Our Acquisition Criteria

AMB acquires existing facilities to help our customers build their businesses in major metropolitan markets, close to key transportation hubs. The criteria we use to make our investments include the type of property, ownership characteristics and investment structure.

Property Types

• Industrial properties built for distribution or freight forwarding
• Properties that can be expanded or renovated
• Entitled land for development
• Selective investment in well-located flex/service center and light manufacturing buildings

Market Locations

• Supply-constrained submarkets located in AMB target markets
• Additional locations with rapid highway access, near select airports or seaports, or as part of a multi-city portfolio

Ownership Type/ Structure

• 100% fee interest
• Leasehold/ground leases
• Joint ventures
• Pre-sales
• Stock-for-property swaps
• Build-to-suits
• Sale/leaseback
• Partnership units (U.S. only)
• Preferred unit offerings (U.S. only)