▁The ▁purchase ▁added ▁more ▁than ▁ 4 0 0 ▁additional ▁properties ▁and ▁expanded ▁Ext ra ▁Space ▁Storage ' s ▁port folio ▁into ▁ 3 4 ▁states . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁purchase , ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁largest ▁transaction ▁made ▁within ▁the ▁self - storage ▁industry . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Kenneth ▁W ool ley ▁stepped ▁down ▁as ▁CE O ▁and ▁succeeded ▁by ▁Kirk , ▁who ▁had ▁previously ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁Company ' s ▁President ▁and ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁Director ▁on ▁the ▁Ext ra ▁Space ▁Storage ▁board ▁of ▁direct ors ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁the ▁company ▁acquired ▁a ▁ 1 9 - building ▁port folio ▁in ▁California ▁for ▁$ 1 9 5 . 1 ▁million . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁the ▁company ▁sold ▁a ▁facility ▁in ▁Water lo o , ▁Iowa ▁to ▁U - Ha ul . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁the ▁company ▁acquired ▁properties ▁in ▁Austin , ▁Texas . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁the ▁company ▁acquired ▁Sm art Stop ▁Self ▁Storage ▁for ▁$ 1 . 4 ▁billion . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁company ▁opened ▁its ▁first ▁facility ▁in ▁Minnesota . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁company ▁acquired ▁a ▁property ▁near ▁the ▁Daniel ▁K . ▁In ou ye ▁International ▁Airport ▁in ▁Hon ol ulu ▁for ▁$ 2 9 ▁million . ▁The