NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF. — Talonvest Capital, a California-based intermediary, has arranged a $47.7 million permanent loan for a portfolio of six self-storage facilities in Texas. The number of units was not disclosed, but the portfolio spans more than 600,000 net rentable square feet. The facilities are located in Austin, McKinney, Frisco, Houston and Bee Cave. The borrower was a partnership between The Jenkins Organization, a Houston-based owner-operator, and Kansas-based Clark Investment Group The direct lender was not disclosed.
JEFFERSON VALLEY, N.Y. — JLL has negotiated the sale of a 405-unit self-storage facility in Jefferson Valley, about 50 miles north of New York City. Built on 3.6 acres in 2022, Jefferson Valley Self Storage is a conversion of a former big box retail store that features 55,311 net rentable square feet of space. CubeSmart operates the facility, which was 87 percent occupied at the time of sale. JLL represented the seller, Columbia Pacific Advisors, in the transaction. Horizon Storage Group purchased the facility for an undisclosed price. Andover Lending, a joint venture between Andover Properties and TPG Angelo Gordon, provided acquisition financing for the deal.
APACHE JUNCTION, ARIZ. — Marcus & Millichap has completed the sale of a two-property CubeSmart portfolio in Apache Junction. MyPlace Self Storage and Nuveen purchased the portfolio from New York City-based Palatine Capital for an undisclosed price. Totaling 523 units, the portfolio includes facilities at 1678 W. Superstition Blvd. and 1735 W. Apache Trail in Apache Junction, approximately 30 miles east of downtown Phoenix. The property at 1678 W. Superstition Blvd. features 342 units and 57,092 net rentable square feet and the property at 1735 W. Apache Trail contains 181 units and 27,100 net rentable square feet. Nathan Coe, Adam Schlosser, Brett Hatcher, Gabe Coe and Charles LeClaire of Marcus & Millichap’s Columbus and Denver offices, in association with Ryan Sarbinoff as Marcus & Millichap’s Arizona broker of record, represented the seller in the deal.
SAN ANTONIO — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 645-unit self-storage facility in San Antonio. CubeSmart previously operated the facility, which was built on a 10.6-acre site on the city’s southwest side in 2023 and spans 115,240 net rentable square feet. Jon Danklefs of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a New Jersey-based limited liability company, in the transaction and procured the buyer, Public Storage, which has rebranded the property. The facility was 89 percent occupied at the time of sale.
JOLIET, ILL. — Inland Real Estate Acquisitions LLC has purchased an 859-unit self-storage facility in Joliet, about 40 miles southwest of Chicago. Mark Cosenza and Brett Smith completed the transaction on behalf of an Inland affiliate. Previously an ExtraSpace Self Storage property, the facility will be rebranded and fully managed by Devon Self Storage, a member of The Inland Real Estate Group of Cos. Inc. The two-story, 112,209-rentable-square-foot facility was constructed in 2023. The main climate-controlled building is comprised of 764 units and 95 exterior drive-thru units, of which 13 are oversized for RV, boat or large vehicle storage.
WAYNE, N.J. — Florida-based owner-operator Basis Industrial has received a $24 million construction loan for a self-storage project in the Northern New Jersey community of Wayne. ExtraSpace Storage will operate the facility at 555 Hamburg Turnpike, which will span 85,330 net rentable square feet across 586 climate-controlled units. Construction is underway and expected to be complete in early 2028. NexBank and NexPoint provided the loan.
MELISSA, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of UpLift Self Storage, a 454-unit facility located in the North Texas city of Melissa. The eight-building facility was built in 2021 and offers a mix of climate-controlled and drive-up storage units. Charles LeClaire and Dave Knobler of Marcus & Millichap represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer and sales price were also not disclosed.
By Jeff Evans, president, Volta Global Eight years on Wall Street, including six-and-a-half years at long-short equity hedge funds, will teach an investor to look beyond a business’ headline characteristics. Public markets teach investors to understand business models, identify changing industry dynamics and allocate capital with attention to both opportunity and downside. When this writer moved into private, long-term investing, that analytical discipline played an invaluable role. What changed was the horizon. Self-storage is a core focus at Volta Global, alongside essential, unanchored strip retail centers and durable small business operations. These investments may look different, but they share a common requirement: the ability to source, underwrite, acquire and improve assets in complex, often inefficient markets. The common thread isn’t the property type. It’s the capabilities required to create value. How The Playbook Expanded The decision to expand beyond self-storage was not driven by a decision to pursue another asset class. It began with an essential retail property included in a larger acquisition focused primarily on storage. Volta acquired the retail asset because it was part of the broader transaction. Once we began assessing the property, its tenants and its market, we recognized that many of the capabilities developed in …
CROWLEY, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Crowley Space Station, a 299-unit self-storage facility located south of Fort Worth. The site spans 5.2 acres, and the facility offers drive-up units, covered parking and uncovered parking spaces for a total of 64,210 net rentable square feet. Brandon Karr of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a local owner-operator, in the transaction, and procured the buyer, a California-based private investor. Both parties requested anonymity.
PROVO, UTAH — PSRS has arranged $6.3 million in refinancing for a self-storage facility in Provo. The 130,510 rentable square-foot property offers 725 self-storage units that were 65 percent occupied at the time of refinancing. William DeFanti of PSRS secured the financing, which delivers significant cash-out proceeds alongside a 30-year amortization schedule. The borrower was undisclosed.
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