Heitman Supplies $65M Bridge Loan on Sun Belt Self Storage Portfolio

The portfolio totals more than 597,000 square feet across 3,963 units in Florida, North Carolina and Texas.” A joint venture between Andover Properties and Angelo Gordon has landed $65 million of bridge financing for a seven-asset self storage portfolio across the Sun Belt region, Commercial Observer has learned. The lender was not provided by the JV, but sources told CO it was real estate investment firm Heitman that provided the nonrecourse loan. Proceeds from the debt package cover first-time financing and partial refinancing. The portfolio totals more than 597,000 square…

Anticipated Changes to the SBA Rulebook

On April 11th, 2023, the Small Business Administration (SBA) released their final rule, which includes eligibility and procedural changes that make SBA 504 financing even more obtainable. The SBA aims to make the SBA 504 loan available to more small businesses by relaxing eligibility criteria, reducing required documentation and implementing an updated credit policy. They anticipate the changes to go into effect, May 12, 2023. Changes are subject to SBA’s release of guidance and procedural notices. Highlights of changes: No more Franchise Directory Simplified Affiliation Rules Affiliation is now generally…

Talonvest Capital Negotiates $24.7 Million Loan for Florida Portfolio

Talonvest Capital, Inc., a boutique self storage and commercial real estate advisory firm, is pleased to announce the successful closing of a $24,685,000 bridge loan for York RE Capital Partners and their institutional JV equity. The borrower acquired a Naples, FL storage property at certificate of occupancy and a recently delivered Venice, FL storage facility. The properties have 167,126 net rentable square feet in almost 1,700 climate-controlled units. The state-of-the-art storage facilities are strategically located in rapidly growing areas and benefit from high visibility and easy access. The loan, provided…

CBRE IM Lands $114M Loan for Self Storage Portfolio

CBRE Investment Management, in a joint venture with The William Warren Group, has acquired a 14-property self storage portfolio in Southern California and Utah. The 8,697-unit portfolio was purchased from KOAR Institutional Advisors, with Prudential Financial providing a $114 million loan, according to county records.” With this acquisition, the fund sponsored by CBRE Investment Management owns 100 self storage properties across the U.S., bringing the number of units in its portfolio to 55,477. The company previously acquired another self storage portfolio in 2021, located in Colorado, California and Washington. The…

Associated Banc: Bank Announces $8.6 Million Loan for Self Storage Facility in Spring Hill, Florida

Associated Bank announced the closing of an $8,639,027 bridge loan to an affiliate of Metro Storage LLC for the completion of 504 climate-controlled self-storage units (49,806 square feet), and 39 non-climate-controlled units (13,050 square feet), at 3286 Barclay Avenue in Spring Hill, Florida. The project also includes 83 covered and 31 covered RV and boat parking spaces. The property was previously vacant land.” Lake Forest, Illinois-based Metro Storage LLC manages over 6.1 million square feet of storage across 88 locations in 12 states and is among the largest private owners/operators/managers…

$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…