SmartStop Asset Management, LLC (SmartStop) announced today that certain of its affiliates have acquired Aspyre at Assembly Station, a 400-unit, 760-bed student housing community for $64.5 million. The property is within walking distance of the University of South Carolina.

Strategic Storage Growth Trust, Inc., a public non-traded real estate investment trust sponsored by SmartStop Asset Management LLC, announced today its purchase of an 870-unit self storage facility in the Miami suburb of Pembroke Pines, Florida. The facility was completed in early 2018.

Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc. (NYSE MKT: BRG) (the "Company" or "BRG") will release its financial results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2017 before the market opens on Wednesday, February 14, 2018.

Over the course of his career, [Josh Hoffman] has successfully completed more than 65 sponsored 1031 like-kind exchange security offering programs representing more than $1.4 billion in property value and more than 7.8 million square feet.

Carter Validus Mission Critical REIT II, Inc. (“CV Mission Critical REIT II”), a non-traded real estate investment trust focused on assembling a portfolio of high-quality data center and healthcare real estate, acquired properties during December 2017 for an aggregate contract purchase price of approximately $73 million, excluding closing costs and related fees.

Capital raised for BCM’s direct investment product suite grew by 60% in 2017, following a 160% increase in 2016.

“We are very pleased to complete the acquisition of this Class ’A’, institutional-quality student housing property located near one of the largest and most prestigious research universities in the country,” said H. Michael Schwartz, chief executive officer of SmartStop.

The stockholders of NorthStar Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. (“NorthStar I”) and NorthStar Real Estate Income II, Inc., (“NorthStar II”) voted to approve the mergers of NorthStar I and NorthStar II into Colony NorthStar Credit Real Estate, Inc. (“CLNC”) at special meetings on January 18.

Carter Validus Mission Critical REIT, Inc. (“the Company”) announced January 22 that its Board of Directors has declared a special distribution of $3.00 per share of common stock, subject to, and conditioned upon, all required third party consents and approvals.