Vancouver-based QuadReal Property Group has acquired the Maple Leaf Self Storage chain, a portfolio consisting of 15 properties. The properties — 11 in Metro Vancouver and four in Calgary — amount to over 17,000 individual storage units and 1.7 million square feet of net rentable area.
"This investment is in direct alignment with QuadReal's strategy to invest in newer generation storage facilities in high-density and undersupplied markets," QuadReal said in a statement. "Maple Leaf Self Storage joins QuadReal’s portfolio of operating platforms."
The Maple Leaf Self Storage chain was owned by West Vancouver-based Larco Investments, a private firm led by the Lalji family that also owns the Park Royal Shopping Centre and Fairmont Hotel Vancouver, among other assets.
Based on publicly available property assessment data in British Columbia and Alberta, the portfolio has an estimated combined assessed value of $535,237,000, not including one property in West Vancouver, which is part of the same legal parcel as the Park Royal Shopping Centre. While property assessments don’t always reflect true market value, the gap is typically not significant.
The 15 properties and their assessed values are:
QuadReal's website now highlights the Maple Leaf Self Storage portfolio on its website: