Strategic Storage Trust IV Offering Declared Effective March 20, 2017 | by James Sprow | Blue Vault Strategic Storage Trust IV, Inc. announced that its registration statement pertaining to an initial public offering of approximately $1.095 billion in shares of common stock was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 17, 2017. Strategic Storage…

SmartStop Asset Management to Form Joint Venture with SmartREIT Focusing on Canada Self-Storage February 17, 2017 | Inside Self-Storage SmartStop Asset Management LLC, a diversified real estate company that manages 103 self-storage facilities in Canada and the United States, will partner with Canadian real estate investment trust SmartREIT in a joint venture to develop and…

Strategic Storage Growth Trust Announces Plans to Close Primary Offering at $200 Million February 14, 2017 | by James Sprow | Blue Vault On February 9, 2017, the board of directors of Strategic Storage Growth Trust, Inc. (“SSGT”) approved the close of the primary offering upon SSGT crossing the $200 million threshold in its primary…

Strategic Storage Trust II Acquires Five Toronto Self Storage Properties via Merger February 9, 2017 | by James Sprow | Blue Vault On February 1, 2017, Strategic Storage Trust II, Inc. (SSTII) acquired a portfolio of five self storage properties consisting of an aggregate of approximately 460,400 rentable square feet and 4,010 units located in…

SmartStop Asset Management Touts 2016 Successes January 16, 2017 | By James Sprow | Blue Vault  In a January 13, 2017 press release, SmartStop Asset Management, LLC (SmartStop), a diversified real estate company, said it is celebrating an unprecedented year of success. According to its press release, in 2016 SmartStop expanded its owned/managed portfolio to…

Strategic Storage Trust II, Inc. Purchases 400-Unit Self Storage Facility in Colorado January 12, 2017 | by James Sprow | Blue Vault Strategic Storage Trust II, Inc. (SST II)—which is sponsored by SmartStop Asset Management, LLC—recently purchased a self storage facility located in Aurora, Colorado totaling approximately 400 units and approximately 53,360 rentable square feet.…