Garda Property Group asset, 38 - 56 Peterkin St, Acacia Ridge. (Photo: Garda Property Group)

When Australian REIT Garda Property Group completed its gleaming new industrial shed at 38–56 Peterkin Street in Acacia Ridge in December 2025, it had no tenant lined up.

Six months of vacancy in a building that cost real capital to develop is not the kind of story a REIT wants to tell investors — and analysts had begun to take note, with some expecting a lease out only in FY27.

On 1 June 2026, the REIT moved to change that narrative.

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By Rachel Young

Rachel Young is a staff writer for REITsWeek and is based in Singapore. She focuses on REITs listed in the North American and European markets but occasionally covers REITs in the Asia-Pacific region.