The Best Industrial & Warehouse Office Space in the LA Area

Chatsworth/Canoga Park

For companies looking for high industrial buildings and larger square footage, Chatsworth/Canoga Park offers a strong local economy anchored by the National Notary Association and headquarters for Premier America and Matadors Community Credit Union. Other businesses in the area include Capstone Turbine, Natel Engineering, Hydraulics International, and Environmental Associates, alongside Lamps Plus production and distribution facilities.

The Chatsworth Transportation Center serves as a major hub for the West San Fernando Valley, with Metrolink Ventura County Line service to Union Station and Amtrak Pacific Surfliner connections. Chatsworth Park North and South offer significant recreational green space, including hiking trails and areas registered with the National Register of Historic Places.

Van Nuys

Centrally located in the San Fernando Valley, Van Nuys offers larger and multi-tenant industrial properties both in the city proper and around Van Nuys Airport, one of the more popular industrial areas in the Valley. The area is also home to Sound City Studios, a world-famous recording studio, and is the only San Fernando Valley neighborhood with a population exceeding 100,000 residents.

Van Nuys Airport remains among the busiest general aviation airports in the country, with FlyAway bus service connecting to LAX. Metro Orange Line stations provide access to Hollywood, downtown LA, and other Metro lines, and the 405, 101, 170, 118, and 5 freeways all pass through or near the city.

Hollywood/Burbank

Widely considered the biggest entertainment hub in the world, Hollywood/Burbank offers smaller industrial and retail options for companies. Hollywood itself is a dense, ethnically diverse neighborhood defined by its film industry legacy; Burbank sits just 12 miles northwest of downtown LA and is home to the Walt Disney Company, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Nickelodeon Animation Studios, Cartoon Network Studios, and Insomniac Games, among others.

Burbank has seen sustained population growth over recent decades, driven by an expanding employment base, strong public schools, and easy regional transportation access. Office space here is largely tied to the entertainment industry, making Burbank the second-largest office market in the San Fernando Valley — and given the nature of its employment base, more people work in Burbank each day than actually live within its boundaries.

Northern Valley/Sun Valley

Sun Valley offers a more intensive warehouse market well suited to marble and woodworking as well as light manufacturing. Located in the San Fernando Valley, the area features a notably young population and access to three recreation centers and multiple public and private schools.

El Segundo

El Segundo has long been a major aeronautical and industrial city, providing space for Boeing, Raytheon, Lockheed Martin, and the U.S. Air Force — earning its reputation as the aerospace capital of the world. The city is also home to AT&T, the Los Angeles Lakers and Kings, DaVita Healthcare, and Mattel.

This employment diversity has made El Segundo one of the best places to work in greater LA, with a business-friendly environment, skilled workforce, and close proximity to LAX and the 105 and 405 freeways. Despite feeling like a small community, El Segundo offers extensive parks, athletic fields, its own beach, and multiple public pools.

Long Beach

Located directly on the coast, Long Beach is one of the most populous cities in California and an important conduit between greater LA and neighboring Orange County. Long Beach Airport serves as JetBlue's West Coast hub and sits alongside a major Boeing production facility, the city's largest non-government employer. Toyota, Epson America, Pioneer Electronics, SCAN Health Plan, and Molina Healthcare round out some of the city's largest employers, alongside genuine tourist draws like the Queen Mary and Aquarium of the Pacific.

City of Industry

Often called simply "Industry," this genuinely business-first city is home to a dense concentration of warehouse and distribution centers. As of the 2010 census, the city had just 219 residents but roughly 80,000 jobs — its zoning is roughly 92% industrial and 8% commercial, and the city levies no business tax.

Sitting at the intersection of Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, and Riverside counties, City of Industry is a genuinely important logistics corridor for moving goods between the U.S., Asia, Mexico, and the East Coast, served by a dense freeway network and proximity to Ontario International, Burbank, LAX, and John Wayne airports.

Torrance

Located in the heart of the South Bay, Torrance offers many smaller warehouse and industrial options just 1.5 miles from the ocean, with a moderate climate and steady growth. The city combines residential, industrial, and light high-tech industries across nearly 400 businesses, backed by active retention and expansion incentive programs, and remains the U.S. headquarters for American Honda Motor Company.

Tri-County Areas (Lakewood/Downey/Santa Fe Springs)

Lakewood, bordered by Long Beach, Bellflower, Cerritos, Cypress, and Hawaiian Gardens, anchors the Tri-County area alongside Downey and Santa Fe Springs — named for the region's proximity to Los Angeles, Orange, and Riverside counties. Like its sister cities, Lakewood offers a range of smaller warehouse and industrial options for businesses that don't need large-format space.

Downey, just north of Lakewood, is the birthplace of the Apollo space program and home to the oldest still-operating McDonald's in the world. Santa Fe Springs is the most industrial of the three, with a dense concentration of large industrial and manufacturing facilities positioned just off the 5 freeway.

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