Investments in Real Estate - Schedule of Real Estate Acquisitions (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Real Estate [Line Items]
Initial Cost Basis	$ 429,799
Land	31,118
Building and Improvements	365,682
Lease in-place Value Intangible	32,999
Investments in real estate under construction	41,948	$ 13,313
Capitalized interest	578
Chicago, IL \| Industrial Property \| Chicago, Illinois, Industrial Property Expiring November 2029
Real Estate [Line Items]
Initial Cost Basis	53,642
Land	3,681
Building and Improvements	45,817
Lease in-place Value Intangible	4,144
Chicago, IL \| Industrial Property \| Chicago, Illinois, Industrial Property Expiring December 2029
Real Estate [Line Items]
Initial Cost Basis	39,153
Land	1,788
Building and Improvements	34,301
Lease in-place Value Intangible	3,064
Phoenix, AZ \| Industrial Property \| Phoenix, Arizona, Industrial Property Expiring December 2025
Real Estate [Line Items]
Initial Cost Basis	19,164
Land	1,614
Building and Improvements	16,222
Lease in-place Value Intangible	1,328
Dallas, TX \| Industrial Property \| Dallas, Texas, Industrial Property Expiring August 2029
Real Estate [Line Items]
Initial Cost Basis	83,495
Land	4,500
Building and Improvements	71,635
Lease in-place Value Intangible	7,360
Dallas, TX \| Industrial Property \| Dallas, Texas, Industrial Property Expiring June 2030
Real Estate [Line Items]
Initial Cost Basis	10,731
Land	1,308
Building and Improvements	8,466
Lease in-place Value Intangible	957
Savannah, GA \| Industrial Property \| Savannah, Georgia, Industrial Property Expiring July 2027
Real Estate [Line Items]
Initial Cost Basis	34,753
Land	1,689
Building and Improvements	30,346
Lease in-place Value Intangible	2,718
Savannah, GA \| Industrial Property \| Savannah, Georgia, Industrial Property Expiring June 2025
Real Estate [Line Items]
Initial Cost Basis	30,448
Land	2,560
Building and Improvements	25,697
Lease in-place Value Intangible	2,191
Savannah, GA \| Industrial Property \| Savannah, Georgia, Industrial Property Expiring August 2025
Real Estate [Line Items]
Initial Cost Basis	9,130
Land	1,070
Building and Improvements	7,448
Lease in-place Value Intangible	612
Savannah, GA \| Industrial Property \| Savannah, Georgia, Industrial Property Expiring July 2026
Real Estate [Line Items]
Initial Cost Basis	40,908
Land	3,775
Building and Improvements	34,322
Lease in-place Value Intangible	2,811
Houston, TX \| Industrial Property \| Houston, Texas, Industrial Property Expiring April 2025
Real Estate [Line Items]
Initial Cost Basis	20,949
Land	2,202
Building and Improvements	17,101
Lease in-place Value Intangible	1,646
Ocala, FL \| Industrial Property \| Ocala, Florida, Industrial Property Expiring Aug 2030
Real Estate [Line Items]
Initial Cost Basis	58,283
Land	4,113
Building and Improvements	49,904
Lease in-place Value Intangible	4,266
DC/Baltimore, MD \| Industrial Property \| DC/Baltimore, Industrial Property Expiring Nov 2024
Real Estate [Line Items]
Initial Cost Basis	29,143
Land	2,818
Building and Improvements	24,423
Lease in-place Value Intangible	$ 1,902

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