MAGNOLIA, TEXAS — Versal, a self-storage brokerage firm with offices in Austin and Los Angeles, has arranged the sale of Carraway RV & Boat Storage, a 143-unit facility located in the northwestern Houston suburb of Magnolia. The facility spans 70,893 net rentable square feet. Bill Bellomy, Michael Johnson, Logan Foster and Hugh Horne of Versal represented the locally based seller, M&T Interests LLC, in the transaction. The team also procured the undisclosed, Houston based buyer.
EAST SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of The Storage Mall, a 548-unit self-storage facility in East Syracuse. The site spans 7.5 acres and is situated adjacent to Syracuse International Airport, and the facility totals 57,775 net rentable square feet of space. Matt Junkin, Kevin Bledsoe and Jared Houck of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Self-storage brokerage firm Versal has negotiated the sale of a portfolio of eight facilities totaling 3,964 units in Texas. The properties are collectively known as the Steelcreek Self Storage Portfolio and have an aggregate net rentable square footage of 620,231 square feet. Five facilities are located in the Dallas area; two facilities are in the Austin area, and the last property is situated in the Houston area. Bill Bellomy, Michael Johnson, Logan Foster and Hugh Horne of Versal represented the seller, Dallas-based Steelcreek Management LLC, in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer, Reframe Holdings, an investment firm with offices in South Carolina and Florida. Anna Siradze, Britt Taylor, Ivan Viramontes, Tom Sherlock and Lauren Maehler of California-based Talonvest Capital arranged a $51.3 million acquisition loan through an undisclosed national bank for the deal. The nonrecourse loan carried a five-year term and a floating interest rate.
GRAND ISLAND, FLA. — Spartan Investment Group has opened FreeUp Storage Eustis, a 660-unit self-storage facility located at 36536 S. Fish Camp Road near Lake Eustis in Grand Island, about 47 miles northwest of Orlando. Spartan Construction Management, a general contractor affiliate of the Colorado-based developer, broke ground on the facility in June 2024. FreeUp Storage Eustis features 340 climate-controlled units and 266 non-climate-controlled units across nearly 67,000 rentable square feet.
By Maggie Stankiewicz, senior content manager, Storable The self-storage industry is expanding steadily in 2025, fueled by rising housing costs, smaller homes and changing relocation patterns. As Americans seek more flexible storage options, the market is quickly adapting — rents are dropping, technology is streamlining operations and demand is rising in new regions. According to a recent study by SelfStorage.com, the U.S. market is projected to reach $85.3 billion by 2030, pointing to continued long-term growth. Because of this sustained, projected growth, new self-storage trends are shaping how renters and operators navigate the evolving landscape. Key Trends Driving the Market As of early 2025, a few notable trends are shaping the self-storage industry: Short Vs. Long-Term While short-term storage demand is growing — especially among frequent movers — longer rentals are still the norm. The aforementioned study found that renters use their units for an average of 20 months, up from 16.5 months in 2020. Over one-third of renters planning a move in the next year say they’ll use storage for three to six months. States like Oregon, North Dakota and Mississippi have seen a notable uptick in demand, driven in part by migration from expensive metro areas. After hitting highs …
MILWAUKEE, PORT WASHINGTON, SLINGER AND WEST BEND, WIS. — EquiCap Commercial has brokered the sale of the StorSafe of Wisconsin Portfolio, a 258,450-square-foot self-storage portfolio in Wisconsin. The five properties, totaling 1,454 units, are located in Milwaukee, Port Washington, Slinger and West Bend. Jesse Luke and Scott Rihm of EquiCap brokered the transaction. An out-of-state buyer purchased the portfolio within 97 percent of the list price. The deal closed within 75 days of going under contract.
LAS VEGAS — Newport Beach, Calif.-based Buchanan Street Partners has acquired a newly constructed self-storage facility located at 310 Rock Springs Drive in Las Vegas. The project’s developer sold the asset for $21.8 million in an off-market transaction. Totaling 103,570 square feet, the three-building property offers 917 self-storage units. The Class A facility features a mix of interior climate-controlled units and drive-up access options spread across three-story buildings. Buchanan acquired the property at certificate of occupancy upon construction completion. The company is an active self-storage investor throughout the Western United States, including recent transactions in California and Arizona.
HOLLISTER, CALIF. — The De Jong | Becher Self Storage Team at Colliers has arranged the sale of Hannigan’s Mini Storage facility in Hollister. Mechanics Banks, as trustee for the John A Maki Trust, sold the asset to National Storage Affiliates for $6.5 million. Located at 180 San Felipe Road, the fully stabilized self-storage facility features 330 units in 29,926 rentable square feet. The property will transition to Right Space Storage management and branding at close.
VALLEJO AND SONOMA, CALIF. — Harvest Properties, in joint venture with New York Life Real Estate Investors (NYLREI), has acquired two self-storage facilities in Vallejo and Sonoma in separate transactions totaling $44.2 million. In total, the properties offer 1,435 self-storage units. The joint venture has engaged Extra Space to manage both properties. The partnership purchased Best Self Storage, an 80,000-square-foot drive-up facility with 516 units at 155 Fremont Drive and Mafei Road in Sonoma, and Vallejo Self Storage, a 76,000-square-foot property with 919 climate-controlled units at 384 Fairgrounds Drive in Vallejo. The JLL Storage Capital Markets team represented the seller in the Vallejo Self Storage transaction.
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS — Self-storage brokerage firm Versal has arranged the sale of Overflow Garage, a 204-unit automotive storage facility in Corpus Christi. The facility is located about 15 miles south of the downtown area and totals 16,880 net rentable square feet. Bill Bellomy, Michael Johnson, Logan Foster and Hugh Horne of Versal represented the seller, Plano-based Cumbia Real Estate Holding LLC, in the transaction. The team also procured the undisclosed, Corpus Christi-based buyer.