COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. — Denver Realty Group, through its DRGinvest platform, has purchased a 25-property portfolio in Colorado Springs for $22 million. The portfolio totals 186 units and includes multifamily, single-family homes and a storage facility. The off-market deal was acquired using a unique, deal-specific loan arranged by NorthMarq’s Denver office and placed with ArrowMark Commercial Real Estate Partners and Arbor Realty SR as lenders. DRG was represented by Zach Hansen of Denver Realty Group and Stuart Sloat of Olive Realty Estate Group as transaction brokers.
NORWALK, CONN. — Talonvest Capital Inc., a California-based self-storage advisory firm, has arranged a $16.5 million bridge loan for the refinancing of Secure Self Storage, a 766-unit facility in Norwalk, an eastern suburb of Stamford. A Midwest-based bank provided the 42-month loan, which carried 36 months of interest-only payments. Located at 587 Connecticut Ave., the property totals 72,490 square feet. Eric Snyder, Kim Bishop and Jim Davis led the Talonvest team that arranged the loan. A joint venture between TVG Partners and Clark Investment Group was the borrower.
LITTLE RIVER-ACADEMY, TEXAS — Bellomy & Co. has negotiated the sale of Academy Mini Storage, a 208-unit self-storage facility in Little River-Academy, a city located just south of Temple in Central Texas. The property was built in 2003 and features 27,000 net rentable square feet as well as nine acres for additional expansion. Bill Bellomy and Michael Johnson of Bellomy & Co. represented the seller, a locally based family trust, in the transaction. Academy Mini Storage was 68 percent occupied at the time of sale.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Right Move Storage, a 1,070-unit, climate-controlled self-storage facility in Fort Worth. The site previously housed a two-story retail property occupied by Macy’s within Ridgmar Mall and was converted in 2019 into a self-storage facility spanning 126,985 square feet. Dave Knobler, Charles LeClaire, Danny Cunningham and Brandon Karr of Marcus & Millichap represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer, Colorado-based Spartan Investment Group.
GARFIELD, N.J. — StorageBlue, a storage operator serving the New York metropolitan area, has opened a 650-unit self-storage facility in Garfield, a northwestern suburb of New York City. Located at 170 River Drive, the 60,000-square-foot facility was redeveloped from a former macaroni factory. The conversion project began in August 2019 and is valued at $6 million. The facility offers amenities such as outdoor drive-up units, surveillance and U-Haul truck rental.
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Ready Capital has closed a $10.2 million refinance loan for a three-property, 1,796-unit self-storage portfolio in Myrtle Beach. The undisclosed borrower will use the funds to pay off existing debt and lease-up the three undisclosed properties. The non-recourse loan comes with a three-year term and offers a floating interest rate with two extension options and flexible prepayment options. Further details of the portfolio were not disclosed.
CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of an 83,286-square-foot self-storage facility known as Cedar Storage in Cedar Rapids for $5.5 million. The property includes 374 units as well as RV and boat storage. It is located at 804 Vernon Valley Drive. Britney Hendricks and Sean Delaney of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, an individual trust. The team also represented the buyer, a private investor.
SEATTLE — Talonvest Capital has secured a $13.8 million permanent loan on behalf of Catalyst Storage Investors for West Coast Self-Storage in Seattle. A CMBS lender funded the non-recourse, 10-year, fixed-rate, full-term, interest-only financing. The loan is secured by a Class A self-storage asset located at 3736 Rainier Ave. South in Seattle. Developed in 2014 by the borrower, the facility features 851 climate-controlled units and 64,689 net rentable square feet. Kim Bishop, Jim Davies, Tom Sherlock, David DiRienzo and Lauren Maehler of Talonvest arranged the financing.
CHEYENNE, WYO. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of AAA Self Storage, a self-storage property in Cheyenne. A local investor sold the asset to an undisclosed buyer for $8 million. Located at 200 S. College Drive, the 74,750-square-foot AAA Self Storage features 517 drive-up units and 103 rentable outdoor parking spaces. Marcus & Millichap’s Adam Schlosser, Charles LeClaire and Neville Rustomjee, as Wyoming broker of record, represented the seller in the deal.
VAIL, ARIZ. — Occidental Capital Holdings has acquired Old Vail Station Office and Retail Center and Vail Self Storage, a mixed-use commercial property located in Vail, a suburb of Tucson. Old Vail Station LLC sold the asset for $8.2 million. The transaction includes the 26,563-square-foot Old Vail Station, which was developed in 2006, and the 46,005-square-foot Vail Self Storage, which was developed in 2016. At the time of sale, the office and retail center was 94 percent occupied and the self-storage facility was 90 percent occupied. Craig Finfrock of Commercial Retail Advisors represented the seller, while the buyer was self-represented in the deal.