Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Investments in real estate
Land	$ 1,995,494	$ 1,850,860
Buildings and improvements	1,561,532	1,372,473
Construction in progress	343,485	51,896
Intangible assets	147,329	123,545
Total investments in properties	4,047,840	3,398,774
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(384,480)	(323,631)
Net investments in properties	3,663,360	3,075,143
Cash and cash equivalents	165,400	26,393
Restricted cash	836	1,690
Other assets, net	75,081	61,215
Total assets	3,904,677	3,164,441
Liabilities
Credit facility	0	0
Term loans payable, net	199,145	198,993
Senior unsecured notes, net	572,418	571,825
Security deposits	32,934	27,454
Intangible liabilities, net	84,718	55,873
Dividends payable	39,052	30,753
Accounts payable and other liabilities	61,783	49,692
Total liabilities	990,050	934,590
Commitments and contingencies (Note 11)
Stockholders’ equity
Common stock: $0.01 par value, 400,000,000 shares authorized, and 87,487,098 and 76,463,482 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.	876	765
Additional paid-in capital	2,849,961	2,167,276
Common stock held in deferred compensation plan, 508,663 and 417,665 shares at December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.	(31,788)	(26,462)
Retained earnings	95,578	88,272
Total stockholders’ equity	2,914,627	2,229,851
Total liabilities and equity	$ 3,904,677	$ 3,164,441