Property Acquisitions and Dispositions

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

PROPERTY ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS

Store Acquisition

The following table shows the Company’s acquisitions of stores for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021. The table excludes purchases of raw land and improvements made to existing assets.


		Consideration Paid														Total
Period	Number of Stores	Total		Cash Paid		Loan Assumed		Finance Lease Liability		Investments in Real Estate Ventures		Net Liabilities/ (Assets) Assumed		Value of Equity Issued			Real estate assets




Total 2022	153	$	1,366,348	$	1,193,261	$	—	$	6,823	$	1,085	$	(786)	$	165,965		$	1,366,348





Total 2021	74	$	1,344,574	$	1,011,483	$	20,028	$	26,998	$	5,383	$	4,292	$	276,390		$	1,344,574

On September 15, 2022, the Company completed the acquisition of multiple entities doing business as Storage Express for a purchase price of $590.0 million. A portion of the consideration paid was in the form of the issuance of 619,294 OP units (a total value of $125.0 million) and the remainder in cash. The portfolio included 106 operating stores and eight parcels of land for future development, all located in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio. This acquisition did not meet the definition of a business under ASU 2017-01, "Business Combinations (Topic 805): Clarifying the Definition of a Business" and was therefore recorded as an asset acquisition.

Other Investments

On June 1, 2022, the Company completed the acquisition of Bargold Storage Systems, LLC ("Bargold") for a purchase price of approximately $179.3 million. Bargold leases space in apartment buildings, primarily in New York City and its boroughs, builds out the space as storage units, and subleases the units to tenants. As of June 1, 2022, Bargold had approximately 17,000 storage units with an approximate occupancy of 97%. This acquisition is considered a business combination under ASU 2017-01, "Business Combinations (Topic 805): Clarifying the Definition of a Business."

The following table summarizes the total consideration transferred to acquire Bargold:




Total cash paid by the company	$	157,302
Fair value of Series D Units issued	16,000
Fair value of OP Units issued	6,000
Total consideration transferred	$	179,302

As part of this acquisition, we recorded an expense of $1,465 related to transaction costs.

The following table summarizes the preliminary estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the acquisition date:


Cash and cash equivalents	$	175
Fixed assets	6,411
Developed technology	500
Trademarks	500
Customer relationships	1,870
Other assets	125
Accounts payables and accrued liabilities assumed	(1,090)
Nets asset acquired	8,491
Goodwill	170,811
Total assets acquired	$	179,302

The following table summarizes the revenues and earnings related to Bargold since the acquisition date of June 1, 2022, which are included in the Company's consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2022:


Total revenues	$	9,374
Net income from operations	$	1,718

Pro Forma Information

As noted above, during the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company acquired Bargold. The following pro forma financial information is based on the combined historical financial statements of the Company and Bargold, however, only includes revenue and presents the Company's results as if the acquisition had occurred on January 1, 2021. Net income was excluded as it was impracticable to report expenses due to the lack of historical accrual basis accounting.


	For the Year Ended December 31, 2022		For the Year Ended December 31, 2021
	Pro Forma		Pro Forma
Total revenues	$	1,930,816	$	1,592,021

Store Dispositions

The Company disposed of one store on May 18 and one on June 21, 2022, for a total cash consideration of approximately $38.7 million, resulting in a gain of approximately $14.2 million. Both had been classified as held for sale.

On December 16, 2021 the Company sold 16 stores that had been classified as held for sale for total cash consideration of $200,292. The Company recorded a gain of $73,854.

On March 1, 2021 the Company sold 16 stores that had been classified as held for sale to a newly established unconsolidated joint venture. The Company received $132,759 and maintained a 55% interest in the new joint venture valued at $33,878. The Company recognized a gain of $63,477 related to the sale of these properties.