Michigan-based Pogoda Companies purchased Northside Mini Storage in Evansville, IN. This newly acquired property has almost 30,000 square feet of rentable space in a combination of climate-controlled, drive-up, and vehicle parking spaces encompassing 243 units. This is Pogoda’s second Evansville location and is conveniently located near the Evansville Regional Airport and other well-known landmarks. This fourth Indiana property adds to Pogoda’s growing portfolio that includes more than 60 facilities spread across three additional states: Michigan, Kentucky and Ohio. Northside Mini Storage will be rebranded under Pogoda’s National Storage flag.
Source: Pogoda Companies
U-Haul purchased the former Lazy Day Storage facility at 6619 Lanier Islands Parkway in Buford, GA. The sale of the 4-acre property, now called U-Haul Moving & Storage at Lake Lanier, closed July 10. It has 307 drive-up units plus U-Haul truck and trailer sharing, towing equipment and moving supplies. Two other facilities (U-Haul Moving & Storage of Buford Drive at 3804 Buford Drive and U-Haul Moving & Storage at Mall of Georgia at 3556 Buford Drive) also are in the Buford area. Source: Yahoo.com
SmartShop Self Storage REIT Inc. purchased a self-storage facility on 10.6 acres at 2119 E. Main St. in Spartanburg, SC. It will have 109,500 NRSF spread across 950 climate-controlled units. RealtyLink sold the facility for $13.2 million. The three-story facility was completed in 2020 and formerly operated under the Extra Space Storage banner. Source: Multi-Housing News
Westlake Realty Group and Frontera Real Estate Investments bought a 582-unit self-storage facility called Mariners Drive Self Storage in Stockton, CA. The cost was $9.43 million, or about $198 per square foot. Source: CoStar
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