\nPublic Storage (NYSE:PSA), the leading owner, acquirer, developer, and operator of self storage properties, announced today that it has closed on the acquisition of All Storage, a high-quality self storage portfolio, for $1.5 billion.<\/p>\n
The transaction adds 56 self storage properties (7.5 million net rentable square feet) primarily located in the growing Dallas-Fort Worth market. The 52 properties in Dallas-Fort Worth add prominent locations in new, high-growth submarkets in addition to complementary locations in Public Storage\u2019s existing submarkets. With the addition of the portfolio and additional properties recently closed or under contract, the Company\u2019s Dallas-Fort Worth presence is unmatched in coverage and quality, with nearly 200 locations and 17 million net rentable square feet.<\/p>\n
\u201cDallas-Fort Worth\u2019s business, consumer and resident friendly nature drives strong demographic and economic growth that generates outsized demand for self storage,\u201d said Mike McGowan, Public Storage\u2019s Senior Vice President of Acquisitions. \u201cWe are committed to serving the market\u2019s future growth through further property acquisitions, development, redevelopment and third-party management.\u201d<\/p>\n
Public Storage funded the acquisition by utilizing its growth-oriented balance sheet to issue $1.75 billion of senior unsecured notes and quickly closed the transaction in a well-coordinated effort with the All Storage team. The Company expects the transaction will be immediately accretive to FFO per share with accretion accelerating through stabilization. A presentation with further detail is available on the\u00a0Investor Relations<\/a>\u00a0section of\u00a0PublicStorage.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n The acquisition reflects Public Storage\u2019s continued execution of its opportunistic growth strategy. Since the start of 2019, the Company has expanded its portfolio by 36 million net rentable square feet, or 22%, through $7.1 billion of acquisitions, development, and redevelopment, including properties under contract. The Company has significantly accelerated growth with $5.1 billion of acquisitions expected to close during 2021. Recent acquisition and development properties in the Company\u2019s non-same store pool now account for more than 25% of the total portfolio, providing significant growth for Public Storage and its stakeholders as the properties lease up over the next few years.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are pleased to welcome the high-quality All Storage portfolio and team to Public Storage\u2019s industry-leading brand and platform,\u201d said Joe Russell, Public Storage Chief Executive Officer. \u201cI am proud of our team\u2019s acceleration of our opportunistic growth strategy. We continue to see broad opportunity for growth across our property acquisition, development, redevelopment, and third-party management platforms.\u201d<\/p>\n About Public Storage<\/strong><\/p>\n Public Storage, a member of the S&P 500 and FT Global 500, is a REIT that primarily acquires, develops, owns and operates self storage facilities. At September 30, 2021, we had: (i) interests in 2,678 self storage facilities located in 39 states with approximately 186 million net rentable square feet in the United States, (ii) an approximate 35% common equity interest in Shurgard Self-Storage SA (Euronext Brussels:SHUR) which owned 247 self storage facilities located in seven Western European nations with approximately 13 million net rentable square feet operated under the \u201cShurgard\u201d brand and (iii) an approximate 42% common equity interest in PS Business Parks, Inc. (NYSE:PSB) which owned and operated approximately 28 million rentable square feet of commercial space at September 30, 2021. Our headquarters are located in Glendale, California.<\/p>\n Additional information about Public Storage is available on the Company\u2019s website at\u00a0PublicStorage.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n