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Copper Safe Storage Pays $2.4 Million for 282-Unit Crosby Avenue Self Storage in Janesville, Wisconsin
Copper Safe, the brand tied to remote-operations advisor Copper Storage Management, closed a Wisconsin value-add trade on a 1990-vintage asset while national advertised rates still slide. The deal sits on November's busy tape next to Fort Worth portfolio churn and UK container expansion.
Extra Room Self Storage Sells a 1,561-Unit Myrtle Beach and North Charleston Portfolio in November 2026
The coastal Carolina exit pairs 4647 U.S. Highway 501 in Myrtle Beach with 8911 University Blvd. in North Charleston, including vehicle storage. The trade hits the same November calendar as Insite's Dallas buy and Andover's Napa rebrand, with SkyView again brokering institutional-quality coastal product.
Cuboid Self Storage Acquires Safe Self Storage in Blackburn, England, Adding 250+ Containers Toward a 50-Site UK Target
The undisclosed Blackburn deal lands as Cuboid expects site 44 in St Leonards-on-Sea and has four more builds underway. FI Property Group's Tim Knowles called Cuboid the UK's largest container-storage operator by capacity, with 7,000+ containers possible across 50 acres of existing land.
SecureSpace Enters Dallas-Fort Worth With Four All Storage Sites on November 3, 2026, Passing 101 U.S. Locations
The four Class A buildings built between 2022 and 2024 give SecureSpace its first Texas footprint in a metro where Public Storage already absorbed a 7.5 million-square-foot All Storage portfolio. Traffic counts reach 47,000 vehicles daily at the Euless site alone, per the operator's PR Newswire release.
MyPlace Self Storage Closes Franklin, Indiana, Buy as 79th U.S. Location on November 3, 2026
The Johnson County asset south of Indianapolis adds hybrid storage, RV parking, and small-bay commercial income to a platform that closed four North Carolina properties the same month. MyPlace now counts roughly 4,600 units and 496,000 net rentable square feet across Indiana.
Andover Properties Acquires 666-Unit Storage Star in Napa for Storage King USA Rebrand on November 3, 2026
Brian Cohen's platform adds a wine-locker-heavy Napa Class A asset one day after Marcus & Millichap brokers reported exceptional Bay Area buyer demand. The trade extends Andover's Storage King USA footprint beyond its October Heitman joint ventures.
Storage Star Paid $10.4 Million for Your Storage Units in Aiken, South Carolina, in October 2026
Storage Star bought through 1555 REIT South Carolina 2 LLC while expanding a 120-plus store footprint. The published price gives operators a rare October comp in the Augusta-Aiken corridor.
Winston Self Storage in Winston-Salem Adds Absolute Storage Management After 183-Unit Acquisition
A Winston-Salem owner closed on 3801 Wabash Blvd. and handed operations to Absolute Storage Management on October 19, 2026. The 183-unit asset pairs local capital with a regional third-party manager as brokers report steady small-deal volume alongside REIT earnings.
Glacier West Pays $12.075 Million for Tote 'N Stow, a 9.3-Acre RV and Mini-Storage Campus in Tualatin, Oregon
A Portland-suburb institution changed hands after 37 years of trust ownership. Glacier West's Tualatin buy pairs 38,347 rentable square feet of storage with 140,300 square feet of vehicle parking, a hybrid asset brokers framed as covered land in an upper-income market short on large commercial parcels.
William Warren Group Closed a $110.9 Million Nine-Property StorQuest Contribution, Doubling Its Income Fund to $196 Million on October 28, 2026
WWG's fund recapitalization consolidates West Coast and Sunbelt StorQuest stores into a single LP rather than a classic third-party sale. Bill Hobin cited investor belief in the cycle turn as 410,000 rentable square feet joined a platform already running Sarah Quinn call-center AI.
Rogers Equity Group XI Acquired 399,273 Square Feet of Barr Storage in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, Rebranding as Storage Lion in October 2026
Marcus and Millichap broker Sean Delaney marketed a hybrid storage-and-warehouse campus in a StorTrack panel showing 13.36 square feet per capita. The buyer gets subdivision optionality on a 1990-vintage site with 42,000-plus vehicles per day on I-41.
SW Group Closed Its First Out-of-State Buy: a 949-Unit CubeSmart-Managed Store in Canton, Ohio, in October 2026
Matthews investment sales brokers Austin McLeod and Jack Connelly marketed the managed CubeSmart sale. StorTrack data in List's October 28 roundup shows 9.50 square feet per capita and walk-in averages near $0.98 per square foot in the Canton snapshot market.
Versal Brokered the Sale of A-Prime Self Storage in La Grange, Texas, to Wiicre Capital Fund I in October 2026
The trade sits on the Austin-Houston corridor where Marcus & Millichap moved coastal Texas portfolios the same week PrimeSpace closed Philadelphia bridge financing. Sale price was not disclosed, but broker materials highlight owner-developed quality and parking-lot expansion upside.
Matthews Brokered Sale of 646-Unit Monroe Self Storage in Georgia to a REIT in October 2026
Austin McLeod sourced a REIT buyer off-market and navigated subdivision and easement work during diligence. The close marks the broker's third 2026 disposition for the same Georgia developer recycling capital out of storage.
Superior Capital Advisors Closed National Mini Storage in Wichita Falls for $475,000 on October 14, 2026
The Southeast brokerage marketed 100 non-climate drive-up doors on 1.1 acres across three parcels, pitching RV and boat expansion paper to a high-net-worth entrant. The trade shows October deal flow still reaches far below REIT headline multiples.
Marcus & Millichap Sells 729-Unit Fortress Storage Portfolio in Rockport and Victoria, Texas
Mixson Staffel brokered a paired-market play: Rockport and Victoria sit about an hour apart, giving a new owner scale without cannibalizing the same trade area.
Public Storage Buys 559-Unit Storage Doctor in Lexington, NC for $8.45 Million at Certificate of Occupancy
The REIT beat multiple offers on a greenfield CO sale in the Piedmont Triad, paying roughly $119 per rentable square foot for 532 climate-controlled units and 27 drive-ups. The trade tests whether institutional buyers still pay up for lease-up product when national advertised rates are negative.
Andover Properties Buys Storage King USA Pinehurst, Texas: 46,000 NRSF on Houston's SH 249 Corridor
The Pinehurst deal is a lease-up play on Houston's north corridor: 2.4% annual population growth and $102,000 median household income, with Andover layering revenue management and marketing across a nearby Storage King cluster.
Storage Rentals of America Acquires 95,660-SF At Home Storage in Belgrade, Montana, Near Bozeman Yellowstone Airport
Mason Gates and Ben Tracy sourced SROA as the buyer on a four-phase developer exit that began in 2021. The deal extends SROA's Gallatin Valley cluster while private platforms keep closing despite flat national street rates.
Five Star Storage Adds 405-Unit Lincoln, Nebraska, Asset as Its Fourth In-State Location in October 2026
Five Star's Endurance Capital-backed platform now lists four Nebraska stores after buying the Adams Street corridor asset CBRE marketed as Eagle's Nest. The tuck-in deepens Lincoln density alongside Pioneers Boulevard and Cornhusker Highway while Midwest operators keep buying off-market product.
StorageMart Added Five Facilities and 441,305 Square Feet in Q3 2026 Across Missouri, Kansas, and Florida
StorageMart's Q3 2026 growth mixed owned acquisitions with third-party management, pushing its Kansas City MSA footprint to 50 locations. A new South Florida Feldman partnership added 1,094 climate-controlled units as private platforms keep scaling while REIT development slows.
LocalStorage Springfield Bought the 197-Unit CubeSmart on Vermont Route 106 With Room to Add 16,800 Square Feet in October 2026
Washington Street's LocalStorage Group adds a northern New England infill box with documented expansion paper, continuing the platform build that began with a $98 million SROA portfolio in Q1 2026.
Marcus & Millichap Brokered an $8 Million Pak-A-Nut Sale in Bellingham as Public Storage Took Management
The 2006-built Pak-A-Nut trade includes more than two acres of excess land near the Canadian border while Spartan opened a competing 541-unit FreeUp site in North Bellingham in September. Family sellers handed keys to an institutional first-time Washington buyer with stabilization upside.
Colliers Sold a 2,883-Unit Simply Storage Portfolio Across Virginia on October 12, 2026
A four-site Simply Storage strip spanning 302,400 square feet and 2,883 units in three Virginia MSAs traded through Colliers on October 12, 2026. Seller representative Ashley Compton framed it as rare scaled cash flow with revenue-management upside, landing the same week MyPlace closed 2,114 North Carolina units.
MyPlace Closed Four Save Green Conversions in North Carolina, Adding 2,114 Units and 225,559 Square Feet on October 12, 2026
A single October 12 announcement added Western North Carolina density, Charlotte MSA scale, and Greensboro-High Point student-market inventory to MyPlace's platform. North Carolina becomes the company's fifth-largest state by net rentable square feet with 10 sites and 396,000 NRSF.
GiGi's Self Storage Bought Three Greenfield, Massachusetts, Sites and Now Runs 860 Units in the City
Tony Gleason, Jenna Gleason, and Jackie Janulewicz negotiated three independent deals in Greenfield, hired a daily on-site manager, and kept a 1855 factory building with Rugg Manufacturing history at Newton Street. The brand counts about 2,100 units across 10 sites today with aggressive 2026 growth plans.
Argus Brokers Sale of 227-Unit Locked Up Self Storage in Stillwater, Oklahoma, on October 10, 2026
A private buyer picked up a 2023 vintage Stillwater store one month before Oklahoma's electronic-lease law takes effect. Jared Jones CCIM marketed the 227-unit Argus listing as management-light product beside new housing and a major university market.
EquiCap Commercial Sold 210-Unit H&P Mini Storage in Waukegan to a Private Investor in September 2026
A family-owned Lake County mini-storage box traded a month ahead of schedule to a private buyer. Brokers pitched value-add upside on 28,070 net rentable square feet of drive-up product north of Chicago.
Public Storage Closed Argus-Marketed Colorado Deals for 491 Aurora Units and a 1,056-Unit Fort Collins Portfolio in October 2026
Public Storage absorbed more than 1,500 Front Range units in two Argus closings documented the first week of October 2026. The Aurora iBox value-add box and the Fort Collins US Storage Centers pair extend PSA's post-merger Colorado footprint beyond Buchanan Street's Denver MSA buy.
Andover Properties and Heitman Launch Joint Ventures on 106 U.S. Self-Storage Properties on October 7, 2026
Brian Cohen called the cycle an inflection point for discounted acquisitions. Doug Gurr said Heitman can buy below replacement cost. The deal lands six days after Andover's 100,000-unit milestone and the same week Altus warned migration winners still face supply risk.
CubeSmart Bought the 616-Unit Locked & Boxed Storage Development at 8034 Yorktown Blvd. in Corpus Christi
The REIT absorbed a certificate-of-occupancy-era asset in a Gulf Coast metro where SkyView marketed zero competing pipeline within five miles. The trade extends CubeSmart's Texas footprint the same month Public Storage bought a 645-unit CubeSmart-branded site in San Antonio.
The Lock Up Paid $13.2 Million in Cash for an 86,050-SF Extra Space Asset in Roseville, Minnesota
Certificate-of-value records show The Lock Up Roseville LLC closed September 14, 2026 on an 86,050-square-foot institutional box IP3 sold off the Extra Space platform. At $153.40 per foot, the deal prices newer-vintage Minneapolis-St. Paul supply for a family operator already clustered in Bloomington, Eden Prairie, and Minneapolis.
Rupp's Indoor & Outdoor Storage in Stacy, Minnesota, Sells on September 28, 2026 With I-35 Visibility and Expansion Plans
Argus brokers closed a Minnesota interstate storage asset built in 2022 with RV and boat parking, strong occupancy, and entitlements for additional buildings. The buyer combines local and national operating scale without disclosing price.
North Palisade Partners Buys 93%-Occupied El Monte Stor It Now on Valley Boulevard on October 3, 2026
Dean Keller's Bancap team closed a family-owned El Monte single-story storage asset on October 3 to North Palisade Partners and pension capital. The 530-space, 93%-occupied infill on Valley Boulevard extends North Palisade's Los Angeles aggregation thesis beyond its March Philadelphia portfolio buy.
The Storage Center Buys 99%-Occupied St. Landry Storage Portfolio in Opelousas on September 30, 2026
Louisiana's Storage Center added 1,269 units across two Opelousas sites in a September 30 trade brokered by Marcus & Millichap. Minimal marketing spend and a buildable pad on I-49 North Service Road sold the story more than headline national rent data.
Merit Hill Capital Pays $6.9 Million for 517-Unit StorQuest Express in Kissimmee on October 1, 2026
Merit Hill Capital added a 517-unit StorQuest Express in Kissimmee for $6.9 million, roughly $128 per square foot, in an October 1 trade brokered by Cushman & Wakefield. The 82.2% occupied asset sits in Central Florida's tourism and tech corridor with StorQuest brand management intact.
U-Haul Buys Wantage Plaza and a CubeSmart-Managed Storage Wing on Route 23 in September 2026
U-Haul's AMERCO real estate arm won a competitive bid for Wantage Plaza and the former CubeSmart-managed storage block in northwest New Jersey. Matthews brokers Patrick Forkin and Rob Cook sourced the buyer for a family-office seller executing a 1031 exchange.
SmartStop Commits $140 Million to Canada JV, U.S. Buys, and AXCS Development Capital on September 29, 2026
NYSE-listed SmartStop priced the Deca Initiative in dollars on September 29: $54 million into Strategic Storage Canada's 14-property fund, $37 million for Las Vegas and Asheville assets, and up to $40 million more into AXCS-backed development paper, funded in part by $78 million of forward equity at $32.01 per share.
MyPlace Self Storage Hits 70 U.S. Locations with September 24, 2026 Uniontown, Ohio, Buy
MyPlace closed Uniontown on September 24, 2026, lifting its platform to 70 sites and six Ohio properties totaling more than 390,000 net rentable square feet. The deal caps a five-day streak that included East Lansing and an Apache Junction portfolio with Nuveen.
Clover Self Storage Livonia Sale Closed at $4.3 Million Preferred Equity on an 83.5% LTC, 660-Unit Michigan Repositioning
Livonia's Clover Self Storage traded in mid-September 2026 with a capital stack built for value-add, not core yield. Preferred equity, bridge debt, and an approved 72-unit expansion tell you who showed up to the closing table.
Argus Brokers Sale of 1,056-Unit US Storage Centers Fort Collins Portfolio on September 24, 2026
Fort Collins' two-site US Storage Centers portfolio traded through Argus on September 24, 2026, giving an institutional buyer immediate Front Range scale and rate upside. The 127,000-square-foot storage footprint plus 31,000 square feet of vehicle parking cleared while Trepp flags a national delivery slowdown.
Buchanan Street Partners Buys 1,350 Denver-Area Self-Storage Units in Off-Market Colorado Debut on September 21, 2026
Newport Beach-based Buchanan Street closed its first Colorado storage portfolio in the Denver MSA through a direct off-market trade. The Lakewood and Littleton assets pair stabilized cash flow with occupancy upside as Front Range buyers keep paying for scarce institutional product.
Inland ALT REIT Paid $32.2 Million for 1,492 Wisconsin Self-Storage Units on September 21, 2026
Inland's non-listed ALT REIT doubled down on Midwest climate-controlled storage the same week Yardi Matrix reported national advertised rates still down 1.9% year over year. Pleasant Prairie and West Bend add scale to a Devon-managed platform already active in Joliet and Wisconsin UpLift trades.
Trojan Storage Bought Extra Space's 625-Unit Mill Creek Asset in September 2026 With 90%+ Occupancy and $1.94 Walk-In Rates
Trojan Storage added a stabilized 625-unit Mill Creek box on Bothell Everett Highway in mid-September 2026, per List Self Storage. The trade pairs Pacific Northwest rate power with an in-fill tuck-in next to Trojan's existing Snohomish County footprint.
MyPlace Self Storage and Nuveen Buy 523-Unit Apache Junction CubeSmart Portfolio on September 22, 2026
MyPlace Self Storage and Nuveen closed on 523 CubeSmart units in Apache Junction on September 22, 2026, just two days after MyPlace's East Lansing buy. Marcus & Millichap brokered the Palatine Capital sale of two stabilized Phoenix MSA facilities.
MyPlace Self Storage Buys 710-Unit East Lansing, Michigan, Facility on September 20, 2026
MyPlace added 79,762 net rentable square feet near Michigan State University on September 20, 2026, bringing its Michigan portfolio to seven sites and more than 630,000 square feet. The East Lansing buy extends a platform that Storable featured on stage at the SSA Fall Show the same week.
EquiCap Commercial Brokers Sale of 472-Unit Peoria and Bellevue, Illinois, Storage Portfolio on September 18, 2026
A two-site, 472-unit Illinois portfolio closed through EquiCap on September 18, 2026. Peoria and Bellevue give buyers stabilized cash flow in a state where institutional buyers also chased Joliet Class A product the same week.
UpLift Self Storage Took Over a 597-Unit Overland Park Class A Asset in September 2026 After a StorageMart Sale
List Self Storage's early-September roundup flagged a StorageMart Overland Park closing with 597 climate-controlled units. ISS's September acquisitions report confirms UpLift now runs the Metcalf Avenue Class A asset as the platform expands in Kansas City.
Reframe Holdings Pays $10.55 Million for 781-Unit UpLift Self Storage in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin
Milwaukee Business Journal reported the Mount Pleasant trade as part of Reframe's $500 million national platform, weeks after Marcus & Millichap moved an 861-unit Wisconsin portfolio and while Marcus & Millichap's September outlook showed mid-market deal volume recovering.
Marcus & Millichap Brokers Sale of 454-Unit UpLift Self Storage in Melissa, Texas: 2021 Vintage DFW Exurb Trades With Buyer and Price Undisclosed
Melissa's 2021-built UpLift traded in mid-September 2026 through Marcus & Millichap's LeClaire-Schlosser desk, adding another North Texas liquidity point while [Inland closed Joliet](/news/inland-devon-joliet-illinois-859-unit-acquisition-september-2026) and [Crowley sold south of Fort Worth](/news/marcus-millichap-crowley-space-station-texas-sale-september-2026) the same week.
Marcus & Millichap Brokers Sale of 299-Unit Crowley Space Station in Texas: California Buyer Absorbs Fort Worth-Metro Drive-Up Asset
A Fort Worth-adjacent drive-up facility changed hands to West Coast private capital in a deal that fits September's pattern: institutional headlines grab attention, but anonymous California buyers still hunt Texas yield in secondary metros.
Streamlined Storage Acquired A to Z Mini Storage in Newton, Iowa: Tenth Iowa Location on the I-80 Corridor
A locally owned Iowa operator absorbed A to Z Mini Storage in Newton, adding drive-up units and vehicle storage to a portfolio that now spans 10 facilities. The deal is small by REIT standards but signals continued private consolidation in secondary Midwest markets.
Shurgard Completed Its Manchester Belle Vue Acquisition on September 1, 2026: 1,150 Units and 8,200 Square Meters in Greater Manchester
Europe's largest self-storage operator closed the second half of its Manchester Storage World deal on September 1, 2026. The Belle Vue facility adds 1,150 units across 8,200 net lettable square meters, completing a £29.8 million two-site package that Shurgard expects to yield above 9% at maturity.
Sundance Bay Paid $11 Million for an 841-Unit Birmingham and Homewood, Alabama, Portfolio in September 2026
Salt Lake City-based Sundance Bay closed on the 841-unit UpLift portfolio for $11 million, or roughly $13,080 per unit, in late August 2026. The Birmingham Business Journal reported the buyer on September 10 as Sundance Bay extends its 12-month acquisition streak into affluent Alabama suburbs.
Clarion Partners Pays $20.96 Million for a 935-Unit Plantation, Florida, Extra Space Facility in September 2026
Institutional capital keeps buying South Florida self-storage at stabilized-yield prices. Clarion's $20.96 million Plantation trade works out to $22,417 per unit on a purpose-built Class A box that absorbed 57 net units in April 2026 alone.
Inland and Devon Self Storage Close on an 859-Unit Joliet, Illinois, Class A Facility in September 2026
Inland's Joliet buy adds a 2023-vintage, 112,209-square-foot facility with 764 climate-controlled units and 95 drive-thru bays 40 miles southwest of Chicago. Devon Self Storage takes over operations after the Extra Space exit, extending Inland's platform past $56 billion in lifetime acquisitions.
Andover Properties Acquires an 800-Unit Leominster, Massachusetts, Self-Storage Facility on September 10, 2026
Leominster's 800-unit facility at 123 First Street is Andover Properties' latest Northeast buy. The vertically integrated operator will rebrand under Storage King USA and run revenue management through its in-house platform.
Basis Industrial Buys Surprise, Arizona Land and Closes $20.5 Million Loan for 707-Unit Self-Storage Project
Surprise, Arizona, is Basis Industrial's next ground-up bet. The Delray Beach developer closed a $20.5 million NexBank and NexPoint construction loan on September 9 for 707 climate-controlled units at Truman Ranch, where 600-plus apartments are also rising.
Falcon Point Self Storage Sold in Windsor, Colorado, on September 8, 2026: 516 Units Across 72,068 Square Feet After a 2024 Expansion
A Northern Colorado self-storage asset that nearly doubled in size after a 2024 expansion changed hands on September 8. Falcon Point's 516 units mix climate-controlled, drive-up, and vehicle storage on 6.8 acres in fast-growing Windsor.
Treasure Cove Storage Sold in Fort Pierce, Florida, on September 1, 2026: 216 Climate-Controlled Units at 25% Occupancy
A 2026-vintage Fort Pierce self-storage asset changed hands at one-quarter occupied on September 1. Treasure Cove's 216 climate-controlled units sit on US-1 with 32,000-plus vehicles per day passing the front door.
Marcus & Millichap Sold an 861-Unit Storage Authority Portfolio in Wisconsin on September 3, 2026: 133,200 Square Feet Across Union Grove and Kansasville
An 861-unit, 133,200-square-foot Storage Authority portfolio in Racine County traded on September 3, 2026. Marcus & Millichap's Jon Silvers called it one of Wisconsin's largest self-storage deals of the year by net rentable square feet.
Marcus & Millichap Sold the 841-Unit UpLift Self Storage Portfolio in Birmingham and Homewood, Alabama, in August 2026
UpLift's 841-unit Alabama portfolio closed in August 2026 through Marcus & Millichap's LeClaire-Schlosser Group. Homewood's 2021 Class A asset and Birmingham's 2016 Veterans Circle facility sold together as buyers chased scarce newer-vintage supply in affluent suburban trade areas.
Marcus & Millichap Brokers 529-Unit Double D Storage Sale in Monahans, Texas, at 98% Occupancy for a First-Time Colorado Buyer
The Double D Storage portfolio at 810 S. Stockton Ave. in Monahans sold through Marcus & Millichap's Fort Worth team at more than 95% of list despite a tertiary West Texas location. A Colorado first-time buyer closed on five 1993-vintage facilities totaling 529 units.
Direct Equity Source Acquired Three Granbury, Texas, Self-Storage Properties on September 2, 2026, Deepening Its North Texas Portfolio
Direct Equity Source bought three Granbury self-storage sites on September 2, 2026, betting on Hood County's 14.5% five-year population gain and a Lake Granbury Storage operating platform already active across Central Texas.
DXD Capital Opened a 898-Unit Knoxville Self-Storage Facility on August 18, 2026: 112,000 Square Feet Managed by Extra Space
DXD's August 18 Knoxville delivery adds 898 climate-controlled units on 2.5 acres with two drive-up loading levels, JM Williams construction, and Extra Space third-party management, bringing DXD's leasing portfolio to 28 facilities.
Glacier Global Partners Paid $14.96 Million for a 989-Unit Sears Conversion at Greece Ridge Mall on September 1, 2026, and Rebranded It StoreEase
A Rochester-area mall anchor conversion traded for nearly $15 million less than two years after True Storage bought the Sears pad for $4 million. Glacier Global Partners picked up 989 units and rebranded the Greece Ridge facility StoreEase, the fourth Rochester storage sale to out-of-town capital since January.
Public Storage Closed Its $1.2 Billion Public Storage Canada Acquisition on September 1, 2026: 68 Properties and 5.3 Million Square Feet
Public Storage closed PS Canada on September 1, 2026, three days after the NSA merger. The $1.2 billion deal funds 75% in OP units, includes up to $288 million in earn-out, and gives PSA a high-5% going-in yield on 5.3 million net rentable square feet.
StoreLocal Paid A$57 Million for Two Western Sydney Self-Storage Facilities on August 26, 2026, as BlackRock Pushes Toward a A$2 Billion Platform
StoreLocal closed on 15,200 square metres of net lettable storage across Jamisontown and Arndell Park for A$57 million in late August 2026. CBRE brokered both turnkey sales as BlackRock scales Australia's fastest-growing self-storage platform toward a A$2 billion target.
10 Federal Closed a 950-Unit Springtown and Azle Portfolio on August 28, 2026, Paying More Than 95% of Ask in Northwest DFW
Marcus & Millichap brokered 10 Federal's purchase of a 950-unit Springtown and Azle portfolio on August 28, 2026. The seller redeployed proceeds into HVAC; the buyer keeps stacking secondary DFW assets where institutional demand still clears above ask.
Public Storage Closes $96.9 Million Money Saver Mini Storage Portfolio on August 26, 2026, Adding 10 Pacific Northwest Properties
Money Saver Mini Storage's Pacific Northwest footprint is now Public Storage's. The REIT paid $96.9 million for 10 properties on August 26, 2026, with $54.15 million allocated to five Portland metro sites in a market-by-market rollup of the independent operator's portfolio.
Lock Stock Self Storage Bought 5 Kwikstore Sites in the West Midlands on August 24, 2026: 500 Containers Across 4 Acres
North Wales-based Lock Stock snapped up five Kwikstore locations in a single August 2026 transaction, its biggest site purchase ever. Regional manager Alan Brightmore takes four of the sites as the Powell brothers push container storage deeper into England's Midlands corridor.
OpenTech Alliance Signs LOI to Acquire SAM Systems Smart Locks for Under $100 Per Unit, August 2026
Phoenix-based OpenTech Alliance will buy Dutch smart-lock developer SAM Systems under an August 25 LOI, adding sub-$100 NFC and Bluetooth unit locks to its IoE ecosystem. Roughly 500,000 smart locks are now deployed industry-wide as owners scale keyless access across portfolios.
Storage Star Closed Three Augusta-Area Self-Storage Properties on August 24, 2026, Entering Georgia at 120 Facilities
Storage Star closed three climate-controlled self-storage properties in the greater Augusta market on August 24, 2026, including its first Georgia site. CEO Matt Garibaldi said the deal extends a 2026 buying wave that added more than 60 facilities earlier in the year.
Marcus & Millichap Sells Greater Houston Five-Property Self-Storage Portfolio With 1,042 Units and 12 Acres of Expansion Land in August 2026
A five-property self-storage portfolio with 1,042 units and 148,745 rentable square feet closed in western Houston on August 18, 2026, brokered by Marcus & Millichap. Buyers Saddle Capital, Right Move Storage, and LandPark Advisors picked up 12 acres of expansion land in the US-290 growth corridor.
Lock & Go Self Storage in Hickory, NC, Sold for $1.075 Million on August 10, 2026: 71 Drive-Up Units on 2.64 Acres
A regional investor acquired Lock & Go Self Storage in Hickory, North Carolina, for $1,075,000 on August 10, 2026. The 71-unit drive-up facility on 2.64 acres sits in a secondary market 45 miles northwest of Charlotte with 13.69 square feet of supply per capita.
Apollo Real Estate Capital Closed CubeSmart-Managed Longview, Texas, Self-Storage on August 12, 2026: 88,833 Square Feet
Apollo Real Estate Capital closed an 88,833-square-foot CubeSmart-managed self-storage facility in Longview, Texas, on August 12, 2026, with Condotti Capital and Ideal Self Storage. List Self Storage data shows 17.0 square feet per capita and $1.11 walk-in rates in a secondary Texas corridor Apollo targets for value-add buys.
SmartStop Paid $29.7 Million for Three Spartanburg Self-Storage Properties on June 16, 2026 at 93% to 96% Occupancy
SmartStop's Q2 2026 earnings disclosed a $29.7 million Spartanburg buy from its own DST platform: three climate-heavy assets at 93% to 96% occupancy, 1,580 units, and 179,900 square feet. The trade lands the same quarter SmartStop raised guidance and deployed $46 million into acquisitions and bridge capital.
Crescendo Self Storage Management Acquired Six Walla Walla Facilities on August 20, 2026: 1,291 Units at 72% Occupancy
CSSM bought six established Walla Walla facilities from Steven J. Schaefer in a deal brokered by Caster Investment Group on August 20, 2026. The buyer gets immediate Pacific Northwest scale at 72% occupancy and a lease-up runway in a Tri-Cities-adjacent MSA.
Make Space Storage Acquired Four Hamilton, Ontario, Self-Storage Facilities on August 19, 2026, Extending a Canadian Consolidation Wave
Vancouver-based Make Space Storage bought four established Hamilton-area facilities on August 19, 2026, rebranding them under its network. CEO Danny Freedman cited long-term Golden Horseshoe growth as the thesis behind a tuck-in that follows FMS Capital Trust's August 12 fund allocation into the same portfolio.
Prestige Storage Closed on Seven American Self Storage Properties in Alabama on August 6, 2026: 2,192 Units and 307,249 Square Feet
Argus Self Storage Advisors brokered the August 6, 2026 sale of Self Storage LLC's American Self Storage portfolio to Prestige Storage. The seven-facility platform spans 2,192 units in southeast Alabama and marks Prestige's first entry into the state.
Boardwalk Bought the Sun Self Storage Portfolio in August 2026: 3,708 Units, 496,429 Square Feet, and One-Third of Lee County Supply
Meridian Storage Group brokered the August 2026 sale of Steve Benson's seven-property Sun Self Storage platform to Boardwalk Development Group. The 3,708-unit portfolio covers nearly one-third of Lee County, Alabama, self-storage supply and closes Boardwalk Storage Fund V at roughly $55.4 million.
Versal Brokers Sale of 119-Unit Double Horn Storage in Spicewood, Texas: 40,160 Net Rentable Square Feet in August 2026
The Spicewood disposition is a small-format Hill Country trade brokered entirely by Versal's Texas team. Both parties were limited liability companies, and financial terms were not disclosed.
Matthews Sold a 574-Unit Chattanooga Extra Space Asset in August 2026: 95% Occupied, 75,520 Square Feet, and Highway 27 Frontage
A repeat New York private equity buyer acquired the Northshore submarket asset from a developer redeploying capital into net lease investments. Matthews SVP Austin McLeod and AVP Hunter Reynolds represented the seller in a closing with no retrades.
FMS Capital Trust Fully Allocated $110 Million in 12 Months With a Hamilton, Ontario, Four-Property Buy on August 12, 2026
Twelve months after launching in August 2025, FMS Capital Trust hit full allocation by buying into four Hamilton-area self-storage properties totaling 184,000 net rentable square feet. Forum Make Space now manages 67 Canadian facilities and $500 million-plus in storage AUM.
Manas Equities Bought Valley Forge Self Storage in Phoenixville on August 13, 2026: 415 Units, 34,972 Square Feet, and Repeat-Buyer Upside
Manas Equities acquired Valley Forge Self Storage at 30 S. 2nd Ave. in Phoenixville through Marcus & Millichap's Philadelphia team on August 13, 2026. The 415-unit asset mixes climate-controlled, drive-up, warehouse, and covered parking units in a supply-constrained Chester County corridor.
Lighthouse Storage Solutions Will Acquire Haviland Storage Services' California Management Portfolio on January 1, 2027 as Sue Haviland Retires
A nearly four-decade industry career ends with a management portfolio handoff, not a fire sale. Lighthouse Storage Solutions takes over Haviland's California facilities on January 1, 2027, positioning the Huffs' platform among the top 50 U.S. self-storage operators.
Marcus & Millichap Sold a 984-Unit Extra Space Storage in Phoenix on August 7, 2026 With 13% Revenue Growth and 92% Occupancy
A trophy 2021 vintage Extra Space asset in Phoenix's North Central-Uptown submarket traded on August 7, 2026, with Marcus & Millichap citing 13% revenue growth, 92% occupancy, and $137,000 average household incomes within a mile. The LeClaire-Schlosser Group represented the seller.
Buchanan Street Partners Paid $20.2 Million for a 633-Unit Reno Self-Storage Asset on August 4, 2026
Newport Beach-based Buchanan Street Partners closed on a stabilized 633-unit Reno self-storage asset along Interstate 80 for $20.2 million on August 4, 2026. CBRE marketed the owner-operated property, which StorQuest will manage as Buchanan expands its Western U.S. platform.
Ares Bought Rockville Self Storage on August 3, 2026: 127,000 Square Feet, 1,454 Units, and 93% Occupancy Along I-270
Washington Property Company sold its two-building Rockville, Maryland, self-storage portfolio to Ares on August 3, 2026. The 1,454-unit, 93%-occupied asset sits 13 miles north of Washington, D.C., on I-270 with 261,000 vehicles per day passing the site.
Extra Space Storage Paid $18.4 Million for Sunset Self Storage in Puyallup on July 16, 2026, Adding 1,050 Units Days After Certificate of Occupancy
Extra Space bought a certificate-of-occupancy opportunity in Pierce County through a wholly owned entity, not a joint venture, paying $18.4 million for 1,050 climate-controlled units on a Tacoma suburb corridor with direct I-5 access.
Marcus & Millichap Brokered a Six-Property, 537,962-SF Secure Storage Portfolio Sale in Oregon on August 6, 2026
A family-owned Oregon storage portfolio that Secure Storage has operated since 1987 changed hands in early August 2026. Marcus & Millichap's LeClaire-Schlosser team moved 3,545 units across six markets in one trade, with expansion land at two sites and physical occupancy near 93% at listing.
StorHub and Palma Signed a Japan Self-Storage Pipeline Deal on August 3, 2026 to Source Development Sites and Acquisition Targets
StorHub and Palma locked a pipeline deal to accelerate Japanese self-storage supply. Palma sources and builds; StorHub acquires. The partnership could extend to management, brokerage, and asset sales.
Stor-Age Agreed to Buy 10 Xtraspace Properties for R387 Million on August 3, 2026, Taking Ownership or Management of the Full 16-Site Portfolio
South Africa's dominant self-storage REIT is buying 10 Xtraspace sites for R387 million and managing the other six. Stor-Age will own or operate every property in the 16-site Xtraspace portfolio while keeping loan-to-value inside its target range.
Extra Space Storage Bought 24-7 Automated Storage in Las Vegas on July 13, 2026: 222 Units, 28,184 SF, and an 84% Occupied Northwest Submarket Play
Extra Space added a 28,184-square-foot Las Vegas infill asset in mid-July 2026, betting Northwest Vegas is past its supply wave. The 84%-occupied, 2005-vintage property sits on Vegas Drive with 9,300 vehicles per day out front.
Hearthfire Holdings Bought a 717-Unit Extra Space Facility in Malden, Massachusetts: 49,700 SF, a 25,095-SF Industrial NNN Lease, and a 2023 Zoning Moratorium
Hearthfire Holdings added its 26th self-storage asset in July 2026 with a Boston-suburb play: 717 climate-controlled units, a fully leased last-mile logistics building through 2031, and a local zoning moratorium that blocks new supply within three miles.
Patriot Holdings Bought Pleasant Storage in Rockland, Massachusetts, for a Sub-5% Cap: 231 Units, 45,160 SF, and Eight Retail Bays
A father-and-son seller exited Pleasant Storage in the Boston MSA at a sub-5% cap in late July 2026. Patriot Holdings added 231 units and 45,160 rentable square feet to its New England portfolio through All Purpose Self Storage.
InSite Property Group Paid $32.72 Million for a 123,379-SF Miami Self-Storage Facility on July 28, 2026
A Redondo Beach-based buyer tied to InSite Property Group paid $32.72 million for a 2020-vintage Miami self-storage condo asset at $265.20 per square foot. The deal extends SecureSpace's Florida footprint one week after the operator opened its 17th Seattle MSA store.
StorageVault Agrees to Acquire $81.6 Million of Canadian Self-Storage Assets Through a Woodbourne Joint Venture on July 28, 2026
StorageVault's July 28 deal packages $71.25 million of GTA storage into a Woodbourne JV while wholly acquiring a fourth Southwestern Ontario property for $10.3 million. The structure lets Canada's largest operator add ownership without deploying full capital on assets it already manages.
Zanesville Best Storage Sold to an Out-of-State Buyer in July 2026: 52,650 Square Feet and 402 Climate-Controlled and Drive-Up Units
Ohio's secondary markets keep clearing mid-size trades. Zanesville Best Storage's 402-unit sale to an out-of-state buyer lands in the same July deal cycle as Public Storage's NSA close and a string of EquiCap Midwest portfolio sales.
Blue Vista Closed a $18.35 Million Extra Space Buy in East Pierce on July 21, 2026, Inside Its $600 Million Perpetual Platform
Blue Vista paid $18.35 million for a 1,000-plus-unit Extra Space in East Pierce County on July 21, 2026, adding a 2025 delivery to its UBS-backed perpetual vehicle. Mitchell RE Holdings sold after buying the land for $1.2 million in 2018.
Davis Cos. and GoodFriend Storage Buy a 555-Unit Syosset, New York, Facility on July 24, 2026, With 34,000 SF of Expansion Rights
The Davis Cos. and GoodFriend Storage closed a Long Island self-storage buy on July 24, 2026: 555 units, 40,344 NRSF, 88 vehicle spaces, and expansion land in supply-constrained Nassau County. Northeast institutional capital keeps finding coastal infill deals the REITs passed.
Reframe Holdings Acquires Two Store It All Self-Storage Facilities in South Carolina, Launching a Public Storage Third-Party Management Relationship
Reframe Holdings bought 987 units across Murrells Inlet and Pawleys Island, South Carolina, from Store It All and rebranded both sites to Public Storage. The deal marks Reframe's first South Carolina acquisition and kicks off a third-party management relationship with the REIT.
Wildcat Storage in Tooele, Utah, Sold in an Off-Market July 2026 Transaction: 61,115 Square Feet, 531 Units, and 39,720 SF of Vehicle Parking
Tooele, Utah, keeps drawing storage capital. Wildcat Storage's 531-unit, off-market sale adds vehicle parking density that most suburban listings lack, in a market brokers say is seeing more investment activity.
Make Space Storage Opened a $12 Million, 393-Unit St. Thomas, Ontario, Facility on July 16, 2026
Make Space Storage invested $12 million to open 393 units and 55 RV pads in St. Thomas, Ontario, on July 16, 2026. The 15-building campus strengthens a Canadian platform that already spans six provinces while U.S. REITs chase billion-dollar mergers.
Extra Space Storage Acquired a 723-Unit D.C. Facility From a Bankruptcy Trustee on June 30, 2026, at $3.46/SF Walk-In Rates
A Chapter 7 trustee sold Extra Space Storage's branded Trinidad facility on June 30, 2026: 723 units, 95% occupied, in a market StorTrack prices at $3.46 per square foot walk-in. The deal lands as SEC enforcement and creditor petitions unwind Peter Stuart's Outlier Realty portfolio.
Blue Vista Closed Its Fourth Charlotte Extra Space Buy on July 9, 2026, Inside a $600 Million Platform
Blue Vista Capital closed a 63,569-square-foot, fully climate-controlled Extra Space in Charlotte on July 9, 2026, the fourth asset in a six-deal portfolio inside its $600 million platform with UBS and Extra Space Storage. The 2026 delivery sits on the North Tryon corridor near I-85 and UNC Charlotte.
Highline Storage Partners Closed a 312,000-SF Georgia Portfolio on July 6, 2026, Lifting Its Footprint to 61 Properties
Highline Storage Partners bought Albany and Moultrie, Georgia, self-storage assets totaling 312,000 NRSF and 2,242 units in early July 2026. The value-add portfolio lifts Highline to 61 properties nationally while walk-in rates diverge $0.89/SF in Albany versus $1.23/SF in Moultrie.
RedBox Storage Doubled Its Hong Kong Network on July 16, 2026, Closing a 17-Asset Portfolio Buy
Brookfield-backed RedBox Storage closed a 17-asset Hong Kong portfolio on July 16, 2026, doubling its operating network overnight. The deal lifts total gross floor area 25% to nearly 500,000 square feet and pushes the operator into Hung Hom, Shek Mun, and Kwai Chung while U.S. mega-mergers dominate headlines.
Marcus & Millichap Sold a 916-Unit Public Storage in Chicago on July 15, 2026. The Buyer Was a Texas LLC.
A 916-unit, climate-controlled Public Storage in Chicago traded on July 15, 2026, per Marcus & Millichap and Inside Self-Storage. The 72,899-square-foot facility built in 2024 changed hands from an Illinois LLC to a Texas LLC while national street rates fell 2.4% month-over-month in July.
Green Street Acquired StorTrack on July 15, 2026, Adding ListSelfStorage.com and RVParkIQ to Its Real Assets Data Platform
Green Street's July 15, 2026 StorTrack acquisition brings unit-level pricing analytics, the List Self Storage marketplace, and RVParkIQ campground data under one institutional intelligence roof. CEO Jeffry Stuek called it a defining step toward the most comprehensive real assets platform in the market.
SmartStop-Sponsored SST VI Agreed to Acquire SSGT III on July 14, 2026 in a $1.2 Billion All-Stock Rollup
On the same day NSA shareholders approved Public Storage's $10.5 billion acquisition, SmartStop's non-traded REIT platform announced a $1.2 billion internal rollup. SST VI will acquire SSGT III for one Class A share per SSGT III share, creating a 3.2 million-square-foot portfolio across the U.S. and Canada.
Safely Store Closed a $160 Million JLL Credit Facility on July 10, 2026, Seeding an 11-Property Platform Backed by La Caisse
Safely Store Self Storage closed a $160 million JLL-arranged credit facility on July 10, 2026, backed by 872,000 rentable square feet across 11 properties in seven MSAs. CEO Tyler Colpini said the lower-leverage structure with a $100 million accordion lets the La Caisse-backed platform scale into supply-constrained submarkets.
NSA's Final Self-Storage Buy: A+ Self Storage in Woodburn, Oregon Sold for $9.5 Million on July 11, 2026
A 555-unit Woodburn, Oregon self-storage facility sold for $9.5 million in July 2026 after Marcus & Millichap fielded competing all-cash offers from REITs and private equity. The buyer's broker framed the deal as a final tuck-in before Public Storage absorbs the acquiring REIT in the $10.5 billion NSA merger.
Cityvarasto Bought Kenguruvarastot on July 7, 2026, Tightening Its Grip on Greater Helsinki Self-Storage
Cityvarasto acquired Kenguruvarastot Oy on July 7, 2026, taking 700 square meters near Helsinki's Kivistö transport corridor. CEO Ville Stenroos cited consolidation potential in a fragmented Finnish market still dominated by local operators. The deal lands the same week Storage Star closed 60 U.S. acquisitions and i-Store took Thailand's first REIT investment.
Ardent Closed a StepStone-Backed Continuation Vehicle on July 9, 2026, Seeding Fund III With Eight Self-Storage Assets
Ardent seeded a StepStone-backed continuation vehicle with eight self-storage assets on July 9, 2026, closing Fund I's remaining investment and marking Fund II's first exit. Fund III keeps building with two delivered projects, four under construction, and two in pre-development across supply-constrained U.S. markets.
Public Storage Priced $900 Million of Senior Notes on July 9, 2026 at 4.855% to Fund the NSA Acquisition
PSA's July 9 bond deal splits $400 million at 4.700% due 2032 and $500 million at 5.150% due 2036, with swaps bringing the blended effective rate to 4.855%. The offering closes July 20, days before NSA shareholders vote July 14 and the merger targets a July 22 close.
Moove In Self Storage Bought Stirling Storage in Phoenixville, PA on July 7, 2026: 59,905 SF, 567 Units, Zero CapEx
IREGC's Moove In platform closed on Stirling Storage in Phoenixville on July 7, 2026, picking up 567 units and 59,905 square feet of 2019-vintage product with zero cap-ex needs. CEO John Gilliland noted IREGC wrote the original 2017 feasibility study for the seller, a full-circle deal in Chester County's growing suburban corridor.
The Rate Runway Metric: How Storage Buyers Are Underwriting Supply Risk With AI
Rate runway is the spread between today's market rents and the rents required to justify new construction. It is a supply-risk metric, and buyers are now computing it in minutes by connecting Claude to verified market data. Here is how the metric works, how to calculate it, and where it breaks.
Space Shop Self Storage Added Three Southeast Developments Totaling 297,000 Square Feet and 2,088 Units, Targeting Spring 2027 Delivery
Space Shop is building 2,088 units across Holly Hill, Palm Bay, and Glen Allen for spring 2027 delivery. The 297,000-square-foot pipeline bet is that staffed, climate-controlled product still wins in Florida and Richmond submarkets even as national occupancy softens.
Storage Star Doubled Its Footprint in Q2 2026, Closing 60 Acquisitions and Expanding From 10 States to 21
Storage Star closed 60 self-storage acquisitions in Q2 2026, more than doubling its state count from 10 to 21 and lifting total assets from 59 to 119. The Sacramento-based operator plans AI customer support, keyless entry, and capex upgrades on every new site while REIT headlines focus on billion-dollar mergers.
Corner Storage Conyers JV Bought Conyers Climate Storage in June 2026. Absolute Storage Management Took the Keys.
Local buyers Corner Storage Conyers JV closed on a 303-unit Georgia self-storage asset in June 2026 and handed operations to Absolute Storage Management. The trade is a textbook owner-plus-third-party-manager structure in a Southeast corridor where institutional platforms keep stacking density without owning every deal.
Avenue Living Paid $30.5 Million for a 1,142-Unit Lincoln Park Self-Storage Conversion in June 2026
Avenue Living's June 2026 Lincoln Park buy adds a 1,142-unit Clybourn Corridor storage asset to a Canadian platform already marketing the site as Mini Mall Storage. LSC Development sold after a 14-year repositioning that turned a Circuit City foreclosure into institutional-quality infill.
Amsdell Paid $7.3 Million for Gainesville's 75,548-SF 43rd Street Self Storage in May 2026. Berkadia Financed the Compass Rebrand.
Compass Self Storage operator Amsdell closed a $7.3 million Gainesville acquisition on May 29, 2026, after Oakside ran a process that generated 15-plus qualified offers. Berkadia financed the 75,548-square-foot asset anchored by University of Florida demand, a bet on Florida secondary markets while Sun Belt oversupply dominates headlines.
Horizon Storage Buys a 405-Unit Westchester Big-Box Conversion at 87% Leased. Supply Density Is 4 SF Per Capita.
JLL closed Jefferson Valley Self Storage on June 29, 2026: 405 units, 55,311 rentable square feet, 87% leased, and 4 net rentable square feet per capita within three miles. Horizon Storage Group bought the 2022 retail conversion with Andover Lending financing while Northeast buyers keep paying for scarcity, not Sun Belt scale.
Turnbull Equity Closed a Two-Property Inland Empire Portfolio at a 9.1% Going-In Cap in June 2026
List Self Storage's June 24-29, 2026 transaction roundup documented Turnbull Equity's Inland Empire pickup: 796 units across San Jacinto and Victorville with a reported 9.1% going-in cap. The trade shows institutional-adjacent buyers still paying for yield in California markets where street rates lag walk-in quotes by 20% or more.
Baranof Holdings Paid $8.25 Million for a South Tampa StorQuest on June 3, 2026. Florida Supply Keeps Trading Anyway.
Baranof Holdings closed an $8.25 million South Tampa StorQuest purchase on June 3, 2026, buying from a William Warren Group affiliate while Florida faces another heavy supply year. The trade is a single-asset tuck-in for a storage-only platform that claims $2 billion in cumulative activity across 21 states.
Boxengo Secured €42 Million to Acquire and Upgrade Four Self-Storage Properties in Milan and Rome in June 2026
Boxengo, the Italian self-storage platform H.I.G. Capital launched in October 2025, secured over €42 million from Bayview Italia in June 2026 to buy and upgrade four facilities across Milan and Rome. European institutional capital keeps treating low per-capita supply as a build-and-buy opportunity.
Lekaks Texas Paid $2.25 Million for SafeKeep Self Storage in Ankeny, Iowa. Colliers Closed the 82% Occupied Asset on May 11, 2026.
Colliers closed SafeKeep Self Storage in Ankeny, Iowa at $2.25 million on May 11, 2026 for buyer Lekaks Texas LLC. The 291-unit, 54,775-square-foot 2020 vintage asset was 82% occupied with RV and boat parking in a Des Moines MSA submarket U.S. News ranked the #1 place to live in Iowa. The trade shows disciplined capital still buying secondary-market storage below the mega-deal headlines.
IREGC Acquires 57,350-SF Moove In Self Storage in Easton, Maryland on June 17, 2026
IREGC's June 17, 2026 Easton, Maryland acquisition adds 507 all-climate-controlled units along Route 50 on Maryland's Eastern Shore. The three-story Moove In facility targets seasonal visitors, retirees, and permanent residents in a supply-constrained coastal corridor.
Parkview Storage Solutions Sold for $3.7 Million in South Carolina. The Buyer Gets 60,000 Square Feet of Entitled Expansion Land.
Amy and Brad Smerk sold Parkview Storage Solutions for $3.7 million in June 2026 through Argus affiliate Coastal Storage Group. The package includes 42,800 square feet at 70% to 80% occupancy, below-market rents, and entitled land for two 30,000-square-foot buildings on the US-1 corridor.
SROA Acquisitions Bought All-American Storage in Lubbock, Texas, Adding 54,453 Square Feet to a 720-Property Platform
Inside Self-Storage's June 2026 acquisitions roundup documents SROA Acquisitions buying All-American Storage in Lubbock, Texas. The 54,453-square-foot asset adds density to a platform that closed 58 acquisitions in 2025 and now spans more than 720 locations. Versal represented both sides.
Bluefin Capital Buys Hide & Seek Self-Storage in Limerick, PA, and Hands Operations to Extra Space
Inside Self-Storage reported on June 17, 2026, that Bluefin Capital closed on Hide & Seek Self-Storage in Limerick, Pennsylvania. The 67,000-square-foot drive-up property on 11 acres will be managed and branded by Extra Space Storage, pairing a private buyer with REIT operating infrastructure.
Carefree Self-Storage Paid $4 Million for Rochester, Minnesota's Class A Self Storage of Rochester in June 2026
Carefree Self-Storage paid $4 million for a 58,550-square-foot Rochester, Minnesota facility on June 1, 2026, expanding a Southeast Minnesota platform tied to Mayo Clinic growth. Argus ran a competitive process that attracted institutional groups; a local all-cash buyer closed instead.
Avenue Living Pays $30.5 Million for Lincoln Park Self-Storage and Office Building in June 2026
Avenue Living Asset Management closed a $30.5 million Lincoln Park acquisition in June 2026, buying a storage-and-office asset that LSC Development rebuilt after Circuit City's 2009 exit wiped out a third of the building's rent roll. Canadian capital keeps finding U.S. infill storage with office and retail upside.
Public Storage Agrees to Buy Public Storage Canada for $1.2 Billion on June 22, 2026
Public Storage's June 22, 2026 deal for the Hughes family's Canadian platform values 68 properties at $1.2 billion, mostly in OP units. Q1 2026 occupancy sat at 83.1% with a 65% NOI margin. It is the second billion-dollar acquisition Public Storage announced in 2026 after the pending NSA merger.
A 129,000-SF Coastal South Carolina Self-Storage Portfolio Traded in June 2026. Supply Constraints Drove the Bid.
List Self Storage's June 11-17, 2026 roundup documented a 129,000-square-foot, 946-unit Store It All portfolio sale spanning Murrells Inlet and Pawleys Island, South Carolina. The coastal Myrtle Beach metro trade pairs Highway 17 visibility with sub-6 square feet per capita supply in a market growing three times faster than the US average.
Merit Hill Capital Pays $12.35 Million for 120,000-Square-Foot Westborough, Massachusetts Self-Storage Asset in June 2026
Merit Hill Capital closed a $12.35 million Westborough, Massachusetts acquisition in June 2026, buying 119,994 square feet from a seller who paid $4.9 million in 2018. Extra Space Storage will manage and brand the asset, continuing institutional appetite for Northeast infill product.
Andover Properties Buys 1,790 Denver-Area Units in a Two-Asset Deal Below Replacement Cost
Andover Properties acquired Denver and Lakewood self-storage assets totaling 155,500 net rentable square feet and 1,790 units in early June 2026. The two-property portfolio rebrand under Storage King USA marks another institutional buy in supply-constrained Colorado corridors while REIT headlines fixate on mega-mergers.
U-Haul Closes on Penn State-Area Storage in Matthews' Largest Pennsylvania Deal (June 2026)
U-Haul bought the 58,800-square-foot State College Storage asset in June 2026 in Matthews' biggest Pennsylvania self-storage closing to date. The 513-unit property sits less than four miles from Penn State and was in early lease-up after a Q4 2024 certificate of occupancy. The deal shows strategic buyers still paying for college-market nodes while Sun Belt oversupply dominates national headlines.
Covered Up Storage Sells in Lexington, SC: 80,604 Square Feet, 95.2% Occupied, and 25,000 Square Feet of Approved Expansion
Covered Up Storage in Lexington, South Carolina traded in late May 2026 through Marcus & Millichap's Charleston team. The 2020-2022 vintage asset delivered 80,604 rentable square feet at 95.2% occupancy, mixing 95 drive-up units with 149 covered vehicle spaces and four flex suites. Approved expansion land gives the buyer upside without a ground-up entitlement fight.
14 Deals in 11 States: June's First Full Week of Self-Storage Acquisitions Favors Platform Buyers
Fourteen self-storage properties traded in the June 2-10 window across 11 states. SW Group took the week's largest asset at 122,000 square feet in Decatur, Texas. Baranof Holdings paid $8.25 million for a Tampa StorQuest. Platform buyers used the week to enter new states and hit portfolio milestones.
QuadReal Pays $182 Million for Ontario's Self Stor Chain, Lifting Its Global Portfolio Above 22,000 Units
QuadReal closed five Ontario Self Stor facilities from Cowie Capital for roughly $182 million in May 2026, adding 5,125 units to a portfolio that now spans 20 properties and 2 million-plus net rentable square feet. Richmond Hill, Guelph, Toronto, and Mississauga assets join Maple Leaf in Western Canada as BCI's real estate arm builds a cross-border storage platform.
Mabey's Moving & Storage Pays $11.3 Million for 90,000-Square-Foot Colonie, New York Self-Storage Asset in May 2026
Mabey's paid $11.3 million for a new 90,000-square-foot Colonie self-storage property in May 2026, expanding a Capital District portfolio rooted in moving and storage since the 1980s. The deal shows Northeast family operators still paying for recent vintage climate-controlled product while Sun Belt oversupply dominates national headlines.
FMS Capital Trust Closes Five Ontario Self-Storage Properties in June 2026, Adding 200,000 Square Feet
Canadian closed-end fund FMS Capital Trust closed five Ontario self-storage assets on June 8, 2026, spanning Grimsby, Niagara Falls, Keswick, and Port Perry. The portfolio totals about 200,000 net rentable square feet and 1,500 units, expanding Forum Make Space's secondary-market platform north of the border.
Bridge Lenders Are Getting Keys Back on 2021-Vintage Self-Storage. The Bid-Ask Gap Is Finally Closing.
REIT bridge programs that financed 2021 and 2022 vintage assets at up to 90% of projected value are producing quiet key returns as interest reserves expire. Tom de Jong reports opinion-of-value requests rising and a Minnesota facility that cost $6 million drawing a $4.8 million offer. The bid-ask spread closes when sellers run out of road.
June 2026 Self-Storage Deal Flow: U-Haul in State College, Andover in Garner, and a $12.35M Extra Space Branding Play
June 2026 transaction volume spans institutional buyers and regional operators. U-Haul added a 513-unit State College asset. Andover Properties rebranded Cleveland Storage in Garner under Storage King USA. Merit Hill paid $12.35 million for a 119,994-square-foot Westborough property that Extra Space will manage.
Marcus & Millichap Closes 126,038-SF Solid Ground Portfolio in Elgin, Texas as Austin East Corridor Draws Local Capital
Solid Ground Storage's Elgin portfolio traded in May 2026 with 1,087 units across two Highway 290 sites roughly seven-tenths of a mile apart. Marcus & Millichap's Dave Knobler cited Austin eastward growth and recent expansion as drivers of buyer interest. The buyer was a Texas LLC, not a REIT, in a pattern of local capital winning scaled suburban deals.
Tempe Choice Self Storage Sold Off-Market at 78% Occupancy. Phoenix Infill Still Commands a Premium.
Tempe Choice Self Storage closed May 4 in an off-market deal brokered by Jeff Gorden. The 391-unit, 47,575-square-foot property sat at 78% occupancy near Arizona State University. List Self Storage flagged Phoenix's 9.6 sq ft/capita supply, yet buyers still paid above market expectations for infill upside.
QuadReal Closes £280 Million UK Storage Portfolio and Lines Up £200 Million More. Global Platforms Keep Buying.
QuadReal and Clear Sky closed a 27-asset UK self-storage buy for roughly £280 million in March 2026 and pledged another £200 million of JV equity for growth. Cinch Self Storage will manage 1.2M SF in the southeast. QuadReal now holds 80-plus storage assets globally after Maple Leaf in Canada and Store Space in the U.S.
Ardent Seeds a UK Roll-Up With Three Acquisitions. The Target Is 20 Sites.
Ardent's new UK platform, The Place 4 Self Storage, opened with three southern England acquisitions and early occupancy running ahead of business plans. Management is underwriting 15 to 20 sites with lifestyle branding and optional incubator office space, extending a U.S. playbook that already covers 19 properties and $425 million in storage investment.
Northeast Self-Storage Buyers Paid Up in May 2026. Newbury, Falmouth, and Henniker Tell the Same Story.
May 2026 Northeast self-storage sales include Storage King USA's 686-unit Newbury acquisition, Prime Storage's $9 million Falmouth deal, and Extra Space's purchase of a 2022-built Henniker, NH facility with 30,300 square feet. Buyers are paying for scarcity, expansion land, and stabilized in-place income, not Sun Belt scale.
Heitman Seeds a $475 Million Open-End Self-Storage Vehicle With 79 Properties and 4.9 Million Square Feet
Institutional capital is returning to self-storage through open-end structures, not just REIT M&A. Heitman's May 2026 launch pairs $475 million in committed capital with a 79-facility seed portfolio and 550,000 square feet of identified expansion potential, betting that 2026 is the right moment to buy below replacement cost.
Bellevue's $50.7 Million Self-Storage Sale Sets a Washington Record as May 2026 Deal Flow Accelerates
Commune Capital sold the Bellevue tower at 12399 Northup Way for $50.7 million to Premier Storage Investors, roughly 23 times the $2.2 million land basis from 2014. Same week, National Storage Affiliates divested three Arlington, Texas facilities totaling 80,216 square feet to BreakChain Capital ahead of its PSA merger. Institutional buyers are paying record prices in supply-constrained markets while REITs prune non-core assets.
Sunbelt Deal Flow Heats Up as Loan Maturities and the NSA Merger Unlock Mid-2026 Inventory
Loan maturities are forcing more Sunbelt self-storage owners to make a transaction decision in 2026, and the buyer pool is ready. Cedar Creek Capital closed two Texas deals totaling $28.2 million in May alone. VanWest Partners added Pensacola. Coro Realty took two Atlanta facilities. The pattern is consistent: regional platforms moving quickly on assets that REITs won't touch individually.
Public Storage's $10.5 Billion NSA Deal Is the Largest Self-Storage Merger in History. The REIT Consolidation Math Now Favors Scale Above Everything Else.
Public Storage's $10.5 billion acquisition of National Storage Affiliates, announced March 16, 2026, is the largest self-storage deal in the industry's history. The combined portfolio will span 4,500-plus facilities and nearly 330 million rentable square feet, pushing Public Storage's U.S. market share to 14.1%. Meanwhile, CubeSmart launched a $250 million CBRE joint venture in February. The REIT consolidation cycle has entered a new phase.
SmartStop (NYSE: SMA) Calls This the Best Acquisition Opportunity Since the Great Recession. Its Q1 2026 Results Show Why It Can Act on That.
SmartStop Self Storage REIT (NYSE: SMA) is a year into its NYSE listing and posting same-store NOI growth of 2% in Q1 2026 while CEO H. Michael Schwartz calls current cap rates a once-in-a-decade acquisition opportunity. The company acquired Argus Professional Storage Management in October 2025 to turn its third-party management network into a deal pipeline. With PSA absorbing NSA in a $10.5B merger, SmartStop is the only new public REIT entering the sector during the downcycle.
Sovereign Wealth Funds and Canadian Operators Are Buying U.S. Self-Storage at Scale. Domestic Buyers Are Feeling It.
An unnamed sovereign wealth fund controls 80% of the JV behind StorageMart's $1.03 billion NYC acquisition. Canada's Mini Mall closed a $750 million capital raise and bought 11 U.S. facilities. Non-REIT buyers absorbed 78% of Q3 2025 transaction volume. International capital is reshaping who wins the best self-storage deals in gateway and secondary markets.
The PE Exit Window Is Open: Self-Storage Fund Secondaries Are Driving Mid-2026 Deal Flow
SROA Capital's March 2026 sale of a 15-property Southeast portfolio for $98 million illustrates the pattern forming across mid-2026 deal flow: PE funds from the 2018 to 2021 vintage are exiting, and institutional private capital is absorbing the supply. Cap rates are settling between 5.5% and 6.5% depending on market tier, and the debt maturity wall is pushing additional motivated sellers into the market.
Private Capital Is Quietly Building Self-Storage Portfolios in 2026. North Palisade's $39.3M Philadelphia Deal Leads the Story.
North Palisade Partners paid $39.3M for 199,288 square feet in Philadelphia in March 2026, its first East Coast acquisition and a marker of its $400M national aggregation target. Cedar Creek Capital added two Texas facilities for $28.2M, bringing its AUM to $350M. BuxBear acquired Storage Star in Hawaii for $14.1M. The private capital buildout in self-storage is accelerating independent of REIT activity.
May 2026 Self-Storage Transactions: Regional Buyers Stay Active as REITs Absorb the NSA Merger
Despite Public Storage's $10.5B acquisition of NSA dominating headlines, the real transaction activity in May 2026 is happening at the facility and small-portfolio level: Coro Realty taking three Atlanta-area Class-A properties, SROA Capital adding a Dayton site, and private buyers absorbing Sunbelt and Midwest portfolios. The mid-market is open.
The Q2 2026 Deals Nobody Is Writing About: Cedar Creek in Texas, BuxBear in Hawaii, and Merit Hill in Wisconsin
Cedar Creek Capital, BuxBear Storage, and Merit Hill Capital each closed acquisitions in May 2026 in markets that don't show up in Sunbelt oversupply narratives. The three buyer strategies, new construction in DFW growth corridors, island market entry in Hawaii, and rural Midwest portfolio consolidation, illustrate how self-storage deal logic is working below the headline deal size.
Private Capital Is Moving Into Self-Storage's Secondary Markets. Here Is the Q1-Q2 2026 Deal Scorecard.
Non-REIT buyers took roughly 85% of self-storage acquisitions in 2025 and are carrying that momentum into 2026. Cap rates in secondary and tertiary markets are running 5.8-6.8%, deal flow from motivated small operators is rising, and platforms like SROA Capital have closed the largest private storage fund ever at $1.15 billion. The consolidation math has never been more visible.
The 2026 Buyer's Window: Soft Operations, the Debt Maturity Wall, and a Growing Pool of Motivated Sellers
Self-storage sales topped $5 billion in 2025 with Q3 alone posting $1.6 billion, a 62% year-over-year jump. Now the 2026 debt maturity wall is pushing overleveraged independent operators toward the exit. Sixty-five percent of institutional investors say they plan to be net buyers this year, and bid-ask spreads are narrowing fast.
Self-Storage Private Credit Is Having Its Moment: SmartStop's $100M JV with AXCS Capital Shows How 2026 Deals Get Done
SmartStop Self Storage REIT and AXCS Capital announced a $100 million credit joint venture on March 24, 2026, targeting bridge debt, preferred equity, and structured capital across the U.S. self-storage sector. The JV signals that private credit is no longer a niche financing source in self-storage: it is becoming the primary mechanism for deals that traditional lenders are pricing out.
Merit Hill Capital Has Bought 23 Properties This Year While Everyone Watched the Mega-Deals
While Public Storage and NSA dominated the self-storage acquisition headlines, Merit Hill Capital was quietly closing 23 deals across 19 markets and more than 1.4 million square feet in early 2026. A $425 million refinancing on its joint venture with Centerbridge, covering 78 properties and 32,000 units, demonstrates where the value-add accumulation strategy lands after the work is done.
Self-Storage Operators Are Becoming Lenders. That's Not Charity. It's an Acquisition Strategy.
Extra Space Storage's bridge loan book hit $1.5 billion in Q1 2026. SmartStop and AXCS Capital launched a $100 million JV targeting bridge debt and preferred equity in March. The pattern is the same across all of them: lend to operators, add them to third-party management, and position for acquisition when they're ready to sell. Bridge lending is now one of the primary acquisition tools in self-storage.
Buying Atlanta's Glut: How Institutional Capital Is Turning Sunbelt Oversupply Into Acquisitions
The same Atlanta and Phoenix oversupply that crushed street rates in 2024 and 2025 is now generating buying opportunities for operators with long hold horizons. Coro Realty's three April acquisitions, totaling over 2,100 units in metro Atlanta, illustrate the thesis: buy recently delivered, Class A product at soft prices before the supply pipeline empties.
The Real Acquisition Market: Non-REIT and PE-Backed Buyers Are Running 80% of Self-Storage Deals in 2026
Self-storage transaction volume hit $5 billion in 2025, up 39% year-over-year. But 82% of those deals were done by non-REIT buyers: PE-backed platforms, regional operators, and 1031-exchange capital. That mix is defining the 2026 acquisition market, and for independent operators looking to exit, the window is open.
Public Storage's $10.5B Acquisition of NSA Is the Biggest Self-Storage Deal in History. Here's What It Rewrites.
The March 16, 2026 announcement of Public Storage's $10.5 billion all-stock acquisition of National Storage Affiliates Trust isn't just the sector's largest deal ever. It's the end of NSA's PRO model and the clearest signal yet that the REIT tier of the industry is in a consolidation phase that won't stop here.
SROA Capital Sells 15-Property Southeast Portfolio for $98M. The Buyer's Thesis Is Pure Secondary Market.
Washington Street Investment Partners paid $98 million for 832,000 square feet and 6,600 units across Kentucky and South Carolina, acquiring from SROA Capital as part of an early-fund return. The deal is one of several recent transactions showing that secondary and tertiary market self-storage assets continue to attract institutional capital at volume.
The Next Wave of Self-Storage Acquisitions Is Skipping the Gateways
Gateway markets are priced out for most buyers. The real acquisition activity in Q1-Q2 2026 is happening in Colorado, the Carolinas, Houston, and similar non-gateway markets, where a 150-basis-point cap rate premium over primary cities is pulling capital off the sidelines.
StorageMart's $1.03B NYC Portfolio Buy Signals Institutional Return to Self-Storage in Q1 2026
StorageMart acquired 15 NYC facilities for $1.03 billion in Q1 2026, bringing Manhattan Mini Storage to 51 locations and 4 million square feet across the city. The deal's JV structure, with sovereign wealth fund backing, is as significant as the price tag.
CubeSmart's $250M JV With CBRE Is the Clearest Signal Yet of Where Institutional Buyers Are Targeting in 2026
CubeSmart and CBRE Investment Management announced a $250 million joint venture in February 2026, opening with a Phoenix acquisition. Alongside dozens of smaller Q1 deals, it shows where institutional buyers are deploying capital as cap rates stabilize and seller expectations begin to meet the market.
The Other $850M: How Institutional Capital Platforms Are Quietly Reshaping Self-Storage in 2026
The PSA/NSA deal grabbed all the attention, but two major institutional capital platforms launched quietly alongside it, with $850 million in committed buying power between CubeSmart/CBRE IM and Blue Vista/UBS/Extra Space. A third vehicle is targeting a 57-facility UK portfolio at over £1 billion. Consolidation is happening on multiple tracks at once.
Public Storage's $10.5B Acquisition of NSA Is the Biggest Signal Yet That Self-Storage Is Consolidating Fast
Public Storage announced a $10.5 billion all-stock acquisition of National Storage Affiliates Trust in March. The combined entity spans nearly 4,600 facilities. The consolidation wave that's been building for years just became impossible to ignore.