# VanWest Partners

> VanWest Partners is a Denver-based commercial real estate investment company focused exclusively on the acquisition, development, and management of self storage facilities across the continental U.S. Its vertically integrated management company, ClearHome Self Storage, operates every facility in the portfolio.

Key facts:

- 56 assets acquired · 4.2M square feet · $440M+ gross capitalization · 28,000+ self storage units
- Headquarters: 1830 S Bannock Street, Suite 200, Denver, CO 80223
- Investment offerings are open to accredited investors
- Contact: info@vanwestpartners.com

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## Company

- [Home](https://www.vanwestpartners.com/index.md): platform overview, capabilities, and key metrics
- [About](https://www.vanwestpartners.com/about.md): investment thesis, the ClearHome operating platform, and leadership
- [Contact](https://www.vanwestpartners.com/contact.md): investor relations contact details and the investment process

## Investments

- [Investment strategy](https://www.vanwestpartners.com/investments.md): strategy, acquisition criteria, process, and the full list of vehicles
- [VanWest Storage Fund I](https://www.vanwestpartners.com/investments/fund-i.md): 2019 - 2020, 3,534 units across 7 markets
- [VanWest Storage Fund II](https://www.vanwestpartners.com/investments/fund-ii.md): 2021, 6,001 units across 14 markets
- [VanWest Storage Fund III](https://www.vanwestpartners.com/investments/fund-iii.md): 2022 - 2023, 5,454 units across 9 markets
- [VWI Loveland](https://www.vanwestpartners.com/investments/vwi-loveland.md): 2021 - Current, 547 units in Loveland, CO
- [VWI Firestone](https://www.vanwestpartners.com/investments/vwi-firestone.md): 2024 - Current, 559 units in Jacksonville, FL
- [VWI Arville](https://www.vanwestpartners.com/investments/vwi-arville.md): 2024 - Current, 314 units in Las Vegas, NV
- [VWI Springdale](https://www.vanwestpartners.com/investments/vwi-springdale.md): 2024 - Current, 538 units in Springdale, AR
- [CR 5 Storage Investors](https://www.vanwestpartners.com/investments/cr5-longmont.md): 2023 - Current, 711 units in Longmont, CO
- [2425 S Colorado Investors](https://www.vanwestpartners.com/investments/2425-s-colorado.md): 2025 - Current, 1,073 units in Denver, CO
- [VWI Dacula](https://www.vanwestpartners.com/investments/vwi-dacula.md): 2024 - Current, 476 units in Dacula, GA

## Leadership

- [Jacob Vanderslice](https://www.vanwestpartners.com/team/jacob-vanderslice.md): Principal, Investor Relations, VanWest Partners
- [Aaron Westphal](https://www.vanwestpartners.com/team/aaron-westphal.md): Principal, Finance & Technology, VanWest Partners
- [Wade Buxton](https://www.vanwestpartners.com/team/wade-buxton.md): Principal, Operations & Acquisitions, VanWest Partners
- [Tammy White](https://www.vanwestpartners.com/team/tammy-white.md): Controller, VanWest Partners
- [James Puttmann](https://www.vanwestpartners.com/team/james-puttmann.md): Project Associate, VanWest Partners
- [Mike Meacher](https://www.vanwestpartners.com/team/mike-meacher.md): General Counsel, VanWest Partners / ClearHome
- [Scott Smith](https://www.vanwestpartners.com/team/scott-smith.md): Director of Operations, ClearHome Storage
- [Lesley Bush](https://www.vanwestpartners.com/team/lesley-bush.md): IT & Field Support Manager, ClearHome Storage
- [Jessica Gelinas](https://www.vanwestpartners.com/team/jessica-gelinas.md): Customer Service & Employee Experience Manager, ClearHome Storage
- [Ryan Kennedy](https://www.vanwestpartners.com/team/ryan-kennedy.md): Revenue Management Coordinator, ClearHome Storage
- [Tsuya “TJ” Mailloux](https://www.vanwestpartners.com/team/tsuya-tj-mailloux.md): Compliance Specialist, ClearHome Storage
- [Taylor Strope](https://www.vanwestpartners.com/team/taylor-strope.md): Training Coordinator, ClearHome Storage
- [Forrest Bassett](https://www.vanwestpartners.com/team/forrest-bassett.md): Director of Leasing and Acquisitions, VanWest Real Estate Group

## Media

- [Media overview](https://www.vanwestpartners.com/media.md): all podcasts, press releases, and news coverage
- [Self Storage Investment Firm Sells Illinois Assets Yielding 33.1% IRR](https://www.vanwestpartners.com/press-release/self-storage-investment-firm-sells-illinois-assets-yielding-33-1-irr.md) (May 17, 2024)
- [Investment Firm VanWest Partners Acquires Ninth Self Storage Facility in Florida](https://www.vanwestpartners.com/press-release/investment-firm-vanwest-partners-acquires-ninth-self-storage-facility-in-florida.md) (May 8, 2024)
- [Premier Self Storage Facility Opens in Longmont, CO: ClearHome Self Storage - Longmont](https://www.vanwestpartners.com/press-release/premier-self-storage-facility-opens-in-longmont-co-clearhome-self-storage-longmont.md) (December 14, 2023)
- [VanWest Partners Announces Self Storage Development Project in Denver, CO](https://www.vanwestpartners.com/press-release/vanwest-partners-announces-self-storage-development-project-in-denver-co.md) (December 7, 2023)
- [Self Storage Investment Firm VanWest Partners Reaches Over $80 Million in Total Capitalization for Fund III](https://www.vanwestpartners.com/press-release/self-storage-investment-firm-vanwest-partners-reaches-over-80-million-in-total-capitalization-for-fund-iii.md) (July 21, 2023)
- [Self Storage Investment Firm VanWest Partners Closes on Ninth Fund Acquisition](https://www.vanwestpartners.com/press-release/self-storage-investment-firm-vanwest-partners-closes-on-ninth-fund-acquisition.md) (June 7, 2023)
- [VanWest Partners Closes the Sixth and Seventh Acquisitions for Fund III](https://www.vanwestpartners.com/press-release/vanwest-partners-closes-the-sixth-and-seventh-acquisitions-for-fund-iii.md) (December 8, 2022)
- [VanWest Partners Closes on Fourth and Fifth Fund III Acquisitions](https://www.vanwestpartners.com/press-release/vanwest-partners-closes-on-fourth-and-fifth-fund-iii-acquisitions.md) (October 20, 2022)
- [VanWest Partners Launches Third Self Storage Investment Fund](https://www.vanwestpartners.com/press-release/vanwest-partners-launches-third-self-storage-investment-fund.md) (September 19, 2022)
- [VanWest Partners Acquires Five Property Portfolio in Michigan](https://www.vanwestpartners.com/press-release/vanwest-partners-acquires-five-property-portfolio-in-michigan.md) (April 5, 2021)
- [VanWest Partners Launches Second Self Storage Fund](https://www.vanwestpartners.com/press-release/vanwest-partners-launches-second-self-storage-fund.md) (January 14, 2021)
- [VanWest Partners Acquires Four Properties To Mark Closing of Self Storage Fund](https://www.vanwestpartners.com/press-release/vanwest-partners-acquires-four-properties-to-mark-closing-of-self-storage-fund.md) (August 26, 2020)
- [VanWest Partners Ends Year With Two Acquisitions In Newest Fund](https://www.vanwestpartners.com/press-release/vanwest-partners-ends-year-with-two-acquisitions-in-newest-fund.md) (December 27, 2019)
- [VanWest Partners Acquires New Storage-Fund Asset](https://www.vanwestpartners.com/press-release/vanwest-partners-acquires-new-storage-fund-asset.md) (September 26, 2019)
- [VanWest Partners Launches Self Storage Fund with Two Acquisitions](https://www.vanwestpartners.com/press-release/vanwest-partners-launches-self-storage-fund-with-two-acquisitions.md) (August 26, 2019)
- [Most Investors Ask the Wrong Questions. Here's What the Smart Ones Ask.](https://www.vanwestpartners.com/podcast/most-investors-ask-the-wrong-questions-heres-what-the-smart-ones-ask-with-jacob-vanderslice.md)
- [Growing Wealth Through Self Storage with Jacob Vanderslice](https://www.vanwestpartners.com/podcast/growing-wealth-through-self-storage-with-jacob-vanderslice.md)
- [Building a Self-Storage Empire: Operational Insights and Investing Strategies with Jacob Vanderslice](https://www.vanwestpartners.com/podcast/building-a-self-storage-empire-operational-insights-and-investing-strategies-with-jacob-vanderslice.md)
- [Unlocking Value in Self Storage with Jacob Vanderslice](https://www.vanwestpartners.com/podcast/unlocking-value-in-self-storage-with-jacob-vanderslice.md)
- [Self Storage, a Historically Resistant Asset Class with Jacob Vanderslice](https://www.vanwestpartners.com/podcast/self-storage-a-historically-resistant-asset-class-with-jacob-vanderslice.md)
- [Investing in Self Storage: Stable, Growing, Profitable & Recession Proof with Jacob Vanderslice](https://www.vanwestpartners.com/podcast/investing-in-self-storage-stable-growing-profitable-recession-proof-with-jacob-vanderslice.md)
- [Self Storage for Your Investments with Jacob Vanderslice](https://www.vanwestpartners.com/podcast/self-storage-for-your-investments-with-jacob-vanderslice.md)
- [Self-Storage Investments with Jacob Vanderslice](https://www.vanwestpartners.com/podcast/self-storage-investments-with-jacob-vanderslice.md)
- [The Recession Resistant Asset Class with Jacob Vanderslice](https://www.vanwestpartners.com/podcast/the-recession-resistant-asset-class-with-jacob-vanderslice.md)
- [Insights into Self-Storage from an Industry Veteran: An Interview with Jacob Vanderslice](https://www.vanwestpartners.com/podcast/insights-into-self-storage-from-an-industry-veteran-an-interview-with-jacob-vanderslice.md)

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