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Terreno Realty's Acquisition Spree Gains Steam With Hialeah Deal

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Key Takeaways

  • Terreno Realty acquired a fully leased 98,000-square-foot Hialeah Gardens building for $56.3 million.
  • The asset adds Miami exposure near Florida's Turnpike and carries a 5% estimated stabilized cap rate.
  • Terreno Realty ended Q1 2026 96.3% leased, with cash rents on new and renewed leases up 22.4%.

Terreno Realty Corporation (TRNO - Free Report) is keeping its acquisition engine active, with its latest move centered on Hialeah Gardens, FL. The REIT acquired a 98,000-square-foot industrial distribution building at 10910 NW 144th Street for about $56.3 million. The property sits on 16.8 acres and is fully leased to a leading e-commerce company, making it an immediately income-producing addition to Terreno’s Miami portfolio.

This deal looks strategic for Terreno because it deepens the company’s presence in one of its core coastal logistics markets. The property is advantageously located adjacent to Florida’s Turnpike and Okeechobee Road intersection, along with parking spaces for 596 cars, nine dock-high loading positions and six grade-level loading positions. With a 5% estimated stabilized cap rate, the return is not aggressive, but the asset’s location, tenant profile and full occupancy make it a strategic long-term fit.

The Hialeah Gardens purchase is also part of a wider buying push. Terreno recently acquired a 305,000-square-foot property in Landover, MD, for $77.1 million, a 50,000-square-foot asset in Alexandria, VA, for $13.0 million and a 65,000-square-foot property in San Francisco, CA, for $25.9 million. These acquisitions show the industrial landlord is still willing to deploy capital across high-barrier markets where logistics space remains valuable.

Terreno’s operating backdrop remains supportive. At the end of the first quarter of 2026, Terreno’s operating portfolio was 96.3% leased, while cash rents on new and renewed leases rose 22.4%. It also reported $101.8 million of first-quarter acquisitions and raised $135.0 million through its at-the-market equity program while adding a new $200 million term loan, giving it capital to keep expanding.

For investors, Terreno’s acquisition spree signals confidence in demand for infill industrial real estate. High occupancy, strong rent growth, premium coastal-market exposure and a focused expansion strategy augur well for Terreno. 

Over the past three months, shares of this Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) company have gained 6.6% compared with the industry’s growth of 9%.

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Other Stocks to Consider

Some other top-ranked stocks from the industrial REIT sector are Prologis (PLD - Free Report) and Stag Industrial (STAG - Free Report) , carrying a Zacks Rank #2 at present. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.

The Zacks Consensus Estimate for PLD’s 2026 FFO per share is pegged at $6.18, which indicates year-over-year growth of 6.4%.

The consensus estimate for Stag Industrial’s full-year FFO per share is pinned at $2.63, which calls for a 3.1% increase from the year-ago period.

Note: Anything related to earnings presented in this write-up represents funds from operations (FFO) — a widely used metric to gauge the performance of REITs.

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