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SPICEWOOD, TEXAS — Self-storage brokerage firm Versal has negotiated the sale of Double Horn Storage, a 119-unit facility in the Central Texas city of Spicewood. The facility totals 40,160 net rentable square feet. Bill Bellomy, Michael Johnson, Logan Foster, Hugh Horne and Kirk Silas of Versal represented the…

BREIT is exiting its self-storage portfolio while deploying billions of dollars into data center investments.

Zenith Industrial Outdoor Storage acquired a three-property portfolio in the Dallas-Fort Worth market.

U.S. self-storage companies are expanding into Canada, lured by an undersupplied market and significant growth potential. The CEO and cofounder of Montreal Mini-Storage Group examines what this wave of billion-dollar investments means for Canadian operators and reveals the strategies they must adopt to compete…


Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust is slamming the door shut on the self-storage sector. BREIT sold its final 79 assets in the sector during the second quarter, Bisnow reported, citing the firm’s second-quarter earnings report. BREIT scored an $852 million deal from the sale, netting $177 million in gains from the…




During Q2, the REIT offloaded its last 79 self-storage assets and poured $3.3B into its data center arm, QTS.



3650 Capital has provided an approximately $24-million senior construction loan to finance the completion of 1060 Nepperhan Avenue, a 949-unit self-storage development located in Yonkers, NY. The project will be branded and operated by CubeSmart. The development is sponsored jointly by Cayre Equities and KCT Inc.,…

Marcus & Millichap Capital Corporation (MMCC) arranged $7,380,000 in financing for Beaumont RV and Self Storage, a 49,958-square-foot self-storage property located at 251 W. 1st St. in Beaumont. Chad O’Connor, executive managing director in MMCC’s San Diego office, secured the 10-year financing with a national…

DESOTO, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. (MMCC) has arranged an $8.2 million loan for the refinancing of Grizzly Self Storage, located in DeSoto, a southern suburb of Dallas. The number of units was not disclosed, but Grizzly Self Storage spans 132,265 net rentable square feet and offers both personal and…

PHOENIX — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 984-unit Extra Space Storage facility in Phoenix. Located at 6316 N. 7th St., the gated-access property features fully climate-controlled units, drive-in loading areas, multiple elevators, onsite management office, 24/7 video surveillance and an interior…

PHOENIX — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 984-unit Extra Space Storage asset in Phoenix. Located at 6316 N. 7th St., the gated-access property features fully climate-controlled units, drive-in loading area, multiple elevators, onsite management office, 24/7 video surveillance and an interior concrete…

Provident Bank provides loan for Shadowbrook Capital’s three-story self-storage project in Bergen County, New Jersey

NEWBURY, MASS. — JLL has brokered the sale of a 686-unit self-storage facility in Newbury, located northeast of Boston. Newbury Self Storage comprises 12 single-story buildings that were built in phases between 2016 to 2023 on a 49.3-acre site. Totaling 111,000 net rentable square feet, the property also includes…

PORTLAND, ORE. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a six-property, 537,962-square-foot self-storage portfolio in Oregon. The properties are located in Ashland, Bend, Prineville, Redmond, Hood River and Hillsboro. Adam Schlosser, Keith Phillips and Dean Trammell of Marcus & Millichap, represented the…




The Ardent Companies and Ironwood Development Partners announced the opening of a Class-A self-storage facility in Woonsocket, RI. Located at 153 Hamlet Ave., the three-story, 80,000-square-foot property features 913 climate-controlled units. It will be managed by Extra Space Storage. The project marks Ardent’s…




Colliers arranged the $18.4 million sale of Sunset Self-Storage, a newly constructed self-storage facility at 5514 152nd St. E. in Puyallup, Washington. Executive Vice President Jacob Becher and Vice President Nate Fliflet represented both the buyer, BVDSS Puyallup Owner LLC, and the seller, Mitchell RE Holdings…

PUYALLUP, WASH. — Colliers has arranged the $18.4 million sale of Sunset Self Storage, a newly constructed self-storage facility at 5514 152nd St. E in Puyallup. BVDSS Puyallup Owner LLC sold the asset to Mitchell RE Holdings LLC. Completed in 2025, Sunset Self Storage features climate-controlled units, multistory…



Calare Properties completed the sale of 1 Wesley Street in Malden, MA. The approximately 103,300-square-foot property includes a fully renovated self-storage facility, a fully leased industrial warehouse building and a retail kiosk. Calare and Equity Resource Investments were joint venture partners on the…

Talonvest Capital secured a $47.6 million permanent loan on behalf of The Jenkins Organization and Clark Investment Group for a six-property self-storage portfolio located across five high-growth Texas markets, including Austin, McKinney, Frisco, Houston (shown) and Bee Cave. The institutional-quality portfolio…

THE COLONY, TEXAS — Self-storage brokerage firm Versal has negotiated the sale of a 93-unit facility in The Colony, located north of Dallas. LifeSmart Storage operates the facility, which totals 9,300 net rentable square feet. Bill Bellomy, Michael Johnson, Logan Foster, Hugh Horne and Kirk Silas of Versal…

This is a deal announcement from Inside Self-Storage, published August 3, 2026, regarding Lighthouse Storage Solutions' acquisition of Haviland Storage Services' California management portfolio, in connection with the retirement of industry figure Sue Haviland. The item covers a transaction in the self-storage sector.

This is a promotional webinar published by Inside Self-Storage on August 3, 2026, focused on self-storage development strategies including flex space and SmartReady facilities for long-term growth.

1BoxSelf Storage heeft een huurovereenkomst gesloten met Campus Offices voor kantoorruimte in Campus Cees aan de Luttenbergweg 8 in Amsterdam-Zuidoost. De aanbieder van opslagruimte vestigt zijn nieuwe hoofdkantoor op de vierde verdieping van het gebouw.

Warburg Pincus-backed StorHub has formed a partnership with Japanese self-storage specialist Palma to develop and acquire facilities across Japan, as the Singapore-based operator steps up its expansion in one of Asia Pacific’s most established storage markets. Under the pipeline agreement... Read More>> The post…

Image CEO Chris Marr says steady customer demand, easing new supply pressures, and digital advantages for larger operators are positioning the self-storage sector for continued growth.

This is a news item published by Inside Self-Storage on July 30, 2026, reporting on financial results released by self-storage REITs for the second quarter of 2026.

This is a news item published by Inside Self-Storage on July 30, 2026, reporting on Public Storage's expansion of its community solar program in Northern Illinois.

This is a viewpoint-commentary piece published by Inside Self-Storage in July 2026 that presents Alex Pardo's guidance on five methods for funding an initial self-storage facility investment without personal capital. The article addresses financing strategies within the self-storage sector.

GOLETA, CALIF. — Talonvest Capital has arranged a $45 million senior bridge loan to refinance a self-storage property owned by 1784 Holdings, a national self-storage owner and developer. Located in Goleta, the property comprises 95,523 net rentable square feet across 972 climate-controlled self-storage units. Extra…

This is a viewpoint-commentary article published by Inside Self-Storage in July 2026 addressing operational strategies for self-storage facilities serving elderly tenants, including guidance on managing interactions with renters experiencing cognitive decline.

This is a news item from Inside Self-Storage published in July 2026 reporting on a court decision in Oldham County, Kentucky regarding a denied amendment for a self-storage development project.

Investment in the self-storage market has been making a comeback after years of high interest rates and fewer home sales put a damper on the sector.

MESA, ARIZ. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a 364-unit StorQuest Self Storage facility in Mesa. Terms of the transaction were not released. Adam Schlosser, Charles “Chico” LeClaire, Dean Trammell and Kol Bailey of the LeClaire-Schlosser Group of Marcus & Millichap represented the undisclosed seller in…

W Michałowicach powstało oryginalne centrum magazynowe - Drive Storage. To nowa marka stworzona przez litewski fundusz inwestycyjny Nordspace, który działa od 2019 r. W Polsce chce zbudować sto parków biznesowych w segmencie Small Business Units.

Minerva Development heeft het bedrijfsobject aan de Ambachtsweg 3 in Katwijk gekocht van een particuliere eigenaar. Het pand wordt herontwikkeld tot een selfstoragevestiging van easyStorage.

SYOSSET, N.Y. — A joint venture between Boston-based investment firm The Davis Cos. and operator GoodFriend Storage has acquired a 555-unit self-storage facility in the Long Island community of Syosset. The facility at 475 Underhill Blvd. comprises 40,344 net rentable square feet of space across two floors and 467…

Ádám Ambrus, Manager of Amera Grup, talked to Property Forum about the firm’s strategic expansion, including the Ibis Styles Cluj-Napoca hotel development. He discussed new industrial parks in Oradea and Arad, the rapid growth of their self-storage business, and the importance of aligning investments with…

The seven-story Class A facility near I-95 was approximately 67% occupied at the time of the transaction.

MANSFIELD, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the sale of Premium Storage, a 165-unit self-storage facility in Mansfield, located southeast of Fort Worth. The facility offers 12 climate-controlled units, 107 covered parking spaces and 46 uncovered parking spaces for a total of 47,891 net rentable square…

ATLANTA — Space Shop Self Storage has three self-storage properties underway in Florida and Virginia totaling 2,088 units. With these projects, the Atlanta-based firm is nearing 80,000 units under management across more than 100 facilities. The newly announced properties include a 715-unit facility located at 134…

This is a news item published by Inside Self-Storage in July 2026 reporting that SmartStop Self-Storage has added its first client to a Canadian third-party management platform.

This is a news article published by Inside Self-Storage in July 2026 announcing the launch of Fund X by SROA Capital, a self-storage investment and management firm.

This is a news article published by Inside Self-Storage in July 2026 reporting that Uniti raised $12 million in funding to accelerate expansion of its agentic AI platform serving the self-storage sector and other real estate sectors.

Public Storage announced the anticipated closing date for its acquisition of National Storage Affiliates following shareholder approval.

Public Storage announced pricing of a $900 million senior notes offering at 4.855% effective interest rate to finance its acquisition of National Storage Affiliates Trust.