PHILADELPHIA — JLL has brokered the sale of three self-storage facilities in the Philadelphia area. The facilities, which traded as part of a 468,266-square-foot portfolio deal that includes three other facilities in South Florida, are located at 1354 Hook Road in Sharon Hill, 3952 N. Providence Road in Newtown Square and 4440 E. Bristol Road in Trevose. A partnership between Metro Self Storage and Heitman sold the portfolio to Andover Properties, which will rebrand the facilities under its Storage King USA flag. Brian Somoza led the JLL team that brokered the deal.
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LOS ANGELES AND MILPITAS, CALIF. — Gantry has secured $18.9 million in permanent loans for three self-storage facilities in California. The Saf Keep-branded properties offer a total of 2,654 units, with two facilities in Los Angeles and one in Milpitas. Tom Dao and Erinn Cooke of Gantry represented the borrower, a private real estate investor. The three 10-year loans were provided by one of Gantry’s correspondent life company lenders and feature 30-year amortization schedules. The loan terms were structured with exact nonrecourse provisions, generous prepayment windows, ease of execution and competitive rates.
ATHENS, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Sentry Storage, a 316-unit self-storage facility located about 50 miles southeast of Dallas in Athens. Built on 9.1 acres in 1981 and recently expanded, the facility totals 47,356 rentable square feet. Brandon Karr and Danny Cunningham of Marcus & Millichap represented the Dallas-Fort Worth-based seller in the transaction and the locally based buyer. Both parties were private investors that requested anonymity.
BRAINERD, MINN. — U-Haul has acquired five former KO Storage facilities across Cass and Crow Wing counties in northern Minnesota. The properties are all located within the Brainerd metropolitan area and feature 790 drive-up units. Specifically, the facilities are located in Brainerd, Baxter, Nisswa and Pillager. The seller and sales price were not provided.
By David DiRienzo, director — business development, at Talonvest Capital, Inc. This is part one of a two-part series discussing the key drivers behind transaction volume and the steps owners can take to ensure they are well-positioned going forward. Much has been written about the decline in transaction volumes over the last 24 months. There is no question that properties are changing hands at a slower pace compared to the activity seen during the low interest rate environment that prevailed during the pandemic. Even so, many investors continue to seek out financing to address a variety of circumstances. In today’s market, beyond simply refinancing due to an upcoming loan maturity, three scenarios have been driving financing activity among owners of self-storage, multifamily and industrial assets: restructuring debt as a project evolves, elective refinancing to improve performance and capitalizing on a new business plan. We will cover the first theme below in part one of this two-part series. Business Plan Progression Offers Opportunities for Owners to Unlock Value As a business plan evolves and the asset matures, it’s beneficial for owners to reassess their capital stack to optimize investment performance and maximize their goals. Completing a refinance at a natural project inflection …
ALLEN, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 769-unit self-storage facility located at the intersection of Bethany Drive and South Greenville Avenue in Allen, a northeastern suburb of Dallas. Extra Space Storage operates the three-story facility, which was built in 2019 and totals 80,421 net rentable square feet of climate-controlled space. Jon Danklefs of Marcus & Millichap represented the undisclosed buyer in the transaction. The seller and sales price were also not disclosed.
Buchanan Street Partners Buys Metro Los Angeles Development Site, Plans 1,180-Unit Self-Storage Project
by Amy Works
UPLAND, CALIF. — Buchanan Street Partners has acquired a 2.1-acre site located at 1382 E. Foothill Blvd. in Upland for $6.2 million from a private owner/developer in an off-market transaction. Buchanan Street Partners plans to redevelop the site, which is located approximately 37 miles east of Los Angeles and is currently occupied by a vacant medical office building, into a Class A self-storage facility. The new four-story, 123,000-square-foot property will offer 1,180 self-storage units. Construction will begin immediately, with completion slated for January 2026. DAI General Contracting is the general contractor, and Wintrust Bank is providing construction financing for the project.
DENTON, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 493-unit self-storage facility in the North Texas city of Denton. Extra Space Storage operates the property, which was built in the early 1980s. The unit mix comprises 84 interior non-climate-controlled units, 294 drive-up non-climate-controlled units, 13 multi-door interior units and two multi-door drive-up units for a total of 58225 net rentable square feet. Brandon Karr of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a locally based investor, in the transaction and procured the buyer, a publicly traded self-storage REIT. Both parties requested anonymity.
CARMEL, N.Y. — Diamond Point Development has broken ground on an 800-unit self-storage facility in Carmel, about 60 miles north of New York City in the Hudson Valley region. The multi-story facility will comprise 81,000 net rentable square feet of climate-controlled space. Diamond Point is developing the facility in partnership with Dallas-based Rosewood Property Co. Extra Space Storage will manage the property, which is expected to be complete in late 2025.
GEORGETOWN, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Georgetown Mini Storage, a 144-unit self-storage facility located on the northern outskirts of Austin. The facility was built in 1983 and spans 26,400 net rentable square feet of non-climate-controlled space. Jon Danklefs and Douglas Diffie of Marcus & Millichap represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Danklefs also procured the buyer, New York-based Merit Hill Capital.
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