New York MSA Outperformance
The New York MSA significantly outperformed the balance of the portfolio with rentals up 7.4% in NYC boroughs, despite Northern New Jersey being down 11.6%.
Top Performing Major Market
The DMV (District of Columbia, Maryland, Northern Virginia) was the top-performing major market with a 3.2% year-over-year same-store revenue growth.
Strong Third-Party Management Growth
Added 24 stores to the third-party management platform, bringing the total to 893 stores under management at quarter end.
Strong Balance Sheet
Low leverage, no floating rate exposure, and full capacity of the line of credit position the company well for external growth opportunities.
Improved Marketing Impact
Web sales traffic was up about 26% on all stores during the quarter, indicating effective marketing strategies.