Marcus & Millichap (M&M), a commercial real estate investment firm with offices throughout Canada and the United States, has launched the Bledsoe Self-Storage Group to serve industry buyers and sellers in the Northeast and mid-Atlantic markets. The team will be led by Kevin Bledsoe, first vice president of investments, who joined the company in July, according to a press release.

Other members of the group are advisers Jared Houck, Matthew Junkin and Michael Palladino. “Our team subscribes to the mentality of meeting our clients in person, physically seeing and walking the self-storage listings we represent,” Bledsoe said. “It’s important to our buyers that we’ve visited the property, know the surrounding market, understand our clients’ expectations, and are the regional experts on each listing that the team represents.”

“The excitement Kevin Bledsoe and the Bledsoe Self Storage Group brings to the mid-Atlantic and Northeast is undeniable,” said Sean Beuche, Philadelphia regional manager for M&M. “The rapidly changing market will bring its own set of challenges, and I’m confident our clientele will be well-served with timely and accurate solutions by this exceptional team of advisers.”

Founded in 1971 and headquartered in Calabasas, California, M&M offers advisory services, and mortgage and real estate brokerage. Its research division produces reports and videos covering more than a dozen property types. The company has more than 80 offices in Canada and the United States.