GULF BREEZE, FL--(Marketwire - March 10, 2010) - In an all-cash transaction, Strategic Storage Trust, Inc. (SSTI) -- a publicly registered non-traded REIT targeting the self storage market -- recently acquired an approximately 280-unit self storage facility located in Gulf Breeze, Fla.
"This acquisition is an opportunity to complement our existing nearby facility with the addition of large drive-up units, boat & RV parking and truck rentals," said H. Michael Schwartz, SSTI's chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
The property located at 4761 Gulf Breeze Parkway was developed in 2004 and 2005 and contains approximately 39,750 net rentable square feet on 3.45 acres. The site is 12 miles southeast of Pensacola, Fla., 8.5 miles west of an existing SSTI property in the City of Gulf Breeze, and located between the Eglin Air Force Base and the Pensacola Naval Air Station.
SSTI currently owns three other self storage facilities in Florida:
- 16400 State Road 84 in Weston, Fla.: A four-story building offering approximately 650 climate-controlled units located 10 miles west of Ft. Lauderdale.
- 15 McClure Drive in Gulf Breeze, Fla.: Approximately 700 units located just north of the intersection of U.S. Highway 98 and Pensacola Beach Boulevard.
- 1396 Capital Circle NE, Tallahassee, Fla.: A single-story drive-up facility offering approximately 1,550 units located east of downtown Tallahassee.
Since the launch of SSTI two years ago, SSTI's portfolio of wholly-owned properties has expanded to include 29 properties in 14 states (Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Nevada, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia).
The seller, Seagreen Marine, Inc, was represented by National Real Estate Auction Group, LLC.
About Strategic Storage Trust, Inc.
SSTI is a publicly registered ($1 billion of common stock registered) non-traded REIT with a portfolio that currently includes approximately 19,500 self storage units and 2.5 million rentable square feet of storage space. SSTI's sponsor is Strategic Capital Holdings, which manages a growing portfolio of over 6.0 million square feet of commercial properties, including 4.4 million square feet of self storage facilities, with a combined market value of over $652 million. For more information about SSTI, please call 949-429-6600 or visit www.strategicstoragetrust.com.
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