WAYNE, PA--(Marketwire - Aug 11, 2011) - U-Store-It Trust (
This transaction represents the Company's exit from the Canton, Ohio market, a 30% square footage reduction in its Cleveland, Ohio portfolio and a significant reduction in its asset base in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Christopher Marr, President & Chief Investment Officer, said, "This transaction represents our continued capital recycling efforts within the portfolio. We continue to implement our strategy of reducing exposure in slower growth, lower barrier-to-entry markets and redeploying that capital into our core markets. The proceeds generated from this disposition will be used to acquire properties in those core markets on a leverage neutral or better basis, strengthening both our balance sheet metrics and the quality of our portfolio."
About the Company
U-Store-It Trust is a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust. The Company provides self-storage solutions across the country. U-Store-It owns or manages 437 facilities across the United States, and operates the U-Store-It Network, which consists of approximately 810 additional self-storage facilities. The Company's self-storage facilities, storage space and storage solutions are designed to offer affordable, easily accessible, secure, and in most locations, climate-controlled storage space for residential and commercial customers, as well as boat storage and mini storage. According to the 2011 Self Storage Almanac, U-Store-It Trust is one of the top four owners and operators of self-storage facilities in the U.S.
Visitors may go online to http://www.ustoreit.com to learn more about the company and to find a nearby storage facility. Visitors to ustoreit.com can also view the sizes and features of individual self-storage units, reserve storage space, and pay their storage bills online using a safe, secure online payment function.
For more information about business or personal storage visit us online or call U-Store-It toll free at 1-888-U-STORE-IT.