$42 Million Sale of Storage Facility Nets Land Bank a Massive One-Day Haul

  A massive arm’s length real estate deal that was completed on Monday has netted the Nantucket Land Bank $840,000, the second largest transfer fee received in its four-decade history.”   The Go Store It self storage facility on Tomahawk Road has been “sold” for a whopping $42 million. It’s unclear if the deed transfer represents a buyout within the company, a shuffling of limited liability company ownership for tax purposes, or some other corporate strategy. But one thing is clear: it means a huge one-day haul for the Land…

A Private Equity Real Estate Investor Bets Big on Self Storage

Prime Group Holdings’ latest self storage fund reached its hard cap of $2.5 billion. Single-sector private equity real estate funds are not unusual, but the majority tend to target core real estate assets. But Prime Group Holdings LLC has found success off the beaten path, focusing its funds on niche property types. Investors have poured $2.5 billion into its latest initiative, Prime Storage Fund III, focused on the self storage space, blowing past the fund’s $1.5 billion target to reach its hard cap of $2.5 billion. The offering is the…

SBA 504 Loan: Lower Down Payment AND More Favorable Rules for Seller Financing

Every year Bank Five Nine funds numerous transactions based on complex change-of-ownership transactions that include the purchase of real estate. In many cases, financing is provided in combination with the both the SBA 7(a) Program (intangible assets) and the SBA 504 Program (fixed assets). Seller financing is also common in these types of projects, but it is important to structure the deal right on the front end in order to allow for seller financing to count toward the required down payment and also ensure the payback terms are acceptable to…

2022 Closing Highlights from Bank Five Nine

As the second largest SBA 504 lender, Bank Five Nine can offer aggressively low rates for your self storage opportunity. Bank Five Nine’s 2022 closing highlights include: Deal Size: $14 Million LTC: 90% Financing Location: Utah Lender: Nick Collins Program: Combination of SBA 504 and SBA 7a for interest carry and start-up costs Details: 118,200 NRSF New self storage development Deal Size: $4 Million LTC: 85% Financing Location: Tennessee Lender: Nick Collins Program: Combination of SBA 504 and SBA 7a for interest carry and start-up costs Details: 36,800 NRSF New self…

Investors Pour Billions Into Private Self Storage Funds

Looking for a recession-resistant place to put your money during these turbulent times? Better get in line. Recently two real estate funds announced that they had exceeded their fundraising goals, each closing with ten-figure sums with which to buy storage properties across the United States. Largest fund in self storage history Saratoga Springs, NY-based Prime Group Holdings announced that it has raised the industry’s largest private fund for investing in self storage assets. The private equity firm and self storage operator closed its Prime Storage Fund III LP at a…

Morningstar Secures $65.8 Million to Purchase Three Newly Built Facilities

First Citizens Bank announced that its Middle Market Banking business provided a total of $65.8 million in financing for affiliates of Morningstar Properties, an investor in and operator of self storage facilities, marinas and other specialty real estate assets. The money was used for Morningstar’s purchase of three newly built self storage properties that will operate as Morningstar Storage. The portfolio includes a 105,000 square-foot facility in Henderson, NV (above); a 141,000-square-foot self storage site off Eldridge Parkway in Houston, TX; and a 151,000-square-foot site off South Voss Road in…

JLL Acted as Exclusive Financial Advisor to Clear Sky Capital in Forming a Strategic Venture Focused on Further Scaling its Self Storage Platform

JLL also sourced permanent and construction financing for the recapitalization of the venture’s initial seed portfolio. JLL Capital Markets announced today that it completed the formation of an institutional strategic venture sponsored by Clear Sky Capital (“Clear Sky”). The venture entailed recapitalizing a portfolio of value-add self-storage assets totaling 2,900 units in Arizona and California that are either in lease-up or under development on behalf of Clear Sky that formed the initial seed portfolio for the vehicle. JLL also arranged both five-year, fixed-rate acquisition loans and a construction loan through…

Cronheim Mortgage Arranges $12.9 Million Construction Loan for El Paso Self Storage Project

New Jersey-based Cronheim Mortgage has arranged a $12.9 million construction loan for a self-storage project in El Paso. The facility will span 151,000 net rentable square feet across approximately 1,200 units with both climate- and non-climate-controlled space. The borrower and developer, Verturo Interests, will operate the facility under its Just A Closet brand. David Poncia of Cronheim Mortgage originated the financing, which was structured with a fixed interest rate and a 75 percent loan-to-cost ratio, through a local bank. Completion is slate for the fourth quarter. Source

National Storage Affiliates Announces Fourth Quarter 2022 Capital Markets Activity and PRO Update

National Storage Affiliates Trust (“NSA” or the “company”) (NYSE: NSA), today announced the following recent activity: Expansion and Extension of Credit Facility. The company has entered into a third amended and restated credit agreement which expands the total borrowing capacity of its credit facility by $405 million to $1.955 billion with an accordion feature to expand the total borrowing capacity to $2.5 billion. The maturity date of the revolving line of credit is now January 2027 versus the previous maturity date of January 2024, while the total borrowing capacity was…

NexPoint Storage Partners Acquires SAFStor to Expand Self Storage Portfolio

NexPoint Storage Partners, Inc., a self storage platform affiliated with NexPoint Advisors, today announced that it became the sole owner of 29 new, well-located and high-quality self storage properties developed by SAFStor. The acquisition brings NexPoint Storage to a total asset value of approximately $1.7 billion with 71 wholly owned and operating properties and one additional property expected to open in February 2023. The SAFStor acquisition continues the strong execution of our strategy to own the newest and highest quality self storage portfolio in the United States and provides us…