Overview
Key Strategies, Advantages & Risks
These strategies describe the sponsor's approach and potential advantages only. They should be weighed against the risks common to DST investments, including illiquidity, loss of principal, and the absence of guaranteed distributions. Complete risk factors are set out in the sponsor's Private Placement Memorandum.
Current Offerings
Available only to accredited investors as defined under Regulation D. This is not an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any security. Any offering is made solely by the sponsor's Private Placement Memorandum (PPM), which contains complete terms, fees, and risk factors and controls in the event of any conflict with this website; it should be read in full prior to investing.
Track Record
Full-Cycle Deal History
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How to Read This Sponsor Profile
This page is a Baker 1031 Investments research summary for SmartStop. The workbook currently records a reported founding year of 2013, reported assets under management of $7.0B, a reported headquarters in Ladera Ranch, CA. Baker 1031 presents these fields to help an accredited investor organize due-diligence questions; the page is not a sponsor endorsement, performance guarantee, or individualized investment recommendation.
The overview and facts combine sponsor-provided information with the current Baker 1031 directory snapshot. A reported number should be read as reported, not as independently audited. The most authoritative source for an offering's structure, fees, conflicts, financial projections, risk factors, transfer restrictions, and suitability is the sponsor's Private Placement Memorandum and its supplements.
What the strategy fields mean
The strategy and advantage fields are a compact description of how SmartStop presents its approach. They are not a recommendation, rating, or substitute for the PPM. Compare them with property-level leverage, tenant concentration, reserves, fees, exit assumptions, and the investor rights described in the offering documents.
- Self-storage pure-play, concentrated exposure to a resilient, low-operating-intensity asset class.
- NYSE-listed (ticker SMA) after an $810 million IPO in April 2025, rare transparency/liquidity for a DST sponsor.
- Sponsors self-storage DSTs through its broader platform.
- Internally managed, capturing operating economics.
- Operates a combined U.S. and Canada storage footprint.
Current coverage
2 current offerings are linked from this profile. Availability, projected income, leverage, and documents can change, so investors should confirm the current version of each PPM and related supplement before relying on any figure. No full-cycle rows are currently present in the workbook for this sponsor. That absence is a data-coverage limitation, not evidence about performance.
Use this profile alongside the Baker 1031 due-diligence process, the data methodology, and the relevant DST guide. Before investing, review the complete documents with your own tax, legal, and financial advisers and confirm that the strategy fits your exchange timeline, liquidity needs, and risk tolerance.
Past performance is not indicative of, or a guarantee of, future results. Equity Multiple and Annual Return figures shown reflect the sponsor's historical, full-cycle offerings only; they are sponsor-reported, unaudited, and current as of the most recent data made available by the sponsor. Individual investor results will vary, and no current or future offering is guaranteed to perform similarly.
DST and 1031 exchange investments involve substantial risk, including illiquidity, the potential loss of principal, and no assurance that distributions will be made. Suitability depends on individual investor circumstances. A 1031 exchange may defer, not eliminate, applicable taxes. Baker 1031 Investments does not provide tax or legal advice; consult your own tax, legal, and financial advisors regarding your specific situation before investing.