SHURGARD STORAGE CENTERS INC
10-Q, 1996-08-14
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                           FORM 10-Q
               SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                      Washington, DC 20549

(Mark One)

[X] QUARTERLY  REPORT  PURSUANT TO SECTION 13  OR  15(d)  OF  THE
    SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended  June 30, 1996

                               OR

[  ]  TRANSITION  REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)  OF  THE
    SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                 to


For  Quarter  Ended  June 30, 1996  Commission  file  number   0-23466

                          SHURGARD STORAGE CENTERS, INC.
     (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

               DELAWARE                           91-1603837
   (State or other jurisdiction of              (IRS Employer
incorporation or organization)               Identification No.)

   1201 3RD AVENUE, SUITE 2200, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON                   98101
     (Address of principal executive offices)                      (Zip Code)


(Registrant's  telephone number, including area code)    206-624-8100


     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has  filed
all  reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d)  of  the
Securities  Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding  12  months
(or  for such shorter period that the registrant was required  to
file  such  reports),  and (2) has been subject  to  such  filing
requirements for the past 90 days.
                                                      Yes  X   No

    Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the
issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable
date.
     Shares outstanding at May 1, 1996:
     Class A Common Stock, $.001 par value, 23,046,817 shares
     outstanding
     Class B Common Stock, $.001 par value, 154,604 shares
     outstanding
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                 Shurgard Storage Centers, Inc.
                                
          Part I, Item 1:  Consolidated Balance Sheets
                           (unaudited)
            (Amounts in thousands except share data)

                                           June 30,   December 31,
                                             1996         1995
Assets:                                  ----------   ----------
 Storage centers:
  Land                                    $ 110,627    $ 105,224
  Buildings and equipment, net              415,090      404,329
  Construction in progress                   23,941       20,942
                                          ---------    ---------
                                            549,658      530,495
 Other real estate investments               25,127       21,407
 Cash and cash equivalents                    3,748        5,683
 Restricted cash                              6,016        5,551
 Other assets, net                           47,013       47,258
                                          ---------    ---------
       Total assets                       $ 631,562    $ 610,394
                                          =========    =========
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity:
 Accounts payable and other liabilities   $  18,991    $  19,101
 Dividends payable                                        10,669
 Lines of credit                             38,890       10,905
 Notes payable                              132,250      131,935
                                          ---------    ---------
       Total liabilities                    190,131      172,610
                                          ---------    ---------
 Minority interest in other
   real estate investments                    2,561        3,288

 Shareholders' equity:
  Class A common stock, $0.001 par value;
   120,000,000 authorized; 23,046,817 and
   23,039,317 shares issued and outstanding 453,017      452,852

  Class B common stock, $0.001 par value;
   500,000 shares authorized, 154,604 issued
   and outstanding; net of loans to shareholders
   of $4,002                                 (1,086)      (1,086)

  Cumulative dividends in excess
     of cumulative earnings                 (13,061)     (17,270)
                                           --------     --------
       Total shareholders' equity           438,870      434,496
                                           --------     --------
  Total liabilities and 
    shareholders' equity                $   631,562   $  610,394
                                          =========    =========
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                 Shurgard Storage Centers, Inc.
                                
     Part I, Item 1:  Consolidated Statements of Net Income
                           (unaudited)
          (Amounts in thousands except per share data)

                              For the three  For the three
                               months ended  months ended
                              June 30, 1996  June 30, 1995
                              -------------  -------------
     Rental revenue             $  24,982    $  22,771
     Revenue from other
       real estate investments        461          362
     Property management revenue      880          974
                                ---------    ---------
          Total revenue            26,323       24,107
                                ---------    ---------

     Operating expense              7,266        6,180
     Depreciation and amortization  5,314        4,264
     Real estate taxes              2,109        1,885
     General and administrative     1,162        1,449
                                ---------    ---------
          Total expenses           15,851       13,778
                                ---------    ---------
     Income from operations        10,472       10,329
                
     Interest and other income        150          161
     Interest expense              (2,821)      (3,852)
                                 --------     ---------
     Total other income (expense)  (2,671)      (3,691)
                                 --------     --------
     Net income                 $   7,801    $   6,638
                                 ========     ========
     Net income per share       $    0.34    $    0.35
                                 ========     ========
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                 Shurgard Storage Centers, Inc.
                                
     Part I, Item 1:  Consolidated Statements of Net Income
                           (unaudited)
          (Amounts in thousands except per share data)

                               For the six    For the six
                               months ended   months ended
                              June 30, 1996  June 30, 1995
                              -------------  -------------
     Rental revenue             $  48,513    $  43,743
     Revenue from other
       real estate investments        895          701
     Property management revenue    1,734        1,031
                                ---------     --------
          Total revenue            51,142       45,475
                                ---------     --------

     Operating expense             14,192       11,315
     Management fees                             1,320
     Depreciation and amortization 10,399        8,031
     Real estate taxes              4,190        3,693
     General and administrative     2,244        2,236
                                 --------     -------- 
          Total expenses           31,025       26,595
                                 --------     --------
     Income from operations        20,117       18,880

     Interest and other income        245          395
     Interest expense              (5,248)      (7,283)
                                 --------     --------
     Total other income (expense)  (5,003)      (6,888)
                                 --------     --------
     Net income                 $  15,114    $  11,992
                                 ========     ========
     Net income per share       $    0.65    $    0.66
                                 ========     ========
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                 Shurgard Storage Centers, Inc.
                                
     Part I, Item 1:  Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
                           (unaudited)
                     (Amounts in thousands)

                                    Six months   Six months
                                       ended       ended
                                      June 30,    June 30,
                                        1996        1995
Operating activities:                ---------   ----------
  Net income                          $15,114     $11,992
  Adjustments to reconcile earnings
    to net cash provided by operating 
    activities:
     Depreciation and amortization     10,399       8,031
     Minority interest in earnings 
       of joint ventures                   39          66
     Changes in other accounts:
       Restricted cash                   (465)       (193)
       Other assets                      (751)      2,216
       Accounts payable and other 
         liabilities                   (1,266)     (1,510)
       Net cash provided by          --------     -------
         operating activities          23,070      20,602
                                     --------     -------
Investing activities:
  Construction, acquisition and 
    improvement of storage centers    (27,106)    (18,503)
  Purchase of other real estate 
    investments                        (4,508)    (6,530)
  Purchase of non-competition 
    agreements                           (304)
  Purchase of amortizable assets                    (200)
  Investment in property management 
    company                                         (428)
  Investment in limited partnership              (35,308)
  Distributions in excess of earnings 
    from investment in joint partnerships 116        270
       Net cash used in investing    --------   --------
          activities                  (31,802)   (60,699)
                                     --------   --------
Financing activities:
  Proceeds from stock offering                    96,944
  Proceeds from notes payable             315
  Net proceeds from (payments on)
    line of credit                     27,985    (46,337)
  Payment of financing costs                      (1,353)
  Principal payments on notes payable                (21)
  Proceeds from exercise of 
    stock options                         165
  Dividends paid                      (21,574)    (15,286)
  Distributions to minority partners      (94)
       Net cash provided by financing--------    -------
         activities                     6,797     33,947
                                     --------    -------
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents  (1,935)    (6,150)
Cash and cash equivalents at 
  beginning of year                     5,683     13,162
                                     --------    -------
Cash and cash equivalents at 
  end of period                     $   3,748   $  7,012
                                     ========   ========
Supplemental schedule of cash flow information:
  Cash paid during the period 
     for interest                  $    6,523   $  7,492
                                    =========   ========
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                    Shurgard Storage Centers, Inc.
      Part I, Item 1:  Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
                    Six Months Ended June 30, 1996
                              (unaudited)
                                   
Note A _ Basis of Presentation
  The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the
  Company and its subsidiaries, including both U.S. and Belgian
  subsidiaries.  All intercompany balances and transactions have been
  eliminated upon consolidation.
  
  The consolidated financial statements included in this report are
  unaudited.  In the opinion of the Company, all adjustments necessary
  for a fair presentation of such financial statements have been
  included and such adjustments consisted only of normal recurring
  items.  The interim financial statements should be read in
  conjunction with the Company's 1995 Annual Report.  Interim results
  are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year.
  
  The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally
  accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates
  and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and
  liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the
  date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue
  and expenses during the reporting period.  Actual results could
  differ from those estimates.
  
  Effective January 1, 1996, the Company adopted Statement of
  Financial Accounting Standards No. 121, "Accounting for Impairment
  of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed Of."
  Adoption of this standard had no impact on the Company's financial
  statements.
  
  Weighted average shares outstanding for the three months ended June
  30, 1996 and 1995 were 23,201,187 and 19,140,701, respectively.
  Weighted average shares outstanding for the six months ended June
  30, 1996 and 1995 were 23,199,023 and 18,117,241, respectively.

Note B _ Lines of Credit
  During 1996, the Company borrowed an additional $26.2 million on its
  domestic lines of credit.  Proceeds were used to fund the
  construction of storage centers and the purchase of several parcels
  of undeveloped land on which the Company intends to build storage
  centers.  Additionally, during 1996, the Company obtained an
  additional $10.9 million of available credit under its European
  lines and borrowed approximately $1.8 million.  Subsequent to the
  end of the quarter, the Company received an extension of one of its
  lines of credit from August 18, 1996 to September 18, 1996 while
  negotiations on a new agreement are underway.

Note C _ Accounting for Stock Options
  In October 1995, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued
  Statement No. 123, "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation."  This
  statement provides that the measure of compensation cost be based on
  the value of the award and be recognized over the service period.
  Companies may elect to adopt the stock-based compensation accounting
  recognition method under the new standard or continue accounting for
  it under current guidance, Accounting Principles Board Opinion No.
  25 (APB No. 25), "Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees."  The
  Company adopted the new standard on January 1, 1996 and has elected
  to continue accounting for stock-based compensation under APB No.
  25.

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Part I, Item 2:  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations

     When used in this discussion, the words "believes," "anticipates,"
"projects"  and  similar expressions are intended to identify  forward-
looking  statements.  Such statements are subject to certain risks  and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from
those  projected.   Factors which could affect the Company's  financial
results  are described below and in the Company's Form 10-K.   Forward-
looking  statements  are  based on estimates as  of  the  date  hereof;
estimates  are  likely  to change over time as  additional  information
becomes known. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly release
the  results  of  any  revisions  to these  forward-looking  statements
reflecting  new  estimates,  events or  circumstances  after  the  date
hereof.

INTERNAL GROWTH

      In  1996,  management continued its efforts to maximize  internal
growth,  i.e.,  increasing net operating income from its existing  real
estate  assets through revenue optimization and cost containment.   The
following  table summarizes the operating performance  of  the  storage
centers  owned through-out the period from January 1, 1995 to June  30,
1996:


     Dollars in thousands          Quarter Ended         Six Months Ended
     except average rent             June 30,                 June 30,
                              -----------------------  -----------------------
                                1996     1995  Change    1996     1995  Change
                              -------  ------- ------  -------  ------- ------
     Rental revenue           $21,814  $20,906  4.3%   $42,617  $41,080  3.7%
                                              
     Property operating                    
     expenses (1)               6,521    6,205  5.1%    13,024   12,551  3.8%
                              -------  -------         -------  -------  
     Net operating income     $15,293  $14,701  4.0%   $29,593  $28,529  3.7%
                              =======  =======         =======  =======
                
     Avg. annual rent per     $9.07    $8.80    3.1%    $8.98    $8.74   2.8%
       sq.ft. (2)

     Avg. sq.ft. occupancy     91%      89%              90%      89%      

     Total net rentable   10,000,000 10,000,000      10,000,000  10,000,000    
       sq.ft.           

     # of properties (3)       154      154             154       154      

_______________
(1)Includes  all  direct property expenses.  Does not include  property
   management  fees  previously charged by the Management  Company  nor
   does  it  include any allocation of joint expenses incurred  by  the
   Company such as off-site management personnel.
(2)Average  annual  rent  per  square foot is  calculated  by  dividing
   actual  rent collected by the average number of square feet occupied
   during the period.
(3)Includes  30% of the operating results of four properties  in  which
   the  Company  owns  a  30%  interest (operating  results  for  these
   properties   are   not  consolidated  in  the  Company's   financial
   statement), as well as 90% of the operating results of one  property
   in  which  the  Company owns a 90% interest (operating  results  for
   this   property   are   consolidated  in  the  Company's   financial
   statements).

      Net  operating income (NOI) for these centers has risen over  the
same  quarter  last  year  due to increases in  revenue,  which  are  a
function  of changes in rental rates and occupancy.  Second quarter  as
well as six month revenue gains from 1995 to 1996 were driven primarily
by  rent  increases with slight increases in occupancy  over  the  same
periods.   The  same store growth rate of revenue and  NOI  has  slowed
compared  to  the  last several years as the significant  increases  in
occupancy  levels which helped drive the historical growth  rates  have
slowed. Management believes that occupancy in the high 80's to low 90's
is  "full"  for  the self storage industry.  Because  occupancies  have
reached  these  levels,  management believes that  future  growth  will
result  primarily  from  rate  increases.   The  Company's  ability  to
increase  rates  may be effected by increasing competition  in  certain
markets.

      Revenue  increases  were  partially offset  by  higher  operating
expenses.   Real estate taxes rose 5.5% or $96,000 for the quarter  and
5.2%  or  $185,000 for the six months ended June 30,  1996.    Both  of
these  increases  were  due to assessment and mill  rate  increases  at
various  properties  throughout the portfolio.  The  Company  regularly
reviews assessed values and appeals them whenever it is believed to  be
cost   effective.    Additionally,  repair  and  maintenance   expenses
increased 9% for both periods primarily due to the severe winter in the
East.   Remaining increases relate to personnel costs and  yellow  page
advertising rates.

   The  following  table is a geographical summary of  the  changes  in
average revenues, rates and occupancies from the second quarter of 1995
to  the  second  quarter of 1996 for the storage centers  held  by  the
Company throughout both quarters:
   
                                                   % Change
                         % Change     % Change       in # of
                         in Rents     in Rate       Sq. Ft.
                                      per Sq.Ft.  Occupancied
                        '95 to '96   '95 to '96   '95 to '96
                        ----------   ----------   ----------
             Arizona       (2.4)%       0.9%         (3.3%)
             California     6.9         2.7           4.0
             Colorado      (2.7)       10.3         (11.8)
             Florida        4.3         3.1           1.2
             Illinois       5.7         4.5           1.1
             Michigan       8.9        10.8          (1.7)
             New York       1.5         5.0          (3.4)
             Oregon         7.3         7.2           0.1
             Texas         (2.8)       (3.0)          0.2
             Virginia       7.2         3.4           3.7
             Washington     7.7         2.3           5.3
             Other          7.2         4.4           2.7
                           -----       -----         -----
             Total          4.6%        3.1%          1.5%
                           =====       =====         =====

     The  Company  maintains a diversified portfolio that  it  believes
offers  protection  against  the individual  market  fluctuations  that
result  in  geographical performance differences.  In  general,  rental
rate  increases have driven the increase in revenues.  In some markets,
especially  Arizona  and  Colorado,  occupancy  declines  offset   rate
increases  resulting in lower revenue.  The decline in Arizona  is  due
primarily to the conversion of units to climate controlled space at one
facility.   During  the  contruction  phase  of  this  project  it  was
necessary to vacate these units, but when complete they are expected to
command  higher rent.  The San Antonio, TX market has declined  as  new
competition  (ten in the last year) has forced rate decreases;  storage
development  in  this  market continues with five  new  projects  under
construction  and  management expects the market will  continue  to  be
impacted by this development.  The Houston, TX market has declined  due
to  a  fire in 1995; revenue replacement insurance coverage has expired
and  new market competition has slowed the rent up of the reconstructed
space.

ACQUISITIONS

      During  1995,  the  Company purchased 15  storage  centers.   Two
centers were purchased in late March 1995, twelve were purchased in May
1995  and  one  was  purchased in late June 1995. The  following  table
summarizes the operating performance of these properties during 1996:

    Dollars in thousands         Quarter Ended              Six Months Ended
    except average rent             June 30,                    June 30,
                             -------------------------   -----------------------
                              1996       1995   Change    1996    1995    Change
                             ------     ------  ------   ------  -------  ------
    Rental revenue            $2,345    $1,240  $1,105   $4,490   $1,240  $3,250
    Property operating                                                 
    expenses (1)                 597       296     301    1,206      296     910
                              ------     -----   -----   ------   ------  ------
    Net operating income      $1,748      $944    $804   $3,284     $944  $2,340
                              ------     -----   -----   ------   ------  ------
    
    Avg. annual rent per      $10.53    $10.37           $10.46   $10.37     
      sq.ft. (2)

    Avg. sq.ft. occupancy       91%       85%               89%     85%       

    Total net rentable        910,000   840,000          910,000  840,000     
      sq.ft.                                                       
    
    # of properties (3)          15       14                15       14       
    # of property-months (4)     45       24                90       24       
   

(1)  Includes  all direct property expenses.  Does not include property
     management  fees previously charged by the Management Company  nor
     does  it include any allocation of joint expenses incurred by  the
     Company such as off-site management personnel.
(2)  Average  annual  rent  per square foot is calculated  by  dividing
     actual  rents  collected  by the average  number  of  square  feet
     occupied during the period.
(3)  Includes  59.5%  of the operating results of the three  properties
     owned by Shurgard Institutional Partners in which the Company owns
     a 59.5% interest.
(4)  Represents the sum of the number of months each property  operated
     during the year.

The  increases in revenue and operating expenses reflect the additional
property-months  of operating activity as well as the increasing  rates
and occupancy of several of the properties purchased.

DOMESTIC DEVELOPMENT

      In addition to the Washington storage center opened at the end of
March  1996,  the  Company  opened six  facilities  during  the  second
quarter. The six projects opened in 1995 are renting up ahead of  plan,
as  are  the  seven projects opened during 1996.  The  following  table
summarizes  revenues  from  opening  to  June  30,  1996  for  domestic
development  projects compared to the original pro forma  made  at  the
time the projects were approved:

                                                Revenue  from
                                          Opening to June 30, 1996
                                 # of     ------------------------
Developments completed in:    properties   Pro Forma     Actual
                             -----------   ---------   ----------           
            1995                  6        $ 679,000   $1,095,000
            1996                  7        $  24,000   $   82,000

Five  of  these  thirteen  projects together provided  $92,000  in  net
operating  income; the remaining eight have not yet reached  break-even
for the quarter and thus reduced the Company's net operating income  by
$45,000.  These  projects  were funded from  stock  offering  proceeds,
operating cash flow and proceeds from the Company's line of credit  and
they impacted the Company's FFO for the quarter ended June 30, 1996  by
approximately $500,000.  For further discussion regarding the potential
impact of development, refer to the Company's annual report on Form 10-
K  filed  with  the Securities and Exchange Commission.  The  following
table summarizes domestic development and expansion activity as of June
30, 1996:

                                                 Estimated
                                               Completed Cost
                                   # of              of
                                 Projects         Projects
                                ---------       -------------
New developments:
  Opened in 1995                       6           $17 million
  Opened year to date June 30, 1996    7           $24 million
  Construction in progress            11           $43 million
  Land purchased pending               1            $3 million
     construction                                   

Expansion of existing properties:
  Opened year to date June 30, 1996    2            $2 million
  Construction in progress             2            $2 million
  Land purchased pending               1            $3 million
    construction     


PROPERTY MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS

      In  connection  with  the  merger of  the  Company  and  Shurgard
Incorporated  (the  Management Company)  in  March  1995,  the  Company
internalized the management of its own properties as well  as  acquired
certain  management contracts and relationships under which it provides
property management services to outside parties.  Prior to the  merger,
the  Company paid a property management fee equal to 6% of revenues  to
the  Management  Company.  The Company now incurs the actual  costs  of
property   management  and  receives  property  management  fees   from
affiliated partnerships and outside parties.

OTHER OPERATIONS

     Income for other real estate investments for the second quarter of
1996  has increased $99,000 over the same quarter in 1995 due primarily
to  the  Company's investment in partnership units made at the  end  of
1995  and  the  beginning  of  1996.  These investments  increased  the
Company's interest in two affiliated partnerships for which the Company
manages  storage centers.  The increase for the six months  ended  June
30, 1996 is also primarily a result of this investment.

     Interest expense decreased $1 million due to a drop in the average
outstanding balance on the lines of credit from the second  quarter  of
1995  to  the second quarter of 1996.  Additionally, during the  second
quarter  of 1996, the Company capitalized $511,000 in interest  related
to  the construction of storage centers while only $201,000 in interest
was capitalized in the second quarter of 1995.  The decline in interest
expense for the six months ended June 30, 1996 reflect the same changes
in  debt  balances. Interest capitalized for the six months ended  June
30,  1996  was $1,270,000 compared to $201,000 for the same  period  in
1995.

      Net income per share decreased for the three and six months ended
June  30,  1996  compared  to  the same periods  in  1995  due  to  the
development  projects opened during the last year and the  issuance  of
4.9  million  shares in late June and early July 1995.   Proceeds  from
this  stock  issuance were used to repay short term loans and  although
interest  expense declined, outstanding shares increased.  The issuance
of  additional  shares will no longer have an impact on  third  quarter
comparisons as outstanding shares will be approximately equal. However,
the  Company's planned development will continue to impact  net  income
and net income per share.

FUNDS FROM OPERATIONS

     Management believes that funds from operations (FFO) is a relevant
measure  of performance used in evaluating REIT's and assists  industry
analysts  in  comparing the performance between REIT's.   However,  FFO
should not be considered as an alternative to net income (determined in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, GAAP)  as  an
indication  of  the  Company's  financial  performance  or  cash   from
operating  activities (determined in accordance  with  GAAP)  or  as  a
measure  of  liquidity, nor is it necessarily indicative of  sufficient
cash flow to fund all of the Company's needs.  The Company defines FFO,
consistent  with  the  NAREIT recommendations,  as  net  income  before
extraordinary  items,  plus depreciation and amortization  relating  to
real estate activities, plus or minus certain non-recurring revenue and
expenses.   The  following  table  reconciles  its  net  income  before
extraordinary items to the Company's definition (in thousands):

                                Quarter ended      Six months ended
                                    June 30,           June 30,
                               -----------------   ----------------
                               1996        1995     1996       1995
                               ------    -------   -------   ------
Net income before       
  extraordinary item          $ 7,801    $  6,638   $15,114   $11,992
                                                                     
Depreciation/amortization       5,361       4,348    10,524     8,142
  (including JV)
Less deferred financing costs    (280)       (280)     (560)     (560)
                              -------    --------   -------   -------
FFO as currently defined     $ 12,882    $ 10,706   $25,078   $19,574
                              =======    ========   =======   =======

     FFO for the second quarter of 1996 rose approximately $2.2 million
over  the same quarter of 1995.  FFO for the six months ended June  30,
1996  rose  $5.5 million over the same period in 1995.   As  previously
discussed,  this growth rate reflects the improved performance  of  the
original  portfolio of properties as well as the addition of properties
acquired and constructed during the year.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

During the first six months of 1996, the Company invested $27.1 million
in   storage   centers,  including  approximately  $25.9   million   in
development  projects and $1.2 million in capital improvements  to  its
existing  portfolio.  The $4.5 million increase in  other  real  estate
investments  consists primarily of $2.2 million invested in  affiliated
partnerships, and $2.3 million invested in joint ventures.

The  Company  has borrowed $28 million during 1996 under its  lines  of
credit  to  finance development activity described  above  as  well  as
general operating needs.  At June 30, 1996, the Company's debt to total
assets was 27% and its debt to total market capitalization was 23%.

The  Company  anticipates  that cash flow  from  operating  activities,
available  lines  of  credit, expected new  lines  of  credit  and  the
proceeds from future debt or equity offerings, if any, will continue to
provide  adequate  capital  for  planned  portfolio  growth,  principal
payments  and  dividend payments in accordance with REIT  requirements.
Cash  provided by operating activities for the six months of operations
ended  June 30, 1996 was $23 million.  Capital available from lines  of
credit  at June 30, 1996 was $75 million (including $9 million  on  the
Belgian  lines).   One  of the Company's $50 million  lines  of  credit
expires  on  September 18, 1996 and management is currently negotiating
terms  of  a  new agreement.  On July 29, 1996, the Company declared  a
dividend  of  $0.47  per  share to be paid on August  21,  1996.   This
dividend is approximately 84% of second quarter FFO.

PART II, Item 1:   Legal Proceedings

      On  July 16, 1996, Irving and Roberta B Schuman (the Plaintiffs),
unitholders of IDS/Shurgard Income Growth Partners L.P. II  (IDS  2)  ,
filed a purported class and derivative action complaint (the Complaint)
on  behalf  of  themselves and all other unitholders of  IDS  /Shurgard
Income  Growth  Partners,  L.P., IDS2 and  IDS/Shurgard  Income  Growth
Partners  L.P.  III  (together, the Partnerships) and  derivatively  on
behalf  of  the  Partnerships in the Superior Court  of  the  State  of
Washington in and for the County of King naming the Company, Charles K.
Barbo, Arthur W. Buerk, Donald B. Daniels, Kristin H. Stred, Harrell L.
Beck,  Michael  Rowe,  Mark  Hall, Shurgard Associates  L.P.,  Shurgard
Associates  L.P. II, Shurgard Associates L.P. III and Shurgard  General
Partner, Inc. as Defendants and the Partnerships as Nominal Defendants.

      In  the  Complaint, the Plaintiffs asserted claims for breach  of
fiduciary duty, aiding and abetting a breach of fiduciary duty,  breach
of  contract and fraud against each of the Defendants.  The  Plaintiffs
seek   monetary  damages  and  equitable  relief,  including  an  order
enjoining the consummation of the Company's tender offers for units  of
limited  partnership  interest  in the  Partnership  (the  Offers),  or
alternatively,  an order requiring the Defendants to issue  disclosures
to  correct allegedly false and misleading statements and omissions  of
material facts in all documents prepared, filed with the SEC, issued or
disseminated  to the unitholders of the Partnerships by  Defendants  in
connection with the Offers.

The Defendants intend to vigorously defend the lawsuit.


SIGNATURE

Pursuant  to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act  of  1934,
the  registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its  behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

                      SHURGARD STORAGE CENTERS, INC.

Date:  August 13, 1996    By: /s/ Harrell Beck
                              -----------------   
                          Harrell Beck
                          Chief Financial Officer and Authorized Signatory



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