On February 13, 2024, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (the "2024 NSA Member") entered into an agreement (the "2024 JV Agreement") to form a joint venture (the "2024 Joint Venture") with an affiliate of Heitman Capital Management LLC (the "2024 JV Investor" and, together with the 2024 NSA Member, the "2024 JV Members"). The 2024 Joint Venture was capitalized with approximately $140.8 million in equity (approximately $35.2 million from the 2024 NSA Member in exchange for a 25% ownership interest and approximately $105.6 million from the 2024 JV Investor in exchange for a 75% ownership interest) and proceeds from a $210.0 million interest-only secured debt financing with an interest rate of 6.05% per annum and a term of five years.

A subsidiary of the Company is acting as the non-member manager of the 2024 Joint Venture (the "2024 NSA Manager"). The 2024 NSA Manager directs, manages and controls the day-to-day operations and affairs of the 2024 Joint Venture but may not cause the 2024 Joint Venture to make certain major decisions involving the business of the 2024 Joint Venture without the consent of both 2024 JV Members, including the approval of annual budgets, sales and acquisitions of properties, financings, and certain actions relating to bankruptcy.

The Company's investment in the 2024 Joint Venture is accounted for using the equity method of accounting and is included in investment in unconsolidated real estate ventures in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets. The Company’s earnings from its investment in the 2024 Joint Venture are presented in equity in (losses) earnings of unconsolidated real estate ventures on the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations.

During the three months ended March 31, 2024, pursuant to a contribution agreement executed by the 2024 JV Members on December 21, 2023, in exchange for cash the Company contributed to the 2024 Joint Venture 56 self storage properties located across seven states, consisting of approximately 3.2 million rentable square feet configured in over 24,000 storage units.

On December 15, 2023, the Company, through a newly formed subsidiary (the "2023 NSA Member"), entered into an agreement (the "2023 JV Agreement") to form a joint venture (the "2023 Joint Venture") with a state pension fund advised by Heitman Capital Management LLC (the "2023 JV Investor," together with the 2023 NSA Member, the "2023 JV Members") to acquire and operate self storage properties. The 2023 JV Agreement provides for equity capital contributions by the 2023 JV Members of up to $400.0 million over a twenty-four month investment period (subject to two six-month extension options if both of the 2023 JV Members agree) starting in December 2023, with the 2023 JV Investor holding a 75% ownership interest and the 2023 NSA Member holding a 25% ownership interest.

A subsidiary of the Company is acting as the non-member manager of the 2023 Joint Venture (the "2023 NSA Manager"). The 2023 NSA Manager directs, manages and controls the day-to-day operations and affairs of the 2023 Joint Venture but may not cause the 2023 Joint Venture to make certain major decisions involving the business of the 2023 Joint Venture without the consent of both 2023 JV Members, including the approval of annual budgets, sales and acquisitions of properties, financings, and certain actions relating to bankruptcy.

The Company's investment in the 2023 Joint Venture is accounted for using the equity method of accounting and is included in investment in unconsolidated real estate ventures in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets. The Company’s earnings from its investment in the 2023 Joint Venture are presented in equity in (losses) earnings of unconsolidated real estate ventures on the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations.

During the three months ended September 30, 2024, the 2023 Joint Venture acquired 18 self storage properties located across two states, consisting of approximately 1.2 million rentable square feet configured in over 8,000 storage units for approximately $147.9 million. The 2023 Joint Venture financed the acquisitions with capital contributions from the 2023 JV Members, of which the Company contributed approximately $37.0 million.

As of September 30, 2024, the Company's unconsolidated real estate venture, formed in September 2018 with an affiliate of Heitman America Real Estate REIT LLC (the "2018 Joint Venture"), owned and operated a portfolio of 104 self storage properties containing approximately 7.9 million rentable square feet, configured in approximately 65,000 storage units and located across 17 states.

As of September 30, 2024, the Company's unconsolidated real estate venture, formed in September 2016 with a state pension fund advised by Heitman Capital Management LLC (the "2016 Joint Venture"), owned and operated a portfolio of 81 properties containing approximately 5.7 million rentable square feet, configured in approximately 47,000 storage units and located across 13 states.

The following table presents the combined condensed financial position of the Company's unconsolidated real estate ventures as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 (dollars in thousands):


	September 30, 2024		December 31, 2023
ASSETS
Self storage properties	$	2,696,454	$	2,200,522
Less accumulated depreciation	(424,994)		(369,412)
Self storage properties, net	2,271,460		1,831,110
Other assets	52,666		37,826
Total assets	$	2,324,126	$	1,868,936
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Debt financing	$	1,212,881	$	1,003,223
Other liabilities	40,451		28,333
Equity	1,070,794		837,380
Total liabilities and equity	$	2,324,126	$	1,868,936

The following tables present the combined condensed operating information of the Company's unconsolidated real estate ventures for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 (dollars in thousands):


	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2024		2023
Total revenue	$	63,293	$	53,989
Property operating expenses	(19,471)		(15,084)
Supervisory, administrative and other expenses	(4,150)		(3,564)
Depreciation and amortization	(21,671)		(17,147)
Interest expense	(13,650)		(10,417)

Non-operating expenses	(1,037)		(123)
Net income	$	3,314	$	7,654


	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2024		2023
Total revenue	$	180,105	$	161,426
Property operating expenses	(56,523)		(45,246)
Supervisory, administrative and other expenses	(11,683)		(10,654)
Depreciation and amortization	(60,441)		(52,290)
Interest expense	(39,405)		(31,247)

Non-operating expenses	(192)		(310)
Net income	$	11,861	$	21,679