Featured Broker: Brian Somoza

Brian is a Senior Managing Director and National Self Storage Group leader based out of the Los Angeles office of JLL Capital Markets, Americas. He specializes in self storage asset sales, equity placement and advisory. He has been directly involved in more than $7.5 billion of self storage property transactions throughout his career, including the development, operation and management of self storage. Prior to joining JLL, Brian was an acquisitions manager at Public Storage, the largest publicly-traded REIT focusing on self storage properties.

Public Storage Responsibilities:

Devoted full-time efforts to investigating opportunities to acquire existing self storage facilities, negotiating contracts, coordinating due diligence, preparing proposals for the Capital Committee, and other activities necessary to facilitate the acquisition of operating properties.

Experience:

  • 2014 to Present: Senior Managing Director, JLL Capital Markets – Self Storage
  • 2011 to 2014: Acquisitions Manager, Real Estate Division, Public Storage
  • 2003 to 2011: Senior Associate, National Retail Group, Marcus & Millichap

Contacts:
Brian Somoza
Senior Managing
Director Capital Markets
+1 818 219 6677
brian.somoza@jll.com

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