Organization	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
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, 2015, the Company owned 137 buildings (including three buildings held for sale) aggregating approximately 10.4 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.

Organization

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

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, 2015, the Company owned 137 buildings (including three buildings held for sale) aggregating approximately 10.4 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.