An industrial building — a nave industrial in Mexico — is a wide-span building, usually with a steel or concrete structure, built for manufacturing, assembly, storage or distribution. What sets it apart is its clear height, truck loading access, a floor designed for heavy loads and the electrical capacity the operation needs. In the Monterrey metropolitan area they are advertised for lease and for sale, inside and outside industrial parks.
In Mexico the two words (nave and bodega) are often used interchangeably. Broadly, a bodega is a storage space, often smaller, and a nave industrial a larger building for manufacturing or logistics. In Monterrey-area listings the difference shows mostly in size and currency:
| Industrial buildings | Warehouses | |
|---|---|---|
| Median area | 6,410 m² | 1,400 m² |
| Median rent per m² per month | 129 MXN | 119 MXN |
| Half of listings between | 120–138 | 100–133 |
| Priced listings | 574 | 1,274 |
| Quoted in US dollars | 55% | 14% |
Medians of lease listings with a credible price per m². The building/warehouse label is the advertiser's. These are asking prices, not closing prices. Industrial lease rates →
These elements decide whether a building works for your operation. Ask the advertiser for each figure in writing:
Current building and warehouse listings by municipality in the metropolitan area, for lease and for sale:
| Municipality | Listings |
|---|---|
| Santa Catarina | 1,044 |
| Apodaca | 1,001 |
| Guadalupe | 308 |
| General Escobedo | 220 |
| García | 151 |
| Pesquería | 115 |
| Monterrey | 115 |
| Ciénega de Flores | 100 |
| Salinas Victoria | 78 |
| El Carmen | 15 |
| San Pedro Garza García | 10 |
| General Zuazua | 5 |
It is a wide-span steel or concrete building with clear height, truck loading access and a floor for heavy loads. It is used for manufacturing, assembly, storage and distribution, inside or outside an industrial park.
The words are often used interchangeably: a bodega is usually a storage space and a nave industrial a larger building for manufacturing or logistics. In Monterrey-area lease listings, buildings have a median of 6,410 m² and warehouses 1,400 m²; median rents are MXN 129 and MXN 119 per m² per month respectively.
By use: manufacturing, logistics and storage, and distribution or cross-dock. By development: speculative buildings, built without a tenant, and build-to-suit. By structure: steel or concrete. Class A, B or C are market terms for the level of specification, not a standard.
The production or storage floor with its clear height and column spacing; loading docks and levelers; offices, restrooms and a canteen; the electrical installation with a substation and, depending on the risk, fire protection. Outside there is usually a truck court and parking.
The median asking rent is MXN 129 per m² per month across 574 priced listings; half fall between MXN 120 and MXN 138/m². At that rate, a 6,410 m² building — the median size — would cost about MXN 827,900 a month. 55% of buildings for lease are quoted in US dollars.
Figures calculated from the listings published as of October 19, 2026. They are asking prices, not appraisals. Methodology →