A garment district office that once had $23.8 million in debt now carries $57 million in storage debt.
PGIM is refinancing an office-to-self-storage conversion at a rate of 2.4 times the sponsors’ 2024 basis.
CRE360 Editorial Desk·Sep 16, 2026
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The Storage Deal Closed Three Weeks Ago. The Price Landed Today.
$271 a foot for two Rockville buildings, 93% leased, on the I-270 frontage.
CRE360 Editorial Desk·Aug 25, 2026
Storage Stabilizes and Growth Moves to JVs and Lending
With occupancy back above 94 percent, the majors are growing through partnerships and loans, not buyouts.
CRE360 Editorial Desk·Aug 12, 2026
Self-Storage Just Reset 25 Percent, and Supply Is at an 11-Year Low
Values are down a quarter from peak while new construction dries up, the classic entry setup.
CRE360 Editorial Desk·Aug 10, 2026
Public Storage Just Bought Its Way to 327 Million Square Feet
A $10.5B takeover proves scale, not rent growth, is the self-storage lever now.
CRE360 Editorial Desk·Aug 5, 2026
Self-Storage Just Called Its Own Bottom
Public Storage's same-store is still negative, but it raised guidance and rents are turning up.
CRE360 Editorial Desk·Aug 3, 2026
Public Storage Closes $10.5B and Redraws the Storage Map
One REIT now controls 4500-plus facilities and about 330M square feet.
CRE360 Editorial Desk·Jul 29, 2026
Self-Storage Keeps Trading Small, Private, and Tax-Deferred
A July run of 1031-driven deals shows storage staying a granular, private-capital market.
CRE360 Editorial Desk·Jul 27, 2026
Self-Storage Keeps Consolidating Beneath the Mega-Deal
SmartStop merges two sponsored funds in a $1.2B all-stock roll-up.
CRE360 Editorial Desk·Jul 22, 2026
Self-Storage's Biggest Buyers Can't Buy on Their Own Balance Sheet
CubeSmart and Extra Space are routing acquisitions through JVs because the bid-ask won't clear.
CRE 360 Signal·Jul 20, 2026
Storage Supply Is About to Fall Off a Cliff, and Institutions Know It
New deliveries head for a decade low just as big capital moves in.
CRE 360 Signal Editorial Desk·Jul 16, 2026
Public Storage Crosses the Border on a $1.2B Bet
The largest US storage REIT exports its platform into Canada for the first time at scale.
CRE 360 Signal Editorial Desk·Jul 4, 2026
Self-Storage's Real Engine Isn't Occupancy — It's the 69% Rent Gap
With street rates compressed, operators are running revenue off the spread between new and existing customers.
CRE 360 Signal Editorial Desk·Jul 1, 2026
The Real Storage Consolidation Is Happening Below the Headlines
While one mega-merger dominates the news, billions in private capital are quietly buying the long tail.
CRE 360 Signal Editorial Desk·Jun 29, 2026
Self-Storage Stops Building — and That's the Bull Case
2026 deliveries fall again as new supply drops to nearly half its long-run average, handing pricing power to incumbents.
CRE 360 Signal Editorial Desk·Jun 23, 2026
StorageMart Buys Carlyle's Manhattan Storage Book for ~$1B
Fifteen irreplaceable NYC locations trade at scarcity pricing — even as Sun Belt storage rents slide.
CRE 360 Signal Editorial Desk·Jun 2, 2026
Self-Storage Sector Stabilizes Amidst Supply Slowdown
Demand and supply equilibrium fosters stability in self-storage financing and execution
Omid Shahbazian·Sep 17, 2025