Horse Hills Industrial Overview
Horse Hills Industrial is a rapidly growing northeast Edmonton industrial district situated immediately east of the Anthony Henday Drive NE and Manning Drive interchange. The park has emerged as one of Edmonton's most sought-after logistics and light-industrial addresses, combining modern building stock with unmatched ring-road access in the city's northeast quadrant. Tenants benefit from immediate on-ramp access to the Anthony Henday, reducing intra-city transit times and improving delivery-route efficiency.
New development in Horse Hills Industrial reflects current institutional-grade specifications: 32–36 ft clear heights, ESFR sprinkler systems, LED high-bay lighting, 60-ft staging bays, cross-dock and rear-load configurations, and large-format trailer parking. The park attracts a diverse tenant mix including food-and-beverage distribution, e-commerce fulfillment, building materials, industrial supply, and oilfield-services operators that need ring-road proximity for provincial distribution reach.
Key Commercial Corridors
Manning Drive (Highway 28) runs along the western edge of Horse Hills Industrial, providing direct northbound access toward Fort Saskatchewan and the Alberta Heartland petrochemical complex. Southbound, Manning Drive connects to the Anthony Henday NE interchange in under two minutes, giving tenants ring-road access to the entire Edmonton metropolitan area. This dual-highway positioning is a primary draw for regional distribution operators.
The Anthony Henday Drive NE itself passes along the park's western boundary, with interchange access enabling rapid movement to the northeast Edmonton industrial cluster, the Airport (via the south leg), and the NW and SW industrial parks that anchor Edmonton's other commercial quadrants. Internal park roads are designed for B-train truck movement, with appropriate turning radii and load-bearing specifications throughout.
Asset Classes
Class A Logistics
Modern 50,000–500,000 sq ft distribution centres with 32–36 ft clear, ESFR sprinklers, dock-high doors, large trailer parking fields, and cross-dock capability.
Light Industrial / Flex
Smaller multi-tenant bays from 5,000–20,000 sq ft with grade and dock-high loading, suitable for manufacturing, assembly, and distribution SMEs.
Business Park / Office-Industrial
Prestige business-park buildings with architectural exteriors, significant office components, and light industrial bays — ideal for showroom-warehouse and tech-industrial users.
Industrial Development Land
Serviced lots available for build-to-suit development, ranging from 2 to 20+ acres along the Anthony Henday NE and Manning Drive frontages.
Investment Drivers
Horse Hills Industrial is one of Edmonton's strongest industrial investment markets, supported by consistently low vacancy, above-average rent growth, and a pipeline of institutional-quality new supply that is absorbed quickly upon completion. The park's Anthony Henday frontage creates a land-value premium over comparable product in Edmonton's more established northeast industrial districts. Investors seeking core industrial assets with stable long-term income have targeted Horse Hills for its creditworthy tenant base and modern building specifications that limit near-term capital expenditure.
The area also benefits from the Alberta Advantage in industrial real estate: no provincial sales tax, competitive corporate tax rates, and a business-friendly regulatory environment. These fundamentals continue to attract corporate relocations from higher-cost Canadian markets, generating net-new industrial demand in Edmonton rather than merely churning existing tenant activity.
Development Pipeline
Multiple developers are active in the Horse Hills Industrial park, with several new phases of speculative logistics buildings currently in construction or pre-leasing. A planned business-park precinct along the Manning Drive frontage is expected to deliver 200,000+ sq ft of prestige industrial product between 2026 and 2028. The City of Edmonton has committed to continued infrastructure investment in this corridor, including road upgrades and utility expansion to support the park's ongoing growth.