RADNOR, PA — EQT Real Estate has made a sweeping bet on America’s industrial backbone, acquiring a 13-property logistics portfolio spanning more than 1.6 million square feet across seven of the country’s fastest-growing distribution markets.
The deal, completed through EQT Real Estate Industrial Value Fund VI, stretches the firm’s footprint from Florida to Texas to the Midwest, with assets in Orlando, Jacksonville, Chicago, Greenville-Spartanburg, Houston, San Antonio, and Indianapolis. The purchase adds immediate scale to EQT’s U.S. logistics platform at a time when demand for modern warehouse and last-mile distribution space continues to outpace new supply.
The portfolio is built around what institutional investors prize most in today’s industrial market: relatively new, efficient buildings in infill locations close to major population centers. The properties have an average construction year of 2015, 30-foot clear ceiling heights, streamlined layouts, and minimal office space, making them highly adaptable for e-commerce, regional distribution, and light industrial tenants.
Location is the other major selling point. Each site sits near key transportation arteries, including Interstates 95, 4, 65, and 35, giving tenants rapid access to both regional hubs and dense consumer markets. That combination of modern design and highway-adjacent real estate has become increasingly valuable as retailers and logistics firms race to shorten delivery times and reduce transportation costs.
“We’re pleased to add this portfolio to EQT Real Estate’s growing U.S. logistics platform,” said Matthew Brodnik, the firm’s chief investment officer. “The assets are well-located in some of the most dynamic and supply-constrained logistics corridors in the country, and the investment aligns with our strategy of acquiring infill assets where we are well-positioned to drive value creation through operational improvements and hands-on active management.”
The transaction reflects a broader shift in industrial real estate, where investors are targeting smaller, flexible warehouse formats rather than massive distribution centers alone. Institutional-grade supply in this segment remains limited, while new construction is increasingly constrained by high building costs and scarce land in urban and suburban infill markets.
EQT said the portfolio’s mix of small-to-mid-sized facilities gives it exposure to a diverse tenant base across multiple industries, a structure that can provide more stable cash flow than single-tenant megawarehouses.
CBRE National Partners, led by José Lobón, advised the seller on the transaction.
For EQT Real Estate, the acquisition is another step in building a national logistics platform geared toward the modern supply chain, where speed, flexibility, and proximity to consumers are now just as important as square footage.
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