Real estate ROI is in our family.
Liberty is a generational led investment firm rooted in Orlando, Florida with a keen focus on long-term relationships and challenging the status-quo. After moving to Orlando, founders Mike and Melissa Mikkelson, started Liberty and built their first Self Storage facility in 1990 near International Drive. Mike and Melissa proved their ability to perform, despite the challenging economic climate, and the facility leased up in just under a year.
Since 2005, son, Adam Mikkelson joined his father to build out the legacy of Liberty Investment Properties. Starting as a storage manager he effectively cycled through multiple roles throughout the organization within hospitality and self storage. In 2021, Adam purchased Liberty and now leads all the investment efforts as President and CEO. As a result of the consistent application, Liberty has now invested in over 80+ properties stretching across the US. These assets include self-storage, hospitality, office, and multi-family with a total capital investment of over $1 billion to date.
Purpose
Delivering yield and impact through innovative real estate solutions.
Values
Relationships
People matter. Communities matter.
Responsibility
Relentless pursuit of truth.
Innovation
Simplify the complex.
Excellence
Not an act but a habit.
Balance
Work hard. Play hard.
A driven team.
Delivering Impact.
We believe that IMPACT creates a ripple effect for lasting change. For three generations, our mission has been to elevate others through service and leadership.
The first storage
facility is built.
Orlando, FL
Shurgard Self-Storage
Joint Venture
Development of 37 Self-Storage
Facilities and nearly 3M sq. ft.
Public Storage Sale & Launch of My Neighborhood Storage Brand
Sold a portfolio of 34 storage assets to a storage REIT & launched a new self storage brand in Central Florida.
Constructed 25 hotels in partnership with Goldman Sachs
Established a National Development Program.
Recapitalized Hotels
Entered into a partnership with Angelo Gordon resulting in the operation of a 25 hotel portfolio.
$115MM hotel portfolio sale
Creation of self storage LP fund development.
Development of Woodspring Suites
Established Limited Partnerships funds for development.
$66MM portfolio sale to Public Storage
Across 7 self storage facilities.
Hotel sale to Brookfield for $41MM
Sold 3 hotels within the state of Florida.
Creation of a $20MM storage acquisition fund
Targeting distressed storage facilities in the Southeast.
$18MM self storage acquisition
2 Class A facilities in North Carolina.
Sale of 3 self storage properties for $33.5MM
Disposition of 3 class A multi-story storage facilities in Florida.
Storage Fund II
In partnership with, established second storage acquisition and development fund seeking national storage acquisition and development opportunities.
Purchase of 11 StoreEase self storage facilities
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1988
The first storage
facility is built.
Orlando, FL
1994
Shurgard
Self-Storage
Joint Venture
Development of 37 Self-Storage
Facilities and nearly 3M sq. ft.
2005
Public Storage Sale &
Launch of My Neighborhood
Storage Brand
Sold a portfolio of 34 storage assets to a storage REIT &
launched a new self storage brand in Central Florida.
2009
Constructed 25
hotels in partnership
with Goldman Sachs
Established a National Development Program.
2010
Recapitalized
Hotels
Entered into a partnership with Angelo Gordon
resulting in the operation of a 25 hotel portfolio.
2014
$115MM hotel
portfolio sale
Creation of self storage LP fund development.
2016
Development of
Woodspring Suites
Established Limited Partnerships funds
for development.
2016
$66MM
portfolio sale
to Public
Storage
Across 7 self storage facilities.
2018
Hotel sale to
Brookfield for
$41MM
Sold 3 hotels within the state
of Florida.
2019
Creation of a
$20MM storage
acquisition fund
Targeting distressed storage
facilities in the Southeast.
2020
$18MM self storage
acquisition
2 Class A facilities in North Carolina.
2020
Sale of 3 self
storage properties
for $33.5MM
Disposition of 3 class A multi-story
storage facilities in Florida.
2021
Storage Fund II
In partnership with, established
second storage acquisition and
development fund seeking national
storage acquisition and development
opportunities.
2022
Purchase of 11
StoreEase self
storage facilities
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