Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

SELF STORAGE PROPERTY ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS

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SELF STORAGE PROPERTY ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Asset Acquisitions And Dispositions [Abstract]  
SELF STORAGE PROPERTY ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS SELF STORAGE PROPERTY ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS
Acquisitions
The Company acquired 77 self storage properties and two expansion projects to existing properties with an estimated fair value of $543.3 million during the year ended December 31, 2020 and 69 self storage properties with an estimated fair value of $447.8 million during the year ended December 31, 2019. Of these acquisitions, during the year ended December 31, 2020, 11 self storage properties with an estimated fair value of $92.9 million were acquired by the Company from its PROs. During the year ended December 31, 2019, 19 self storage properties with
an estimated fair value of $131.3 million were acquired by the Company from its PROs and one self storage property with an estimated fair value of $4.1 million was acquired by the Company from the 2016 Joint Venture.
The self storage property acquisitions were accounted for as asset acquisitions and accordingly, during the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, $4.7 million and $3.6 million, respectively, of transaction costs related to the acquisitions were capitalized as part of the basis of the acquired properties. The Company recognized the estimated fair value of the acquired assets and assumed liabilities on the respective dates of such acquisitions. The Company allocated a portion of the purchase price to identifiable intangible assets consisting of customer in-place leases which were recorded at estimated fair values of $11.7 million and $10.9 million during the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, resulting in a total fair value of $531.6 million and $436.9 million allocated to real estate during the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
The following table summarizes, by calendar quarter, the investments in self storage property acquisitions completed by the Company during the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 (dollars in thousands):
Acquisitions closed during the Three Months Ended: Summary of Investment
Number of Properties Cash and Acquisition Costs
Value of OP Equity(1)
Other Liabilities Total
March 31, 2020 36 $ 214,584  $ 7,217  $ 972  $ 222,773 
June 30, 2020 4 30,198  5,842  207  36,247 
September 30, 2020 4 20,173  3,427  204  23,804 
December 31, 2020 33 237,517  20,747  2,244  260,508 
Total
77 $ 502,472  $ 37,233  $ 3,627  $ 543,332 
March 31, 2019 32 $ 160,531  $ 33,356  $ 674  $ 194,561 
June 30, 2019 24 168,442  15,515  1,378  185,335 
September 30, 2019 6 34,624  950  197  35,771 
December 31, 2019 7 30,004  2,005  154  32,163 
Total
69 $ 393,601  $ 51,826  $ 2,403  $ 447,830 
(1)Value of OP equity represents the fair value of Series A-1 preferred units, OP units, subordinated performance units, and LTIP units.
The results of operations for these self storage acquisitions are included in the Company's statements of operations beginning on the respective closing date for each acquisition. The accompanying statements of operations includes aggregate revenue of $21.3 million and operating losses of $0.3 million related to the 77 self storage properties acquired during the year ended December 31, 2020. For the year ended December 31, 2019, the accompanying statements of operations includes aggregate revenue of $30.4 million and operating income of $2.5 million related to the 69 self storage properties acquired during such period.
Acquisition of PRO Management Company
As discussed in Note 1 and Note 3, on March 31, 2020, the Company closed on the previously announced mergers of SecurCare and DLAN with and into wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company. The mergers were accounted for as a business combination whereby the Company acquired additional interests in its operating partnership and DownREIT partnerships. Accordingly, this portion of the transaction was accounted for as a change in ownership of a consolidated subsidiary, resulting in a reduction to noncontrolling interests equal to the net book value of the acquired subsidiary interests.
In connection with the mergers, SecurCare's property management platform and related intellectual property were internalized by the Company. Under the terms of the Company's facilities portfolio management agreement with SecurCare, in connection with a retirement event leading to the internalization of SecurCare's property management platform, SecurCare was entitled to receive OP units in exchange for its property management platform and related intellectual property based on a contractual formula. Using this formula, the Company determined that SecurCare was entitled to receive an equivalent of 348,020 OP units totaling $10.3 million, based on the acquisition date closing price of the Company's common shares. The Company allocated the total purchase price to the estimated fair value of tangible and intangible assets acquired, and liabilities assumed. The Company allocated a portion of the purchase price to tangible fixed assets of $0.1 million and intangible assets consisting of a management contract with an estimated fair value of $4.6 million and the SecurCare trade name with an estimated
fair value of $3.2 million. The excess of the aggregate consideration paid over the identified assets acquired and liabilities assumed, equal to $2.4 million, was allocated to goodwill. The tangible and intangible assets related to the internalization are reported in other assets, net in the Company's condensed consolidated balance sheets.
The Company’s fair value measurements were based, in part, on valuations prepared by an independent valuation firm and the allocation of the purchase price required a significant amount of judgment. The Company measured the fair value of the management contract asset based on discounted future cash flows expected under the management contract from a market participant perspective. The management contract asset will be charged to amortization expense on a straight-line basis over 15 years, which represents the time period over which the majority of value was attributed in the Company’s discounted cash flow model. The Company measured the fair value of the trade name, which has an indefinite life and is not amortized, using the relief from royalty method.
The allocation of the purchase price requires judgment and was based on the Company's valuations, estimates and assumptions of the acquisition date fair value of the tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed. This estimation process was completed during the year ended December 31, 2020.
Dispositions
During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company sold one self storage property to an unrelated third party. The gross sales price was $6.5 million and the Company recognized $2.8 million of gain on the sale.