Strategic Storage Trust II, Inc. (SST II) Acquires 530-Unit Self Storage Facility in Florida

Posted by Poppy Behrens on May 4, 2016 12:00:00 AM

Strategic Storage Trust II, Inc. (SST II) Acquires 530-Unit Self Storage Facility in Florida

PORT ST. LUCIE, FL–(Marketwired – May 3, 2016) – Strategic Storage Trust II, Inc. (SST II) — which is sponsored by SmartStop Asset Management, LLC — recently purchased a self storage facility located in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). The four-building facility totals approximately 530 units and approximately 53,100 rentable square feet.

“We targeted this self storage facility due to its high occupancy level and solid location,” said H. Michael Schwartz, chairman and CEO of SST II.

Built in 1999, the Port St. Lucie facility sits on approximately 3.56 acres and is approximately 97% occupied. Located at 525 SW South Macedo Boulevard, the facility offers drive-up, RV spaces and climate controlled units.

About Strategic Storage Trust II, Inc. (SST II)

Strategic Storage Trust II, Inc. (SST II) is a public non-traded REIT that focuses on stabilized self storage properties. The SST II portfolio includes approximately 27,600 self storage units and approximately 3.0 million rentable square feet of storage space.

About SmartStop Asset Management, LLC

SmartStop Asset Management, LLC is a diversified real estate company with a managed portfolio that currently includes approximately 43,000 self storage units and approximately 4.7 million rentable square feet. The company is the asset manager for 69 self storage facilities located throughout the United States and Toronto, Canada. SmartStop Asset Management is the sponsor of SST II and Strategic Storage Growth Trust, Inc. (SSGT), a public non-traded REIT focused on opportunistic self storage assets. The facilities offer affordable and accessible storage units for residential and commercial customers. In addition, they offer secure interior and exterior storage units as well as outside storage areas for vehicles, RVs and boats. In 2015, key executives at Smartstop Asset Management negotiated the sale of SmartStop Self Storage Inc. (Smartstop), a fully integrated, self-administered and self-managed self storage company, owning and/or operating 170 self storage properties in 21 states and Toronto, Canada, to Extra Space Storage Inc., the second-largest storage operator in the United States, in a merger transaction with SmartStop having an enterprise value of $1.4 billion.

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