XML 25 R12.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT

INVESTMENT ACTIVITY

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

INVESTMENT ACTIVITY

INVESTMENT ACTIVITY

4. INVESTMENT ACTIVITY

In 2021, the Company acquired LAACO, Ltd. ("LAACO"), which, at the time of the acquisition, owned or partially owned 59 storage properties, the Los Angeles Athletic Club (consisting of athletic facilities, food and beverage operations and a hotel) and the California Yacht Club (consisting of sports facilities, food and beverage operations and a marina). In February 2022, the Los Angeles Athletic Club was sold for $44.0 million. No gain or loss was recognized in conjunction with this sale. In August 2023, the California Yacht Club was sold for $0.8 million. A loss of $0.2 million was recognized in conjunction with this sale, which is included in the component of other (expense) income designated as Other for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 within the consolidated statements of operations.

2023 Acquisitions

The Company did not acquire any self-storage properties during the nine months ended September 30, 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 nine months ended September 30, 2023 was approximately $1.2 million. No amortization expense was recognized during the three months ended September 30, 2023. The amortization expense that was recognized during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 was $0.9 million and $1.4 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.

Development Activity

As of September 30, 2023, the Company had invested in consolidated joint ventures to develop three self-storage properties located in New Jersey (1) and New York (2). Construction for these projects is expected to be completed at various times between the first and fourth quarters of 2024. As of September 30, 2023, development costs incurred to date for these projects totaled $51.5 million. Total construction costs for these projects are expected to be $82.5 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 completed the construction and opened for operation the following stores during the year ended December 31, 2022. 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. No stores were completed and opened for operation during the nine months ended September 30, 2023.


						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 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.