PrintPrintThree of the four properties purchased by Strategic Storage Trust are located in the Midlands, and comprise a total of 1,320 storage units. The transaction is part of a three-phase acquisition of a 16-property portfolio across South Carolina, Florida and Georgia.
Staff Report
Published Aug. 27, 2012
California-based Strategic Storage Trust Inc. has acquired eight self-storage properties in the Southeast, including four in South Carolina, for $25 million.
Acquired S.C. properties
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The sites consist of about 3,770 self-storage units, which add approximately 508,200 square feet to Strategic Storage’s space inventory. All eight properties will be rebranded under the SmartStop Self Storage trade name.
“Due to this recent transaction, we have achieved a major milestone with the purchase of our 100th self-storage property,” said H. Michael Schwartz, chairman and CEO of Self Storage. “The self-storage sector’s consistently strong performance continues to drive our decision to expand our portfolio.”
The transaction is part of a three-phase acquisition of a 16-property portfolio that contains more than 1.1 million square feet and approximately 8,560 self-storage units in South Carolina, Florida and Georgia. Strategic Storage said it expects the remaining properties to close in the fourth quarter of 2012.
According to Wayne Johnson, senior vice president of acquisitions for Self Storage, the supply of self-storage space has more than doubled over the past 16 years while vacancy has remained relatively stable.
Strategic Storage Trust Inc., headquartered in Ladera Ranch, Calif., is a publicly registered non-traded real estate investment trust that invests in self-storage.
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