Industrial & Flex Real Estate for Life Sciences & Healthcare

These resources help pharmaceutical, life sciences, and healthcare operators understand incentives, tax structures, and pro-business programs when expanding or relocating industrial and flex operations in Charlotte and across the Carolinas.

Charlotte is a key hub for healthcare, life sciences, and industrial growth, with strong access to interstate corridors, airports, and specialized talent. These resources support corporate expansion, incentive evaluation, and permitting.

• Charlotte Open for Business
• Mecklenburg County Office of Economic Development

North Carolina offers competitive incentives, workforce programs, and a growing life sciences ecosystem that benefits industrial and flex users serving healthcare, biotech, and pharmaceutical operations.

• Business Incentives
• Doing Business in North Carolina
• Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina (EDPNC)
• North Carolina Department of Commerce
• North Carolina Department of Revenue
• North Carolina Secretary of State

South Carolina provides strategic locations for manufacturing, distribution, and life sciences operations with access to ports, interstates, and a pro-business climate. These resources help evaluate taxes, incentives, and business formation.

• Doing Business in South Carolina
• South Carolina Business One Stop (SCBOS)
• South Carolina Corporate Income Tax and Incentives
• South Carolina Department of Commerce
• South Carolina Department of Revenue
• South Carolina Incentives and Taxes
• South Carolina Secretary of State
• State of South Carolina – Business

Charlotte and the Carolinas offer a rapidly growing healthcare and life sciences ecosystem. Interurban Properties helps pharmaceutical, life sciences, and healthcare operators navigate this ecosystem to locate industrial and flex facilities that support clinical, manufacturing, and distribution operations.

Our team regularly engages with:

• Clinical and academic hubs for medical education, research, and translational medicine.
• Innovation platforms for med-tech, biotech, and digital health growth.
• Workforce and training pipelines supplying talent for GMP, lab, clinical, and back-office operations.
• Specialized logistics, cold-chain, and manufacturing infrastructure supporting time-sensitive and regulated operations.
• Economic development and incentive programs that enhance project feasibility and speed to market.

We connect clients with the right ecosystem partners while maintaining discretion and ensuring real estate decisions align with operational and regulatory requirements.

Use this industrial and logistics site selection checklist to align building and site features with modern distribution and manufacturing needs in Charlotte, the Carolinas, and the Southeast. Key criteria include clear height, dock‑high loading and drive‑in doors, trailer and auto parking, heavy power capacity, ESFR fire protection, and compatible industrial zoning that supports future expansion.  Power capacity and infrastructure are often overlooked; see Infrastructure and Power: Hidden Drivers of Life Sciences Sites for deeper analysis.

Operators can quickly screen in dustrial parks and flex or warehouse sites by comparing building efficiency, truck court depth and circulation, access to interstates and ports, labor and transportation costs, and incentives - helping pharmaceutical, life sciences, and healthcare occupiers narrow down the right shortlist efficiently and confidently. See our pharma manufacturing, pharma distribution, and cold-chain real estate advisory for specialized guidance.

Flex and life sciences facilities in Charlotte and the Carolinas require specialized infrastructure beyond standard office or warehouse space. Core needs include lab-ready infrastructure, clean rooms, specialized HVAC and filtration, robust and redundant power, enhanced structural and floor capacities, and appropriate loading for sensitive materials.

This guidance helps pharmaceutical, life sciences, and healthcare operators in matching technical requirements with the right facility, ensuring regulatory compliance, cGMP readiness, and future-proofing for R&D, med-tech, and clinical operations.

Pharmaceutical, life sciences, and healthcare operators evaluating the Carolinas and Southeast benefit from clear submarket snapshots connecting industrial and flex real estate options with supply chain strategy. This section highlights key corridors around Charlotte, the I‑85 and I‑77 corridors, port-served markets, and emerging inland hubs, including building inventory, site availability, transportation connectivity, labor access, and occupancy costs.

These overviews help operators compare industrial and flex locations across North Carolina and South Carolina, focusing on interstate and port access, population proximity, and incentives supporting regulated operations and long-term growth.