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Public Storage

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Public Storage is an American real estate investment trust headquartered in Glendale, California, founded in 1972 by B. Wayne Hughes and Kenneth Volk Jr. as one of the pioneers of the modern self-storage industry in the United States. It grew into the largest owner and operator of self-storage facilities in the United States, with thousands of storage facilities across the country.

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Company Type
Real estate investment trust that invests in self storage 1
Founded Year
1972 1
Headquarters
Frisco, Texas, U.S. 1
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A major real estate or REIT company; classified in the atlas real-estate-industry.

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1. Wikipedia, Public Storage
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  • lead paragraph, first sentence
    Public Storage, headquartered in Frisco, Texas, is a real estate investment trust that invests in self storage.
  • second paragraph, first sentence
    Public Storage Inc. was founded in 1972 by B. Wayne Hughes and Kenneth Volk Jr.
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