The City of Ferndale has 30,000 residents within its unincorporated borders. Residing four miles north of Bellingham and 15 miles south of the Canadian Border. The city of Ferndale and the surrounding area have seen consistent growth over the last 10 years and are projected to continue growing.

The Ferndale commercial real estate market has remained steady since the end of the great recession. There are several main areas of commercial development located within Ferndale’s city center and the outlying areas. Downtown Ferndale is enriched with commercial retail along Main Street with pockets of light industrial near the city center. There is not a great deal of room for growth within Ferndale’s city center, but there is the opportunity for retail commercial lease space. We can help you find the right location for your Ferndale commercial real estate investment or business location.

Ferndale’s largest commercial, industrial, and manufacturing land supply for development includes the area on both sides of I-5 north of Bellingham and South of Ferndale’s City Center. The area on the east side of the freeway along the Pacific Highway between Slater Road and East Axton Road is leaning towards larger commercial retail centers due to high freeway exposure. There are portions of Ferndale commercial real estate that have storage facilities and warehouse distribution centers that typically sit further back from Pacific Highway’s frontage.

The area west of the freeway along Labounty Road is primarily industrial and manufacturing including businesses that require small retail storefronts incorporated into a larger warehouse. Freeway visibility is limited in this area near Slater road with high visibility freeway exposure dominating the area South of East Axton to just South of Smith Road. Ferndale commercial real estate is strong and is continuing to grow stronger east of Interstate 5.