Investments in Real Estate - Schedule of Real Estate Properties Under Construction (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($) ft² building	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Real Estate [Line Items]
GAAP Investment Balance as of 3/31/2022	$ 231,258	$ 161,165
Real Estate Investment
Real Estate [Line Items]
Estimated Project Cost	466,400
GAAP Investment Balance as of 3/31/2022	231,258
Amount Funded as of 3/31/2022	$ 180,333
Columbus, OH \| The Cubes at Etna East
Real Estate [Line Items]
Project (% owned)	95.00%
Columbus, OH \| Real Estate Investment \| The Cubes at Etna East
Real Estate [Line Items]
# of Buildings \| building	1
Estimated Sq. Ft. \| ft²	1,074,840
Estimated Project Cost	$ 72,100
GAAP Investment Balance as of 3/31/2022	44,205
Amount Funded as of 3/31/2022	$ 37,446
% Leased as of 3/31/2022	0.00%
Phoenix, AZ \| Cotton 303
Real Estate [Line Items]
Project (% owned)	93.00%
Phoenix, AZ \| Real Estate Investment \| Cotton 303
Real Estate [Line Items]
# of Buildings \| building	2
Estimated Sq. Ft. \| ft²	880,678
Estimated Project Cost	$ 84,200
GAAP Investment Balance as of 3/31/2022	40,176
Amount Funded as of 3/31/2022	$ 35,306
% Leased as of 3/31/2022	0.00%
Central Florida \| Ocala
Real Estate [Line Items]
Project (% owned)	80.00%
Central Florida \| Real Estate Investment \| Ocala
Real Estate [Line Items]
# of Buildings \| building	1
Estimated Sq. Ft. \| ft²	1,085,280
Estimated Project Cost	$ 81,200
GAAP Investment Balance as of 3/31/2022	51,808
Amount Funded as of 3/31/2022	$ 36,151
% Leased as of 3/31/2022	0.00%
Indianapolis, IN \| Mt. Comfort
Real Estate [Line Items]
Project (% owned)	80.00%
Indianapolis, IN \| Real Estate Investment \| Mt. Comfort
Real Estate [Line Items]
# of Buildings \| building	1
Estimated Sq. Ft. \| ft²	1,053,360
Estimated Project Cost	$ 66,400
GAAP Investment Balance as of 3/31/2022	32,388
Amount Funded as of 3/31/2022	$ 24,462
% Leased as of 3/31/2022	0.00%
Greenville-Spartanburg, SC \| Smith Farms
Real Estate [Line Items]
Project (% owned)	90.00%
Greenville-Spartanburg, SC \| Real Estate Investment \| Smith Farms
Real Estate [Line Items]
# of Buildings \| building	3
Estimated Sq. Ft. \| ft²	2,194,820
Estimated Project Cost	$ 162,500
GAAP Investment Balance as of 3/31/2022	62,681
Amount Funded as of 3/31/2022	$ 46,968
% Leased as of 3/31/2022	36.00%
Leased area \| ft²	797,936
Real estate investment property, lease term	12 years

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