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Here are CoStar's top industrial stories of 2025

This was a year where the AI frenzy triggered outsized demand for data centers, even as tariffs put a crimp in port-related logistics
(Chase Brock/CoStar)
(Chase Brock/CoStar)
By CoStar News Staff
December 29, 2025 | 10:01 P.M.

Industrial properties continued to be in high demand over the past year, helped by an AI investment boom that triggered a flurry of data center developments. However, there were numerous other interesting deals and developments, including the Danish toy company Lego Group's plans to invest $366 million in building and operating a 2 million-square-foot facility near Richmond, Virginia, as it seeks to keep up with the demand for its colorful bricks.

Here are some of the top industrial stories of 2025.

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