Previously Foreclosed
Property Sold for $2.6 Million
Today I announced that Bancap Self Storage Group has successfully brokered the sale of the AAA
Stor-Stuff Self Storage property located in the city of Lancaster in Los
Angeles County, California. I was the exclusive
listing agent for the property.
The seller was a private investment firm that
had purchased the mortgage on the property from a special servicing firm after
they had begun the foreclosure process.
After the foreclosure of the property was completed, the group elected
to list the property for sale. The buyer is a private limited liability company
owned by local investors who are new to the self storage industry.
AAA Stor-Stuff
Self Storage was built in1986 and is a well-designed single story
facility with all drive-up units. The
building walls, roofs, partitions and doors are all metal construction. Located on 4.2 acres of land, the property contains
over 61,600 net feet of self storage space divided into approximately 520
units. There are also 39 uncovered
vehicle storage spaces for RVs, boats and automobiles.
The property sold for $2.6 million (approximately $42
per net square foot) on a “cash to new loan” basis. Occupancy at the facility was about 65% and
climbing. This was a rare opportunity
to purchase a temporarily under-performing self storage property in Los Angeles
County with significant upside potential.
There have only been a handful of foreclosed storage
properties listed for sale in Southern California in the past few years and we
have been the exclusive listing broker for most of them. There
are plenty of buyers looking to “steal” lender owned properties, but we have
been able to obtain very good prices for sellers – and always more than the
“unsolicited” or “direct offers” received from potential buyers or other
brokers before our listing and marketing of the property. Self storage is such a unique property type and
it takes a specialist with proven expertise and experience to maximize value
for sellers in this unique property niche.
