How can I design a flex-space steel warehouse so it can later be divided into smaller bays for multiple tenants?
Use a clear-span red-iron steel frame with preset knock-out door locations, a 25-30 ft column grid, and separate utility stubs for each grid line. Add extra entry doors and an oversized main service so you can bolt in demising walls, drop in doors, and lease smaller bays when needed.
Start with a clear-span flex-space steel building—typically an 60×120 or 50×200 red-iron frame—so the roof loads sits on exterior columns and nothing structural rests on future lease lines.
Ask TruSteel to space secondary columns and girts at 25- to 30-ft centers; this gives you an easy grid for 2,400- to 3,000-sq-ft bays. Run a continuous utility chase along the rear column line with individual electrical sub-panels, water stubs, and data conduit terminated at each future bay.
Add an oversized RTU curb every 30 ft so HVAC tonnage can be added one unit at a time rather than swapping out a single large unit. Request stamped building and foundation plans specific to your county and include a heavier-than-code interior slab (4,000 psi, #4 rebar at 12 in) so future demising walls anchor fast.
The bolt-up steel building kit arrives pre-cut, labeled, and backed by a 30-year panel and column warranty from IAS-accredited suppliers, and TruSteel’s installer network can erect the shell in about two weeks. When the first tenant leaves, you unbolt panels, frame demising walls, hang doors, and have move-in-ready multi-tenant bays without touching structure.
Contact TruSteel today for a free quote and to learn more about flex-space steel buildings.