Our firm specializes in creating value through the acquisition and repositioning of self storage assets within secondary and tertiary markets. Our broad experience and detailed due diligence process allow us to execute on precise business plans focused on physical improvements, site expansions, development and operational efficiencies, resulting in significant value creation for our investors.
Leesburg, Virginia
About Us
At CitiStorage, we believe our formula for success comes from our disciplined acquisition process bolstered by our team’s breadth of operational experience. We focus on quantifying risk and mitigating volatility. Through this approach, our team is able to balance opportunity with the appropriate amount of risk to meet our investment objectives.
The Team
Brian Kelly
Brian Kelly has been a lifelong serial entrepreneur. His diverse experience as an entrepreneur in both the hospitality and construction industries are invaluable to the success of CitiStorage. Brian attended The City University of New York studying Civil Engineering and Baruch College specializing in Construction Management. Brian went on to an accomplished career as a New York City Firefighter for 17 years retiring in 2007. His entrepreneurial endeavors include InfoSecure a paper shredding business that was acquired in 2010. Starting in 1996, Brian built, owned and operated multiple restaurant brands including City Bean Coffee Co., Hudson City Caterers and Kobeyaki - a chain of Japanese fast casual restaurants. TH/RST Hospitality Group is an established, hotel and restaurant management company. As a nimble and progressive player in our industry, we have a diverse portfolio that has given us the experience to work with a variety of properties, ownership situations and industry changes. Brian has extensive experience in residential and commercial general contracting an is the owner of The Buildal Group a general contracting firm located in the NY Metro market. His experience as an entrepreneur in the hospitality and construction businesses creates a competitive advantage aiding in the success and growth of the company.
Norman Brodsky
Norm Brodsky has already launched seven successful businesses—including a three-time Inc. 500 company- A graduate of Rider College and Brooklyn Law School, Brodsky began his professional career as a lawyer, but the slow pace of the courtroom led him to search for another vocation. In 1979, he started Perfect Courier, a messenger service based in Manhattan. Within a few years, it was a thriving enterprise with offices around the country, appearing on Inc.'s annual listing of the 500 fastest-growing private companies in America for three consecutive years. He then proceeded to launch CitiStorage a document storage business out of a rented warehouse in Long Island City, N.Y., later moving it to the Williamsburg Brooklyn waterfront where he began building warehouses acting as his own General Contractor. Those warehouses contained more than 3.5 million boxes. In December 2007, he sold both those companies, plus the delivery business, to Allied Capital for a reported $110 million. He currently is the Chairman of 10th Street Realty consisting of a diverse portfolio of commercial, retail and self storage properties located in the mid-atlantic region. Brodsky loves to pass on his knowledge and currently teaches at the Business School in his name at Rider College - The Norm Brodsky College of Business. When he is not doing acquisitions, starting businesses, mentoring other entrepreneurs, developing real estate, traveling, Brodsky enjoys skiing black diamonds with Elaine at their home in Telluride, CO—a sport he took up at the age of 57. The rest of the year, he and Elaine live on Central Park in NYC ; Long Beach, NY ; and Aventura, FL. They have been married for more than 50 years and have two daughters.