National Storage Partners

What National Storage Partners does

National Storage Partners is a specialty brokerage and consulting firm focused exclusively on the self-storage asset class. Founded in 2021 by Hans W. Hardisty, a CCIM-designee with an MBA from the University of Tampa who grew up in a self-storage family business, the firm operates from Hyde Park, NY with a regionally distributed team of approximately twelve professionals covering the East Coast, Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, and Southeast. Its core services include purchase-and-sale brokerage for individual self-storage facilities (transaction sizes ranging from $900K to $27M) and portfolios (over $200M), feasibility and market studies, proforma underwriting, management consulting, and a passive-investing offering structured through syndicates and joint ventures. The firm also provides a standardized Property Value Assessment product and has extended into development advisory through its partnership with Streams Development on the STOW Self Storage ground-up project. Revenue is generated primarily through transactional brokerage commissions on closed deals, supplemented by fees for feasibility studies, market studies, proformas, and consulting engagements, and by carried economics from passive-investing positions. Clients span institutional storage REITs (including Extra Space Storage, Life Storage, and CubeSmart), private operators (Sterling Equities, MVP Holdings, Gold Bond), and individual investors, with deal flow sourced primarily through the founder's personal network and regional advisor relationships rather than open-market listings.

Name

National Storage Partners

Legal name

National Storage Partners

Website

https://nationalstoragepartners.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

National Storage Partners is a self-storage-focused brokerage and consulting firm founded in 2021 that advises institutional REITs, private operators, and investors on facility and portfolio transactions, feasibility studies, underwriting, and passive co-investment opportunities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Real Estate Brokerage

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940)

SIC

Investors, Nec (6799)

akta.pro primary industry

Self-Storage Property Management (BPAJAGAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Self-Storage Facility Management & Operations (Third-Party Managed) (HSAKAGAI)

Keywords

• Self-storage brokerage
• Commercial real estate consulting
• Feasibility studies
• Property valuation services
• Investment advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Hyde Park

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Brokerage Services: Commission-based brokerage for purchase and sale of self-storage facilities. Transactions range from $900,000 to $27,000,000 for single properties and portfolio sales exceeding $200,000,000.
2. Feasibility and Market Studies: Provides comprehensive feasibility studies, market analysis, and valuation proformas for expansion and development projects.
3. Management Consulting: Consulting services for self-storage operations including management consulting and advisory services.
4. Passive Investing: Joint venture and syndicated investment opportunities in self-storage developments and value-add facilities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

National Storage Partners is a self-storage brokerage and consulting firm that purchases, sells, and values self-storage facilities across the United States with an East Coast specialization. The firm provides brokerage, feasibility studies, market analysis, valuation proformas, management consulting, and passive investment opportunities for facility owners, investors, developers, and REITs.

Product overview

National Storage Partners is a single-service brokerage and consulting firm specializing exclusively in the self-storage real estate sector. The company operates as a unified offering combining Brokerage Services, Feasibility Studies, Market Studies, Proformas (Development & Expansion), Management Consulting, Passive Investing opportunities, and Property Value Assessment tools. These services are delivered through a team of regional advisors and are designed to serve self-storage facility owners, investors, and developers from single-property transactions to large portfolio sales.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Brokerage Services Facilitates the purchase and sale of self-storage facilities across the United States, specializing in the East Coast market with transactions ranging from $900,000 to $27,000,000 for single properties and portfolio sales exceeding $200,000,000.
• Feasibility Studies Comprehensive analysis evaluating the viability of self-storage development or expansion projects for developers and investors.
• Proformas (Development and Expansion) Financial modeling and valuation proformas for self-storage development sites and expansion opportunities.
• Market Studies In-depth analysis of regional market dynamics, demand drivers, and competitive landscape for self-storage properties.
• Management Consulting Advisory services for self-storage facility owners on operations, strategy, and value optimization.
• Passive Investing Investment opportunities in self-storage properties providing returns to passive investors through syndicated funds and joint ventures.
• Property Value Assessment

Quantifiable outcome

• 19.3% IRR and 2X multiplier on investment for Pawling Self Storage case study
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers23 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered former key affiliation and project partner.

• SVN (Satellite Ventures Network)former key affiliationStrategic or Co-development PartnerHans Hardisty previously served as National Chair of the Self-Storage Council for SVN, an international brokerage brand with 200 offices and 2,000+ advisors. This role established his national industry reputation and network.
• Streams Developmentproject partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on STOW Self Storage ground-up development project in Anderson, SC. Streams Development served as co-developer for the 60,200 net rentable square foot Class A facility.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• CBRE Group: Global full-service commercial real estate firm with capital-markets capabilities for self-storage portfolios. Competes at the institutional end of NSP's deal spectrum but lacks NSP's boutique self-storage-only positioning.
• Cushman & Wakefield: Global commercial real estate services firm with investment-sales and valuation practices that include self-storage. Competes for advisory mandates from large owners and REITs.
• Marcus & Millichap: Large national commercial real estate investment sales brokerage with a dedicated self-storage specialty group. Competes for the same self-storage listings and buyer mandates that NSP services, but with significantly larger scale and capital-markets reach.
• Newmark Group: Commercial real estate advisory and investment sales firm with an investment-sales practice covering self-storage. Competes for mid- to large-cap self-storage sale-leaseback and portfolio assignments.
• SVN International Corp. International commercial real estate brokerage franchise where Hans Hardisty previously served as National Chair of the Self-Storage Council. Provides the same brokerage and advisory services as NSP but across all CRE asset classes.
• JLL: Global real estate services firm with capital-markets and investment-sales coverage of self-storage. Overlaps with NSP at the larger portfolio end where institutional buyers engage advisors.
• Colliers International: Global commercial real estate services and investment management firm with capital-markets capabilities spanning self-storage and other specialty asset classes.

Emerging players

• Crexi: Online commercial real estate marketplace and data platform that increasingly disintermediates traditional brokerages by connecting self-storage buyers and sellers directly. A potential long-term substitute for some of NSP's brokerage mandate.

Direct peers

• Argus Self Storage Advisors: Specialty commercial real estate brokerage dedicated to self-storage transactions and valuations. Most directly comparable to NSP because both are boutique, self-storage-only advisor/brokerage firms serving owner-operators and institutional buyers.
• The Storage Acquisition Group: Self-storage M&A advisory firm focused exclusively on buying and selling storage facilities. Closely aligned with NSP's brokerage, feasibility, and consulting offerings for storage owner-operators.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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