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Strategic Storage Trust Pays $6.5M for Fourth Facility in San Francisco Bay Area

Self-storage operator Strategic Storage Trust Inc. acquired a 610-unit property in the San Francisco Bay Area for $6.5 million. The new site, at 8900 Murray Ave. in Gilroy, Calif., will be rebranded as SmartStop Self Storage. ...More

August 17, 2011

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U-Haul of Western Arizona Buys Laveen Self Storage

The U-Haul Co. of Western Arizona purchased Laveen Self Storage in Laveen, Ariz. The facility features more than 750 storage units, 199 of which are climate-controlled, and offers more than 98,700 square feet of self-storage. ...More

August 16, 2011

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Amsdell Cos. Acquires Seventh Self-Storage Facility in Detroit Market

The Amsdell family of companies acquired a self-storage facility in Waterford, Mich., the company’s seventh in the Detroit market. Located at 2019 Dixie Highway, the facility has more than 46,000 net rentable square feet. It offers drive-up and indoor units, truck rental, ...More

August 15, 2011

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Fairview Self Storage in CA Sold for $1.2M

Fairview Self Storage in Ceres, Calif., sold for $1.2 million, or $35.13 per square foot. Located on 1.64 acres just west of Highway 99, the facility has 36,735 net rentable square feet. ...More

August 9, 2011

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Atlas Self Storage in NY Sold

Atlas Self Storage in Chester, N.Y., sold to Guardian Self Storage of Poughkeepsie, N.Y., in an all-cash transaction. ...More

July 28, 2011

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Strategic Storage Trust Purchases 3 Facilities for $12.2 Million

Strategic Storage Trust Inc., a publicly registered non-traded real estate investment trust targeting the self-storage market, acquired three facilities totaling 2,100 units for a value of about $12.2 million. All three facilities will be rebranded SmartStop Self Storage. ...More

July 26, 2011

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American Self Storage Portfolio Sold for $39.5M

The portfolio for American Self Storage, with facilities in Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio, recently sold for $39.5 million to Extra Space Storage Inc., a self-storage real estate investment trust. ...More

July 22, 2011

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The Store House in Mississippi, Paramount Self Storage in New Jersey Sold

The Store House, a self-storage facility in Pearl, Miss., sold on June 30 to an out-of-state investor for $1 million. Paramount Self Storage in Stanhope, N.J., also sold for an undisclosed amount. ...More

July 20, 2011

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AC Self Storage Solutions Acquires Storage Solutions of Corinth, Texas

AC Self Storage Solutions LLC of Newport Beach, Calif., acquired Storage Solutions of Corinth, a class-A self-storage facility in a Dallas suburb. ...More

July 20, 2011

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Stor-N-Lock Self Storage in South Carolina Sold

Stor-N-Lock Self Storage in Rock Hill, S.C., recently sold to a private investor for an undisclosed amount. ...More

July 19, 2011

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