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Investment in Joint Ventures (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]  
Summary of Company's Unconsolidated Joint Ventures

A summary of the Company’s unconsolidated joint ventures is as follows:

 

Venture

 

Number of
Properties at
March 31, 2023

 

Company
common
ownership
interest at
March 31, 2023

 

Carrying value
of investment
at March 31, 2023

 

Carrying value of
investment at
December 31, 2022

Sovran HHF Storage Holdings LLC (“Sovran HHF”)1

 

37

 

20%

 

$63.0 million

 

$63.6 million

Sovran HHF Storage Holdings II LLC (“Sovran HHF II”)

 

22

 

15%

 

($2.6   million)

 

($2.4   million)

Life Storage-HIERS Storage LLC (“HIERS”)

 

17

 

20%

 

$13.8 million

 

$13.7 million

191 V Life Storage Holdings LLC ("191 V")

 

17

 

20%

 

$26.9 million

 

$27.5 million

GII Life Storage Holdings LLC (“GII”)

 

13

 

35%

 

$48.0 million

 

$48.6 million

LS HF8 ComRef LLC ("HF8")2

 

3

 

20%

 

$11.8 million

 

$11.9 million

LS HF9 ComRef Texas LLC ("HF9")3

 

4

 

20%

 

$13.6 million

 

$13.7 million

Life Storage HHF Wasatch Holdings LLC ("Wasatch")4

 

16

 

20%

 

$56.4 million

 

$52.8 million

Iskalo Office Holdings, LLC (“Iskalo”)5

 

N/A

 

49%

 

($2.3   million)

 

($2.3   million)

Life Storage Spacemax, LLC ("Spacemax")

 

6

 

40%

 

$13.5 million

 

$13.7 million

Life Storage ArrowMark Venture LLC ("ArrowMark Venture")6

 

N/A

 

50%

 

$5.9   million

 

$5.9   million

Joint ventures with properties in development stage7

 

5

 

Various

 

$16.1   million

 

$16.1   million

Other unconsolidated joint ventures

 

6

 

Various

 

$7.4   million

 

$7.6   million

1

As of March 31, 2023, the carrying value of the Company’s investment in Sovran HHF exceeds its share of the underlying equity in net assets of Sovran HHF by approximately $1.7 million as a result of the capitalization of certain acquisition-related costs in 2008. This difference is included in the carrying value of the investment. In June 2022, Sovran HHF acquired one additional self-storage facility for cash consideration of $33.4 million. The Company made an additional contribution of $6.7 million as the Company's share of this transaction.

 

2

In August 2022, the Company executed a joint venture agreement, LS HF8 ComRef LLC, with an unrelated third-party with the purpose of acquiring and operating self-storage facilities. In October 2022, HF8 acquired three self-storage facilities for a total contractual purchase price of $59.0 million. During 2022, the Company contributed $12.0 million to HF8 as the Company's share of the initial capital investment in the joint venture.

 

 

3

In October 2022, the Company executed a joint venture agreement, LS HF9 ComRef Texas LLC, with an unrelated third-party with the purpose of acquiring and operating self-storage facilities. In October 2022, HF9 acquired four self-storage facilities for a total contractual purchase price of $67.5 million. During 2022, the Company contributed $13.8 million to HF9 as the Company's share of the initial capital investment in the joint venture.

 

 

4

In July 2022, the Company executed a joint venture agreement, Life Storage HHF Wasatch Holdings LLC, with an unrelated third-party with the purpose of acquiring and operating self-storage facilities. In September 2022, Wasatch acquired 15 self-storage facilities for a total contractual purchase price of $262.0 million. During 2022, the Company contributed $53.4 million to Wasatch as the Company's share of the initial capital investment in the joint venture. In February 2023, Wasatch acquired one additional self-storage facility for a total contractual purchase price of $22.4 million. During 2023, the Company made an additional contribution of $4.1 million as the Company's share of the cash required to fund this acquisition.

 

 

5

Iskalo owns the building that houses the Company’s headquarters. The Company paid rent to Iskalo of $0.4 million during each of the three months ended March 31, 2023 and March 31, 2022.

 

 

6

In October 2021, the Company executed a joint venture agreement, Life Storage ArrowMark Venture LLC, with the purpose of arranging and originating mortgage loans to owners of self-storage facilities throughout the United States. During 2022, the Company contributed $4.2 million to ArrowMark Venture as the Company's share of the funding of mortgage loans to third-parties. No contributions were made during 2023.

 

 

7

The Company has entered into five separate joint ventures, four of which are developing self-storage facilities in the New York City market and one of which is developing a self-storage facility in the Tampa, FL, market. The Company has not made any contributions to these joint ventures during 2023.

Company's Share of Unconsolidated Joint Ventures' Income (Loss)

The Company’s share of the unconsolidated joint ventures’ income is as follows:

 

 

(dollars in thousands)
Venture

 

Three Months
Ended
March 31, 2023

 

 

Three Months
Ended
March 31, 2022

 

Sovran HHF

 

$

1,015

 

 

$

960

 

Sovran HHF II

 

 

539

 

 

 

475

 

191 V

 

 

(328

)

 

 

633

 

Other unconsolidated joint ventures

 

 

403

 

 

 

50

 

 

 

$

1,629

 

 

$

2,118