Q2 IOSJournal Power Rankings: $281M, 100 sites and top brokers
Q2 was not a sleepy quarter for industrial outdoor storage. From April 1 through June 30, debt capital got bigger, platforms kept aggregating, port-adjacent sites pulled premium attention, and leading brokerage teams stayed close to repeat institutional deal flow.
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A leaderboard edition for the brokers, capital events, closed deals and power moves that shaped April 1-June 30, 2026.
Q2 was not a sleepy quarter for industrial outdoor storage. From April 1 through June 30, debt capital got bigger, platforms kept aggregating, port-adjacent sites pulled premium attention, and leading brokerage teams stayed close to repeat institutional deal flow.
Top Brokerage & Advisory Firms
The firms mentioned most often across the 16 broadcasts sent during Q2 2026.
- **#1 JLL: 11 mentions.** Q2 work spanned Savannah, Houston, Colorado and Anaheim.
- **#2 Matthews: 10 mentions.** Q2 activity included IOS market work, transaction advisory and a Southeast hiring move.
- **#3 Colliers: 9 mentions.** Assignments covered Nashville, Memphis, San Diego and other active markets.
- **#4 Cushman & Wakefield: 8 mentions.** The quarter included Phoenix activity, South Plainfield financing and broader industrial market work.
- **#4 Lee & Associates: 8 mentions.** The firm's Q2 footprint reached Orange County, DFW and Richmond.
- **#6 CBRE: 6 mentions.** Q2 activity included Fort Walton Beach, Middleborough, East Tampa and Highland Park.
- **#6 Cooper-Horowitz: 6 mentions.** Financing work included Newark, Alterra IOS and Catalyst Investment Partners.
- **#8 NAI network: 5 mentions.** NAI James E. Hanson, NAI Ohio Equities and NAI Robert Lynn carried the network across several active IOS markets.
Broker & Advisor Standouts
The brokers and advisors repeatedly involved in the quarter's most notable deals and market activity.
Quarter Leader: 3 appearances
Justin Horowitz.
Repeat Performers: 2 appearances
Allen C. Buchanan, Jarret Venghaus, Jeff Venghaus, David Holland, Vytas Norusis, Trevor McKendry, Chris Rogers, Nick Reinhardt, Beau Citron, Nick Fajardo, Phil Haenel and Foster Bundy.
Notable Deal Contributors: 1 appearance
Gus Andros, Robert Key, Jerry Gillman, Christopher Todd, Garrett Neustrom, Jules Sherwood, Michael Kraus, Spencer Mason, TJ Sullivan, Britton Burdette, Dennis Mitchell, Jim Freeman, Maggie Dominguez, Cole Collins, Leigh Ellis, Peter Thompson, Kyle White, Nick Englhard, Spencer Smith, Will Smith, Rob Byrne, Danielle Frisch, Steve Clancy and Hector Delgado.
Players to Watch
Growing platforms and market specialists building momentum through acquisitions, team growth and repeat execution.
1. **Patriot IOS.** Closed its fifth 2026 transaction in Apopka and continued building a recognizable Central Florida IOS presence.
2. **Negresco Property Group.** Launched a dedicated Southern California IOS platform with a $20.4M LAX-area yard and a stated $100M-plus acquisition target.
3. **APEX IOS.** Added a Houston-area IOS asset while expanding its Sun Belt operating footprint.
4. **Midwest CRE Advisors.** Handled an IOS assignment in Lawrence, Kansas during a strong Q2 run.
Owners, Operators & Capital Leaders
The buyers, owners, operators, investors and in-house capital leaders behind Q2's defining transactions.
1. **Ed Brickley: 4 appearances.** Realterm / acquisitions across Chicago, the Bronx, DFW and Laredo.
2. **Gianni Vissat: 2 appearances.** Two separate Q2 acquisitions.
3. **Benjamin Miller: 1 appearance.** Negresco Property Group / Southern California IOS platform launch.
4. **Other Names to Know: 1 appearance.** Michael Rabin, Ryan Meehan, Ben Atkins, Chad Tredway, Jordan Sanders, Jeff Liaw, Dan Haroun, Max Heiden, Scott Whittle, Kate Mooney, Chris White, Alex Olshansky and Steve Ruimy.
Biggest Capital Events
The quarter's largest capital signals favored platform scale over isolated yard deals.
1. **$281M: Catalyst Investment Partners IOS portfolio financing.** Dan Haroun and Max Heiden led Catalyst through the quarter's largest capital event.
2. **$244M: Alterra IOS Blackstone financing.** Scott Whittle and Kate Mooney were part of Alterra's national growth financing.
3. **$226M: Blackstone-backed Sun Belt outdoor storage loan.** Another signal that IOS debt capital has moved beyond one-off asset stories.
4. **100 properties: Zenith IOS and J.P. Morgan platform partnership.** Ben Atkins and Chad Tredway were the key names behind the quarter's clearest platform-scale signal.
Biggest Closed Deals
The quarter's largest closed transaction totals.
1. **$75.1M: Sanders Equities: Savannah Portside V Portfolio.** Jordan Sanders led the buyer side; JLL Capital Markets names Britton Burdette, Dennis Mitchell, Jim Freeman and Maggie Dominguez were tied to the sale.
2. **$65M: Copart: West Palm Beach auto yard.** One of the quarter's highest-price IOS-adjacent trades for the auto-auction platform led by Jeff Liaw.
3. **$40.5M: R+L Carriers: North Portland freight terminal.** A 24-acre, 176-bay freight terminal and a clean Pacific Northwest port-market marker.
4. **$37M: Ridgecut Road: South Plainfield IOS property.** A New Jersey infill scarcity trade with NAI James E. Hanson and Cushman & Wakefield names in the sent coverage.
5. **$30.35M: Strato Capital: Nashville infill property.** Darren Hirsch and Brian Nelson led Strato, with Spencer Smith and Will Smith on the Colliers Nashville team.
Biggest Power Moves
Strategic moves that shaped how the quarter should be read.
1. **Alterra kept stacking markets.** Central Florida, Colorado and the $244M Blackstone financing made Alterra the clearest multi-market expansion story.
2. **Realterm kept expanding.** Chicago, the Bronx, Hutchins/DFW and Laredo marked a busy Q2 for the platform.
3. **Port and freight infrastructure kept clearing.** Savannah, Portland, Newark, Laredo, Houston and Jacksonville showed why freight-adjacent low-coverage sites kept drawing attention.
4. **Regional brokers shaped the quarter.** Local specialists in Kansas, Colorado, Southern California, New Jersey and Texas kept showing where larger capital still has to source real assets.
5. **Listings became market intelligence.** Savannah, Columbus, Milwaukee, Miami, Baltimore, Chesapeake, Indianapolis, Salt Lake City and Barton mapped where functional IOS supply reached the market.
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