Secure Properties (“Secure” or the “Company”), a national real estate investment firm focused on net lease assets, today announced the launch of Secure Real Estate Exchange, its new Delaware Statutory Trust (DST) platform designed to provide accredited investors with tax-deferred real estate investment solutions. Secure Real Estate Exchange was created to expand the Company’s ability to serve both existing and new investors with a flexible, tax-efficient way to access institutional-quality net lease real estate. The platform offers investors the ability to complete Section 1031 like-kind exchanges, and to invest in property interests that may qualify for 1031 treatment upon disposition.
In connection with the launch, Secure also announced its first DST acquisition: a 123,000-square-foot industrial facility in Tallahassee, Florida, subject to a long-term net lease with a publicly traded, investment-grade e-commerce tenant. The property serves as a last-mile logistics facility supporting the greater Tallahassee market, including Florida State University and the state capital region.
The acquisition is structured as Secure Net Lease Industrial I, DST, with Orchard Securities, LLC, a member FINRA/SIPC and a nationally recognized broker-dealer in the DST space, serving as the exclusive managing broker-dealer for the offering.
The Company expects Secure Real Estate Exchange to be a scalable, long-term platform and anticipates offering a series of DST investments focused on high-quality net lease assets as the program continues to grow.
Brian Mansouri, Secure’s Managing Principal, will serve as President of Secure Real Estate Exchange.
“The launch of Secure Real Estate Exchange is a major milestone for our firm and a natural extension of what we’ve been building across our platform,” said Mansouri. “We’ve always focused on creating flexible, institutional-quality investment solutions. The DST structure allows us to bring that same approach to investors seeking tax efficiency, simplicity, and access to high-quality net lease real estate.”
He added, “This first acquisition reflects exactly what we’re aiming to deliver through the platform: strong real estate fundamentals, durable tenancy, and assets that align with our long-term view of net lease investing.”
Secure currently owns more than 400 properties and manages over $1.5 billion in assets. The firm has a growing focus on acquiring sale-leaseback and net lease investments sourced through direct operator relationships and M&A-driven transactions, with a particular emphasis on off-market opportunities. Secure targets assets across a broad range of net lease property types and markets throughout the United States.
