Marcus & Millichap, one of the nations largest real estate investment brokerage firms, pronounced Charles Chico LeClaire as its top self-storage investment professional for 2006. A senior investment associate based in Denver, he facilitated transactions valued at $134 million.

LeClaire joined the company in 1990 and was promoted to senior investment associate in 1996. His transactions last year included a $36 million self-storage facility in Boulder, Colo., and a $16.5 million self-storage facility in Scottsdale, Ariz.

With more than 1,300 investment professionals in offices nationwide, Encino, Calif.-based Marcus & Millichap closed $20.5 billion in transactions in 2006. For more information, visit www.marcusmillichap.com.