Peachtree Group (“Peachtree”), a leading commercial real estate investment firm overseeing a diversified portfolio of more than $8 billion across equity and debt, has launched its latest Delaware Statutory Trust (“DST”) offering with the acquisition of a newly built, Class-A industrial facility in Mansfield, Texas, a fast-growing suburb of Dallas-Fort Worth.
“In today’s higher-rate environment, where tighter credit and volatile valuations challenge traditional ownership, DSTs have emerged as a compelling alternative,” said Greg Friedman, managing principal and CEO of Peachtree. “They deliver attractive cash flows backed by institutional-quality assets, while also offering tax advantages, professional management and diversification.”
The Mansfield facility anchors this strategy. Completed in 2025, the 131,040-square-foot rear-load building offers 36-foot clear heights, a three-acre outdoor storage yard and long-term expansion potential. The property was acquired for $180 per square foot, below comparable sales in the market, and is fully leased to Ferguson, the largest value-added distributor serving professional contractors across North America.
Ferguson signed a new 10-year corporate lease commencing March 2025, with 3% annual rent escalations, two five-year extension options and minimal landlord responsibilities. With investment-grade credit ratings (S&P: BBB+; Moody’s: Baa1), the tenant strengthens the trust’s income stability and risk profile.
Since launching its DST program in 2022, Peachtree has completed approximately $320 million of debt-free DST transactions, offering investors access to professionally managed real estate across high-growth markets.
The firm’s DSTs, along with Opportunity Zones and REIT structures, form a diversified platform designed to deliver tax efficiency, compounding benefits and risk-adjusted returns, supported by Peachtree’s vertically integrated asset management capabilities.
“Expanding into the industrial sector is a natural step toward building a diversified DST platform that can perform across cycles,” said Tim Witt, president of 1031 Exchange and DST Products at Peachtree. “DSTs turn a looming tax bill into compounding wealth, keeping money working in commercial real estate, but its true power is in pairing tax efficiency with institutional-quality investments that stand on their own merits.”
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