000 - 90,000 sq ft28 - 32 ft clearBuilt 1990s
Cooler
Off Market Tracked

Metro Vancouver

Reference inv-058

80,000 - 90,000 sq ftBuilt 1990s
Off Market Tracked

Metro Vancouver

Reference inv-059

90,000 - 100,000 sq ftBuilt 1990s
Off Market Tracked

Metro Vancouver

Reference inv-060

Under 5,000 sq ftBuilt 1990s

Alberta

32 tracked buildings, none publicly listed. Ask about Alberta

Off Market Tracked

Central Alberta

Reference inv-001

Under 5,000 sq ftBuilt 2010s
Off Market Tracked

Central Alberta

Reference inv-002

Under 5,000 sq ftBuilt 1990s
Off Market Tracked

City of Calgary

Reference inv-003

100,000 - 125,000 sq ftBuilt 1970s
Off Market Tracked

City of Calgary

Reference inv-004

100,000 - 125,000 sq ftBuilt 1990s
Off Market Tracked

City of Calgary

Reference inv-005

100,000 - 125,000 sq ftBuilt 1960s
Cooler
Off Market Tracked

City of Calgary

Reference inv-006

125,000 - 150,000 sq ft32 ft and over clearBuilt 1990s
Off Market Tracked

City of Calgary

Reference inv-007

15,000 - 20,000 sq ft10 - 16 ft clearBuilt 1970s
Off Market Tracked

City of Calgary

Reference inv-008

150,000 - 175,000 sq ftBuilt 1990s
Cooler
Off Market Tracked

City of Calgary

Reference inv-009

175,000 - 200,000 sq ftBuilt 1970s
Off Market Tracked

City of Calgary

Reference inv-010

175,000 - 200,000 sq ftBuilt 1990s
Off Market Tracked

City of Calgary

Reference inv-011

20,000 - 25,000 sq ftBuilt 2000s
Cooler
Off Market Tracked

City of Calgary

Reference inv-012

20,000 - 25,000 sq ft20 - 24 ft clearBuilt 2000s
Off Market Tracked

City of Calgary

Reference inv-013

200,000 - 300,000 sq ft28 - 32 ft clearBuilt 2000s
Cooler
Off Market Tracked

City of Calgary

Reference inv-014

200,000 - 300,000 sq ftBuilt 1990s
Off Market Tracked

City of Calgary

Reference inv-015

200,000 - 300,000 sq ft32 ft and over clearBuilt 2000s
Cooler
Off Market Tracked

City of Calgary

Reference inv-016

200,000 - 300,000 sq ft28 - 32 ft clearBuilt 1980s
Off Market Tracked

City of Calgary

Reference inv-017

25,000 - 30,000 sq ftBuilt 1980s
Cooler
Off Market Tracked

City of Edmonton

Reference inv-018

200,000 - 300,000 sq ftBuilt 1990s
Off Market Tracked

City of Edmonton

Reference inv-019

25,000 - 30,000 sq ft20 - 24 ft clearBuilt 1970s
Off Market Tracked

City of Edmonton

Reference inv-020

25,000 - 30,000 sq ft16 - 20 ft clearBuilt 1970s
Cooler
Off Market Tracked

City of Edmonton

Reference inv-021

40,000 - 45,000 sq ft28 - 32 ft clearBuilt 1980s
Off Market Tracked

City of Edmonton

Reference inv-022

5,000 - 10,000 sq ftBuilt 1980s
Off Market Tracked

City of Edmonton

Reference inv-023

90,000 - 100,000 sq ftBuilt 2000s
Off Market Tracked

Leduc County

Reference inv-024

10,000 - 15,000 sq ft32 ft and over clearBuilt 2000s
Off Market Tracked

Leduc County

Reference inv-025

15,000 - 20,000 sq ftBuilt 1990s
Off Market Tracked

Northwestern Alberta

Reference inv-026

Under 5,000 sq ftBuilt 2010s
Off Market Tracked

Parkland County

Reference inv-027

25,000 - 30,000 sq ftBuilt 2000s
Off Market Tracked

Southern Alberta

Reference inv-028

100,000 - 125,000 sq ftBuilt 1950s
Cooler
Off Market Tracked

Southern Alberta

Reference inv-029

200,000 - 300,000 sq ftBuilt 2020s
Off Market Tracked

Southern Alberta

Reference inv-030

300,000 - 400,000 sq ftBuilt 1990s
Off Market Tracked

Strathcona County

Reference inv-031

50,000 - 60,000 sq ft24 - 28 ft clearBuilt 1970s
Off Market Tracked

Strathcona County

Reference inv-032

Under 5,000 sq ft

Prairie Provinces

4 tracked buildings, none publicly listed. Ask about Prairie Provinces

Off Market Tracked

Saskatoon Region

Reference inv-127

80,000 - 90,000 sq ft32 ft and over clear
Off Market Tracked

Winnipeg Region

Reference inv-128

200,000 - 300,000 sq ftBuilt 2000s
Off Market Tracked

Winnipeg Region

Reference inv-129

30,000 - 35,000 sq ftBuilt 1990s
Off Market Tracked

Winnipeg Region

Reference inv-130

300,000 - 400,000 sq ft28 - 32 ft clearBuilt 2000s

Questions about off-market inventory

What does off-market mean here?

These buildings exist and hold refrigerated or frozen space. None of them is publicly listed for sale or for lease. We track them so that when a requirement has no answer on the open market, which in cold storage is most of the time, there is somewhere else to look.

Can I buy or lease one of these?

Not off a page, and not today. An owner who has not listed has not decided to transact. What we can do is approach the owner on your behalf with a specific, funded requirement, which is a different conversation from a general enquiry and is answered differently.

Why do you need a buyer representation agreement and proof of funds?

Because we are asking owners who are not in the market to consider a transaction, and we will only spend their attention on a buyer who is real. The agreement establishes that we act for you; the proof of funds establishes that the requirement is capitalised. Both go to the owner as part of the approach.

What detail do you hold on each building?

Location, size, clear height, temperature configuration, refrigeration plant type and age where known, ownership, and transaction history. What this page publishes is deliberately banded: region rather than address, and a size range rather than an area. The building-level record is released under the agreement.

How current is this?

It is a tracked set, not a live feed. Buildings are added as we identify them and removed when they trade or come to market. A record here means the building was off-market when we last checked, not that it is off-market this morning.

Tell us what you need and we will tell you what exists

Building-level detail on any record above is released under an executed buyer representation agreement with proof of funds. Bring the requirement; we will tell you honestly whether our coverage reaches it before you sign anything.

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