Public Storage is acquiring Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust's Simply Self Storage for $2.2 billion.

The deal will add 127 wholly owned properties and nine million net rentable square feet to Public Storage's portfolio. About 65% of the properties are located in high-growth Sunbelt markets.

The acquisition is expected to close in this year's third quarter.

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