CLUTE, TEXAS — Self-storage brokerage firm Versal has arranged the sale of Affordable Storage, a 440-unit facility in Clute, about 60 miles south of Houston. The facility spans 46,785 net rentable square feet. Bill Bellomy, Michael Johnson, Logan Foster and Hugh Horne of Versal represented the seller, New Hampshire-based Fab Legacy LLC, in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer, Miami-based LAGO Properties LLC. The sales price was not disclosed.
BATAVIA, ILL. — Noble Self Storage has broken ground on Batavia Square, a 130,000-square-foot self-storage facility and a 44,729-square-foot electric car dealership in the Chicago suburb of Batavia. Noble Self Storage acquired the shuttered Sam’s Club building at 510 N. Randall Road in March. Linda Kost of Grid 7 properties dba Realty Metrix Commercial represented the seller, 501 N. Randall Rd Batavia LLC, and the buyer, Noble Self Storage/Bradley Financial Corp. Sam’s Club vacated the property in January 2018. The two-story, climate-controlled self-storage facility will be in the rear of the building and the car dealership will occupy the entire frontage. Completion is slated for early 2025.
MCKINNEY, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Prosper Self Storage, a 460-unit facility located north of Dallas in McKinney. The facility was originally built in 2009 and spans 72,147 net rentable square feet. Danny Cunningham and Brandon Karr of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a Dallas-based investor, in the transaction. The duo also procured the buyer, a publicly traded REIT. Both parties requested anonymity. The sales price was not disclosed.
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Access Storage, a 626-unit self-storage facility in Corpus Christi. The property was built in 2003 and spans 83,223 net rentable square feet. Brian Kelly, Brett Hatcher, Gabriel Coe, Luke Sullivan and Nathan Coe of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a limited liability company, in the transaction. The buyer was not disclosed. Tim Speck of Marcus & Millichap assisted in closing the deal as the Texas broker of record.
LA MARQUE, TEXAS — Public Storage is underway on a 606-unit expansion project in La Marque, located southeast of Houston. The expansion will add 87,124 net rentable square feet of climate-controlled space to the existing facility, which also features RV parking with some larger 90-foot, drive-thru units. California-based Public Storage is both the operator and owner of the facility. Triad Construction is the general contractor for the project, which is slated for a November completion.
OSCEOLA, IND. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the sale of McKinley Penn Self-Lock Storage in Osceola, a city in northern Indiana. The 33,380-square-foot self-storage facility is located at 10386 McKinley Highway. The 164-unit, two-building property features new roofs, updated security features and a new insomniac kiosk. Sean Delaney of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer and seller, both of which were limited liability companies. Josh Caruana assisted in closing the transaction as the broker of record in Indiana.
BEACH PARK, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Self Storage of Beach Park, a 57,050-square-foot self-storage property in Beach Park, a city in northeast Illinois. The sales price was undisclosed. Completed in 2021, the asset features 197 non-climate-controlled units and 250 climate-controlled units within three single-story buildings. Sean Delaney of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a limited liability company, and procured the buyer, Extra Space Storage. The property will be rebranded as Storage Express.
ANNA, TEXAS — Texas-based investment firm HPI Real Estate has purchased an 840-unit self-storage facility in Anna, about 45 miles north of Dallas. Anna Self Storage was completed in 2023 and totals 103,000 net rentable square feet of climate-controlled space. Casey Wenzel, John Bauman and Luke Rogers of JLL arranged a five-year, floating-rate acquisition loan through Security National Bank on behalf of HPI Real Estate. Anna Self Storage was approximately 30 percent occupied at the time of the loan closing. Life Storage operates the property.
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Prime Group, an investment firm based in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., has acquired two self-storage portfolios totaling roughly 1 million net rentable square feet in New York and New Jersey. The number of units and exact locations were not disclosed. The first portfolio consists of 14 properties totaling roughly 800,000 net rentable square feet that are located in New York’s Hudson Valley region. The second portfolio comprises five properties totaling 245,000 net rentable square in Northern New Jersey. Prime Group acquired both sets of properties in conjunction with a third portfolio that totals 680,000 net rentable square feet across 11 properties that are scattered across the country. The new ownership will operate the facilities under its Prime Storage brand. The seller and sales price were also not disclosed.
MESQUITE, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 553-unit self-storage facility in the eastern Dallas suburb of Mesquite that is operated under the Storage King USA brand. The facility spans 73,999 net rentable square feet. Brandon Karr of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a New York-based investment firm, in the transaction. Karr also procured the buyer, a REIT. Both parties requested anonymity.