Update 1/23/26 – Self-storage properties are constantly changing hands, and Inside Self-Storage is regularly notified of these market transactions. Here’s an overview of additional activity happening in January 2026.
Macquarie Asset Management, which operates Summerland Storage Partners, has acquired a three-property self-storage portfolio managed by real estate investment trusts (REIT) CubeSmart and Public Storage Inc. Together, the facilities in Lynbrook, New York; Port Jefferson Station, New York; and Framingham, Massachusetts, contain six buildings comprising 274,396 rentable square feet in 3,141 units. Affinius Capital provided a $45 million loan to fund the transaction. Macquarie manages $941 billion in assets across its portfolio of agriculture, green investments, infrastructure and real estate companies in 33 countries. It launched Summerland in August.
Real estate firm Merit Hill Capital LP, which acquires, owns and manages self-storage properties nationwide, purchased a Delanco, New Jersey, facility managed and branded by REIT Extra Space Storage Inc. Constructed in 1989 on 7.6 acres, the single-story building at 700 Creek Road was converted to self-storage in 2021. It offers 105,187 net rentable square feet in 766 climate-controlled units, plus 99 vehicle-storage spaces, some of which are covered. The buyer and the seller, Metropolis Development Group, were represented by Tom de Jong, Dylan de Jong and Ian Richman of The De Jong Self Storage Team for Colliers, a diversified professional services and investment-management company with operations in more than 65 countries.
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Rivercrest Realty Advisors purchased LockBox Self Storage in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The facility at 401 Jonestown Road comprises 70,962 square feet in 558 climate-controlled units. Founded in 1967 and based in Raleigh, North Carolina, Rivercrest buys, owns and manages shopping centers, apartments, office buildings and self-storage in the East.
Rochester Storage Units LLC purchased The Pig Pen Mini Storage in Gates, New York, from John F. Stewart for $3.05 million. The five-building facility at 1094 Buffalo Road was renamed Rochester Storage Units. The managing member of the Wyoming-based limited-liability company (LLC) is Steven Wear, chief marketing officer for Self Storage Syndicated Equities, a Chicago-based real estate investment firm specializing in self-storage in secondary and tertiary markets.
Rock Chapel Self Storage in Lithonia, Georgia, was acquired by an Atlanta-based operator for $7.8 million. Opened in April 2024, the building at 1865 Stephenson Road comprises 54,825 rentable square feet in 486 units. The seller was represented by Austin McLeod, senior vice president of Matthews Real Estate Investment Services, a Nashville, Tennessee-based commercial real estate firm.
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South Church Street Self Storage in Burlington, North Carolina, was acquired by a regional buyer. The property at 3335 S. Church St. comprises 14,758 rentable square feet in 124 units and two retail spaces. The seller was represented by Hal H. Tanner III, a self-storage specialist with Midcoast Properties, a real estate brokerage that focuses on self-storage properties in the Southeast.
Wentworth Property Co. acquired a 13-property self-storage portfolio in Arkansas, Louisiana, Missouri and Texas. Together, the facilities comprise 840,00 net rentable square feet in 7,111 units, plus more than 123,000 square feet of uncovered vehicle storage. The seller was represented by Adam Alexander, Walter Brauer, Nate Holash, Trevor Roberts, Nick Walker and Morgan Windbiel of real estate firm CBRE Group Inc. Based in Phoenix, Wentworth is a real estate investment and development firm specializing in industrial, mixed-use, multi-family, office and self-storage properties.
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The following sales were brokered by affiliates of Argus Self Storage Advisors, a Denver-based network of real estate brokers who specialize in storage properties:
London Bridge Mini Storage at 1605 Corona Drive in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, offers climate-controlled units. The seller was represented by Darsh Desai and Jeff Gorden of Argus affiliate The Gorden Group.
Northwide Mini Storage in Elgin, Minnesota, was purchased for $1.1 million by a local self-storage operator. The facility at 29105 Wabasha County Road 25 comprises 26,000 square feet in 178 drive-up units. The buyer and the seller were represented by Tom Flannigan, Nathan Gottlieb and Alex Ihrke of Argus affiliate Area Storage Advisors.
The following sales were brokered by Marcus & Millichap (M&M), a commercial real estate investment firm with offices throughout Canada and the U.S.:
AC Self Storage in Hiram, Georgia, was purchased by Checketts Development, a Salt Lake City-based real estate acquisition and development company. The 7.6-acre property at 5745 Wendy Bagwell Parkway, Suite 2, was developed in 2004. It contains eight single-story structures comprising 86,780 square feet in 438 units, plus 34 office suites. The seller, a local LLC, was represented by Charles "Chico" LeClaire, executive managing director of investments; Keith Phillips, director of investments; and Adam Schlosser, senior managing director of investments for The LeClaire-Schlosser Group. They were assisted by John Leonard, first vice president and regional manager.
Capitol Mini Storage at 4931 Robert C. Byrd Drive in Prosperity, West Virginia, comprises 54,650 net rentable square feet in 413 drive-up units. The seller was represented by Rachel Backenstoe, investments associate; Gabriel Coe and Nathan Coe, senior managing directors of investments; Luke Dawley, director of investments; and Brett Hatcher, executive managing director of investments of The Hatcher Coe Group. Broker Grant Fitzgerald assisted.
The following sales were brokered by SkyView Advisors, a Tampa, Florida-based commercial real estate brokerage that specializes in self-storage:
LockTite Self Storage in Moncks Corner, South Carolina, was acquired by Andover Properties LLC, which operates the Storage King USA brand. The facility at 2728 S. Live Oak Drive contains seven buildings comprising 57,130 net rentable square feet in 371 climate-controlled units. Established in 2003, New York-based Andover owns and manages more than 160 self-storage properties in 19 states.
Talcott Mountain Self Storage at 70 Hopmeadow St. in Simsbury, Connecticut, offers 478 units with room for expansion. The facility was developed in 2022 by owners David Burr and David Richman.
Sources:Institutional Real Estate, Affinius Capital Originates $45M Loan to Acquire Three-Property Self-Storage Portfolio in New York and BostonMatthews, Matthews Facilitates Class A Sale in Lithonia, GeorgiaPR.com, Argus Broker Affiliates Sell Minnesota Self Storage FacilityPR.com, The Gorden Group Closes Sale of London Bridge Mini Storage in Lake HavasuCity, AZREBusiness Online, Versal Arranges Sale of 593-Unit Self-Storage Facility in Cypress, TexasRochester Business Journal, Suburban Rochester Self-Storage Facility Sells for $3M+SpareFoot, North Carolina Company Sets Sights on Creating Self-Storage Portfolio
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Posted 1/8/26 - Self-storage properties are constantly changing hands, and Inside Self-Storage is regularly notified of these market transactions. Here’s an overview of activity happening in January 2026.
Boardwalk Development Group LLC, a private-equity investment company focused on self-storage, purchased All American Mini Storage in Hiram, Georgia. The 5-acre property at 619 Main St. offers 35,000 square feet of rentable space. The company plans to add 20,000 square feet of climate-controlled storage. Founded in Atlanta in 2016, Boardwalk has acquired or built more than $500 million in the sector and has $300 million under development.
Buchanan Street Partners acquired a self-storage facility managed and branded by real estate investment trust Extra Space Storage Inc. in Summerlin, Nevada, from DXD Capital. Built in 2023, the three-story building at 9560 Flamingo Road comprises 103,000 square feet in 1,130 units. It’ll now be managed by Westport Properties Inc., which operates the US Storage Centers brand. Buchanan is a Newport Beach, California-based real estate firm specializing in multi-family, self-storage and other commercial assets in the Southwest and West.
Safeguard Self Storage, which operates more than 80 locations across six states, purchased a Brooklyn, New York, facility branded as Life Storage for $40 million from Equity Resource Investments. The four-story building at 1454 39th St. in Borough Park comprises 63,814 square feet. Life Storage is an operating brand for Extra Space, which owns or manages more than 4,000 facilities.
Lone Star Storage Center in San Angelo, Texas, was purchased by Apollo Real Estate Capital LLC. The facility at 6122 Sherwood Way comprises 69,252 square feet in 544 climate-controlled and drive-up units. The buyer and the seller, Texas Lone Star Storage Centers Ltd., were represented by Bill Bellony, Logan Foster, Hugh Horne and Michael Johnson, brokers for Versal, a commercial real estate firm with offices in Austin, Texas, and Los Angeles that specializes in self-storage.
Planet Self Storage in Syracuse, New York, was acquired by Reframe Holdings, a commercial real estate investment and management firm. The facility at 901 Hiawatha Blvd. W. comprises 62,575 square feet in 464 units. The seller was represented by Hans Hardisty, founder of National Storage Partners, a real estate brokerage group specializing in self-storage across the U.S. Founded in 2024 with offices in Boca Raton, Florida, and Charleston, South Carolina, Reframe has transacted on 40 industrial or self-storage facilities comprising 5.1 million square feet.
Spencer Mini Storage in La Porte, Texas, was purchased by a partnership between MyPlace Self Storage and Nuveen Real Estate, an asset manager and subsidiary of financial-planning firm TIAA Investments. The facility at 11220 Spencer Highway contains 11 single-story structures built in the late 1990s. They comprise 55,775 square feet in 511 units and 79 outdoor vehicle-storage spaces. The seller, ExchangeRight, was represented by Adam Roossien and Matthew Wheeler, senior directors; and Steve Mellon and Brian Somoza, senior managing directors for JLL Capital Markets, a global provider of capital solutions for real estate investors and occupiers.
Diamond Self Storage at 4206 N. College Drive in Cheyenne, Wyoming, comprises 42,350 rentable square feet of self-storage. It also contains 11,020 rentable square feet of commercial office and warehouse space, and 26 vehicle-storage spaces. The seller was represented by Cole Carosella, vice president; Matthew Cox, director of valuation and budgeting; and Ben Vestal, CEO.
Clearview East MHP LLC purchased Reata Self Storage in Richland, Washington, from Richard and Shirley Nall for $5.1 million. The facility at 147 E. Reata Road comprises 53,632 square feet of storage in 173 units. The property contains an additional 33,788 square feet for outdoor vehicle storage. Broker affiliate Ryan Layton represented the seller.
Spartan Investment Group LLC acquired two unnamed self-storage facilities in Colorado Springs, Colorado, from Richard Graham. These mark the final closings in a nine-property portfolio that also included seven facilities in Houston, Texas, which Spartan purchased in September. The Colorado properties comprise 98,675 square feet in 776 units. The seller was represented by Carosella, Cox and Vestal. Founded in 2014 and based in Golden, Colorado, Spartan operates more than 75 self-storage facilities nationwide.
Bach Storage Center in Riverton, Wyoming, was acquired by a family office focused on commercial real estate. Opened in 1978 on 3.03 acres, the facility at 1110 N. 8th St. W. contains 10 single-story structures comprising 30,035 square feet in 258 units. The buyer and the seller, a regional operator, were represented by The LeClaire-Schlosser Group.
The four-property Blue Sky Self Storage portfolio in Wichita Falls, Texas, comprises 212,745 square feet in 1,432 units with outdoor vehicle storage, office space and two leasable apartments. There’s also room for expansion. The seller was represented by Nathan Coe, senior managing director of investments; Gabriel Coe and Brett Hatcher, executive managing directors of investments; and Brian Kelly, managing director of investments for The Hatcher Coe Group. Broker Tim Speck assisted.
Canyon Rose Storage in Gold Canyon, Arizona, was purchased by an unnamed, national self-storage ownership and management company based in Seattle. The facility at 6405 S. Kings Ranch Road comprises 46,100 square feet in climate-controlled and drive-up self-storage, plus canopy-covered vehicle storage. The transaction also included an adjacent 1.5-acre parcel of undeveloped land. The seller was represented by Charles “Chico” LeClaire, executive managing director of investments, and Adam Schlosser, senior managing director of investments for The LeClaire-Schlosser Group.
10 Federal Storage purchased Dry Dock & Lock Boat & RV Storage in Waxahachie, Texas. Built in 2023 on 25 acres at 4009 Ovilla Road, the facility offers 98,700 rentable square feet in 182 enclosed vehicle-storage spaces. Jon Danklefs, managing director of investments, and Danny Cunningham and Brandon Karr of The Karr-Cunningham Storage Team, represented the seller, a Dallas-based self-storage group. 10 Federal owns and manages a self-storage portfolio that comprises more than 4 million net rentable square feet. Dry Dock & Lock operates nine facilities across Central Texas.
Sources:EIN Presswire, DXD Capital Sells Class A, Multistory Self Storage Facility in Summerlin South, Las Vegas, NVThe LeClaire-Schlosser Group, The LeClaire-Schlosser Group of Marcus & Millichap Arranges the Sale of Canyon Rose Storage in Phoenix MSAPR.com, Argus Self Storage Advisors Announces Sale of Landmark 9-Property Self Storage Portfolio in Colorado and Texas
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