Michael Schwartz

SmartStop Self Storage has a portfolio of 14 branded operating properties including this facility in Chula Vista, CA. An additional 20 sites are in the pipeline in the Greater Toronto Area. Image courtesy of SmartStop Self Storage

Self Storage Enjoys Pricing Power As Americans Continue to Relocate

A slower development pipeline and touchless transactions are driving leasing success.

1500 E. Baseline Road, Phoenix

Self-Storage REITs to Merge in $340M Deal

Strategic Storage Trust II will pay holders of Strategic Storage Growth Trust stock a total of $12 per share in cash.

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Strategic Storage Growth Trust Expands NC Footprint

The firm recently opened a climate-controlled self-storage facility that can accommodate both residential store and commercial storage needs for the Asheville community.

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480-Unit Lone Star State Self-Storage Facility Changes Hands

The Texas City property is strategically situated near Emmett F. Lowry Expressway, a major transit corridor. Strategic Storage Trust IV was the buyer.

6 Sun Island Road, Nantucket, Mass.

SSGT Invests in Massachusetts

The 840-unit self-storage facility in Nantucket is 91 percent leased and is one of a host of assets the REIT has snapped up across the U.S. this year.

1027 N. Washington Blvd., Sarasota, Fla.

Strategic Storage Acquires 510-Unit Facility in Sarasota, FL

The three-story structure includes 48,000 square feet of rental space. The SSGT portfolio currently consists of 19 operating self-storage facilities located in eight states.

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Strategic Storage Trust II Acquires Denver Asset

Saddle Rock Self-Storage was completed in 2012 and encompasses 400 units adding up to 53,360 retable square feet.

One of the 11 facilities purchased by SST II

SST II Acquires 11 Self-Storage Facilities in NC

The purchase totaled 4,850 units, 76 buildings and 553,500 rentable square feet.