City of Mentor Manufacturing News

The Cleveland 1st Quarter 2026 Industrial Market Report compiled by CoStar tracks approximately 456 million square feet of industrial space in eight (8) counties (Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Portage, Medina, and Summit). The first quarter vacancy rate is 4.6%; increasing 0.01% from the 4th Quarter 2025 rate and increasing 1.0% from the 1st Quarter 2025 rate.

The Lake County market contains approximately 39 million square feet in 1,342 buildings, of which Mentor accounts for approximately 14 million square feet (or 35% of the total). The Lake County market had a vacancy rate of 2.8%, a decrease of 0.2% from the 4th quarter 2025, and a decrease of 0.5% from the 1st Quarter 2025.

According to CoStar data, 330 thousand square feet, and 2.2% of the industrial space in the City of Mentor is vacant. In the 4th Quarter of 2025, the vacancy rate was 3.8%; one year ago, it was    2.4%. The largest available spaces are 7800 Tyler Blvd., 168,838 sq. ft., 8687 Tyler Blvd., 46,540 sq. ft., and 7420 Clover Ave. 41,000 sq. ft.

Prepared by the City of Mentor, Planning & Development Department, April 2026