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Organization
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
Organization [Abstract]  
Organization

Note 1.  Organization

 

Terreno Realty Corporation (“Terreno”, and together with its subsidiaries, the “Company”) acquires, owns and operates industrial real estate in six major coastal U.S. markets: Los Angeles; Northern New Jersey/New York City; San Francisco Bay Area; Seattle; Miami; and Washington, D.C./Baltimore.  As of March 31, 2014, the Company owned 99 buildings aggregating approximately 7.1 million square feet.

 

The Company commenced operations upon completion of an initial public offering and a concurrent private placement of common stock purchased by the Company’s executive management on February 16, 2010.  The Company is an internally managed Maryland corporation and elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) under Sections 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) commencing with its taxable year ended December 31, 2010.