Lot's of lenders will want local (boots on the ground) to feel comfortable doing a loan.  

These projects are just beginning to break ground so they have yet to establish a track record in this area.

I love the concept especially given the need in your market for storing things like snow machines, boats, rvs etc, but also for repair or general "fab shops".As long as you are seeing the demand in your specific market for these spaces, and perhaps its worth getting some leases signed up prior to breaking ground but thats a personal preference thing, I think the numbers look promising if the use case is there.

My partners and I (3 of us) are based in Miami FL (not the easiest market at the moment) we are all realtors / brokers and investors, each have 20+ years of experience down here, have done multiple ground up single Family and duplex builds and currently have a portfolio of single fam and duplex properties.

About 15 years ago, my partners and I developed several commercial properties from ground up. 

Not sure where your research came from but what I was basing my perspective on, was from a professional working knowledge of being on the ground observing.

., I think you are on solid ground because they won't provide their ID.

I worked with the tenants to set rules such as if any violation comes up that would be grounds for cause.

I can be boots on the ground.

For housing to really be addressed, there needs to be way less tape to set up ground up construction yet stricter rules on actual build quality not necessarily code.