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Leitbox Expands Development Team with Three New Hires

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Leitbox Storage Partners, a self-storage investment and development platform, has expanded its development team with three new hires

Leitbox Storage Partners, a self-storage investment and development platform, has expanded its development team with three new hires: Andrew Lasich as senior development director, and Christen Bryant and Sabrina Perez as development directors.

“We’re thrilled to welcome Andrew, Christen, and Sabrina to the team,” said Bill Leitner, managing principal. “They will provide the foundation for future success as we continue to find the best spots to develop new self-storage facilities across the country.”

Lasich has 25 years of engineering experience, including more than 10 in the moving and self-storage industry. Prior to Leitbox,  he was involved with the acquisition, development, and construction of new self-storage facilities, including more than 150 tenant improvement projects and 55 ground-up projects consisting of 9 million square feet with an approximate construction value of $650 million. Lasich holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering and construction management from Penn State University.

Bryant has 13 years of experience in the moving and self-storage industry.  She spent four years managing storage operations and seven years analyzing storage markets for ground-up development, conversion construction, and acquisitions, resulting in more than 3.5 million square feet of rentable storage in the U.S. and Canada.  Bryant is a graduate of the University of Arizona.

Perez brings 19 years of experience in engineering, land development and design, including five years in the moving and self-storage industry. During her time at the firm, she was involved in pre-construction services for new self-storage facilities. Between 2017 and April of 2022, she participated in more than 200 due diligence/feasibility studies, more than 70 tenant improvement projects, and 40-plus ground-up projects with an approximate construction value of $500 million.  Perez holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Rutgers University and a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Arizona State University.

Leitbox Storage Partners,  a private placement sponsor focused on self-storage investments, develops and buys self-storage facilities, often with mixed use and retail integration, in primary and secondary markets throughout the United States. In addition to the development of vertical self-storage properties, the company identifies and acquires big-box retail properties for conversion.

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