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INVESTMENT ACTIVITY

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2023

INVESTMENT ACTIVITY

INVESTMENT ACTIVITY

4. INVESTMENT ACTIVITY

The Company did not acquire or dispose of any wholly-owned stores during the three months ended March 31, 2023.

2022 Acquisitions

During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company acquired three stores located in Georgia (1), Maryland (1) and Texas (1) for an aggregate purchase price of $75.7 million. In connection with these transactions, which were accounted for as asset acquisitions, the Company allocated the purchase price and acquisition-related costs to the tangible and intangible assets acquired based on fair value. Intangible assets consisted of in-place leases, which aggregated to $3.4 million at the time of the acquisition and prior to amortization of such amounts. The estimated life of these in-place leases is 12 months and the amortization expense that was recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 was approximately $0.6 million and $0.2 million, respectively.

Additionally, on February 2, 2022, the Company acquired land underlying a wholly-owned store located in Bronx, New York for $7.5 million. The land was previously subject to a ground lease in which the Company served as lessee. As a result of the transaction, which was accounted for as an asset acquisition, the Company was released from its obligations under the ground lease, and the right-of-use asset and lease liability totaling $4.1 million and $5.0 million, respectively, were removed from the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.

Also, on April 28, 2022, the Company acquired land underlying a store owned by 191 IV CUBE LLC, an unconsolidated joint venture in which the Company holds a 20% ownership interest (see note 5). The purchase price for the land was $6.1 million, and the Company now serves as the lessor in a ground lease to 191 IV CUBE LLC.

2022 Dispositions

During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company sold the Los Angeles Athletic Club, which it purchased in December 2021 as part of its acquisition of LAACO, Ltd. (“LAACO”), for $44.0 million. No gain or loss was recognized in conjunction with the sale.

Assets Held for Sale

As of March 31, 2023, the Company determined that the California Yacht Club (the "CYC"), which it purchased in December 2021 as part of its acquisition of LAACO, met the criteria to be classified as held for sale. Accordingly, the assets and liabilities associated with the CYC have been categorized as held for sale within the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. As of March 31, 2023, the estimated fair value less selling costs of the CYC was greater than the carrying value of the CYC, and therefore no loss has been recorded in the current period.

Development Activity

As of March 31, 2023, the Company had invested in consolidated joint ventures to develop two self-storage properties located in New Jersey (1) and New York (1). Construction for these projects is expected to be completed by the second quarter of 2024. As of March 31, 2023, development costs incurred to date for these projects totaled $31.3 million. Total construction costs for these projects are expected to be $64.0 million. These costs are capitalized to construction in progress while the project is under development and are reflected in Storage properties on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.

The Company has completed the construction and opened for operation the following stores during the period January 1, 2022 through March 31, 2023. The costs associated with the construction of these stores are capitalized to land, building and improvements, as well as equipment and are reflected in Storage properties on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.


						CubeSmart
		Number of				Ownership		Total
Store Location		Stores		Date Opened		Interest		Construction Costs
								(in thousands)

Valley Stream, NY ⁽¹⁾		1		Q3 2022		100%		$	37,200
Vienna, VA ⁽²⁾		1		Q2 2022		80%			21,800
		2						$	59,000

(1)

This store was previously owned by a consolidated joint venture, in which the Company held a 51% ownership interest. On January 18, 2023, the noncontrolling member put its 49% interest in the venture to the Company for $15.3 million. The cash payment related to this transaction is included in Development costs in the consolidated statements of cash flows.

(2)

This store is located adjacent to an existing consolidated joint venture store. Given this proximity, this store has been combined with the adjacent existing store in our store count upon opening, as well as for operational and reporting purposes.