The latest transaction data reflects a clear bifurcation in buyer strategy, with capital targeting both high-barrier, institutional-quality assets and value-add opportunities across secondary markets. The acquisition of the Class-A facility in Holly Springs and the 149,500 NRSF asset in Fort Myers underscores continued institutional demand for stabilized properties in growth-oriented Sunbelt markets. At the same time, smaller deals in Evansdale and Floresville point to a focus on operational upside, particularly where expansion potential and below-market occupancy, such as the 78% physical occupancy in Floresville, create a path toward stabilization. The Houston and Fresno transactions further highlight a shift toward hybrid asset models, integrating climate-controlled units with flex office and vehicle storage components to diversify the tenant base. Collectively, these deals reflect a market where geographic diversification and professionalized management remain central to driving yield.
Property: STÖR Self Storage
Location: Sarasota, FL
Address: 7000 Iris Street, Sarasota, FL
Brokers and Brokerage: Josh Koerner and the team at Coastal Storage Group (Argus Self Storage Advisor Affiliate)
Acreage: 3.25 acres
NRSF: 46,688
Unit Count: 130 units and 10 RV / Boat Parking spots
Occupancy: 90%
Highlights:
- The facility recently underwent significant upgrades
- Includes new wind-rated roll-up doors
- Fresh asphalt seal-coating
- Brand-new OpenTech gate system with AI-enabled security cameras
Property: D&S Self Storage
Location: Evansdale, Iowa
Address: 3759 Lafayette Road, Evansdale, Iowa
Closing Deal: $570,000
Year Built: 2012
Brokers and Brokerage: Alex Ihrke of Area Storage Advisors (Argus Self Storage Advisors affiliate)
Acreage: 1.25 acres
NRSF: 11,800
Unit Count: 71 units
Occupancy: 94%
Highlights:
- The facility is constructed with a steel exterior, concrete pavement
- Secured with keypad gate access
Property: HP Storage
Location: Houston, Texas
Year Built: 2016 (second phase was added in 2019)
Brokers and Brokerage: Dave Knobler, Mixson Staffel, Charles “Chico” LeClaire of The LeClaire-Schlosser Group of Marcus & Millichap
Acreage: 4.53 acres
Square Feet: 59,935
Unit Count: 314 units (90 drive-up non-climate storage units and 17 container storage units along with covered and uncovered parking)
Highlights:
- Five metal framed single-story buildings and one three-story building
- The unit mix consists of traditional climate control units on the first and second floors of the multi-story building and flex office/storage units on the third story
- The ground floor also contains six flex retail/office spaces
- Loading dock
- Digital keypad entry
- Roll up doors
- Asphalt and concrete driveways
- Elevator and perimeter wrought iron fencing
Property: GuardBox Storage
Location: Fresno, Texas
Year Built: 2005
Buyer: My Place Self Storage
Brokers and Brokerage: Dave Knobler, Adam Schlosser, Charles “Chico” LeClaire and Mixson Staffel of The LeClaire-Schlosser Group of Marcus & Millichap
Acreage: 8.34 acres
Unit Count: 650 units (320 climate-controlled units, 231 non-climate-controlled units, 55 covered parking spaces, 43 uncovered parking spaces and one climate-controlled office)
Highlights:
- Eight single-story buildings
- Gated entry with keycode access
- Video surveillance throughout
- Concrete driveways
- Perimeter chain-link fencing and roll-up doors
- The full-service manager’s office includes a show unit that allows customers to select the appropriate unit size without leaving the office
Property: U Store Stuff Mini Storage
Location: Floresville, Texas
Address: 14908 FM 775, Floresville, Texas
Brokers and Brokerage: Bill Bellomy, Logan Foster, Michael Johnson And Hugh Horne of Versal
Acreage: +/- 3.00 acres
Room For Expansion: Yes
NRSF: 26,900
Unit Count: 189 non-climate units, 11 uncovered parking space and 1 warehouse unit
Physical Occupancy: 78%
Economic Occupancy: 63%
Highlights:
- There is a turn key +/- 2,000 sq. ft. office that can be separated for an on-site leasing office and/or offered to a retail/office tenant
- Metal and steel construction
- Asphalt and gravel drives
- Gated keypad access
- Perimeter fencing
Portfolio: Premier Storage Portfolio
Locations: Mansfield, Marengo & Orrville, Ohio
Address 1: 622 N Trimble Rd, Mansfield, OH 44906
Address 2: 1095 County Road 26, Marengo, OH 43334
Address 3: 12181 Back Massillon Road, Orrville, OH 44667
Brokers and Brokerage: David Perlleshi and Frank DeSalvo of Franklin Street
Acreage: 7.35 acres
NRSF: 72,100
Unit Count: 494
Property: U.S. 30 Storage
Location: Montgomery, Illinois
Address: 1400 Bohr Ave., Montgomery, Illinois
Professional Management: CubeSmart
Brokers and Brokerage: Jon Silvers and Sean Delaney of Marcus & Millichap (Chicago Oak Brook office)
Square Feet: 39,660
Unit Count: 500 units (278 non-climate-controlled self-storage units and 222 outdoor parking spaces for vehicles, boats and RVs)
Vehicles per Day (VPD): 31,600
Portfolio: Metro Self Storage
Location: Fort Myers, Florida
Address: 17701Summerlin Rd, Fort Myers, Florida, 33908
Brokers and Brokerage: Aaron Swerdlin, Kenneth Cox, Taucha Hogue and Michael Gibbons of the Self Storage Capital Markets of Newmark
NRSF: 149,500
Unit Count: 984
Property: Extra Space Holly Springs (Class-A Self-Storage Facility)
Location: Holly Springs, North Carolina
Year Delivered: 2021
Buyer: DWS
Square Feet: 63,314
Highlights:
- 24/7 controlled access
- Two convenient loading areas
- Two elevators
- Enhanced security
- On-site management
Metrics Source: StorTrack
*Market Snapshots are based on a defined five-mile radius from each city center, capturing a more representative view of the core demand base. Reported rates are calculated using standardized benchmark unit types to ensure consistency across markets.
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