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REITs Release 1Q 2013 Financial Results

The four U.S.-based self-storage real estate investment trusts (REITs)—CubeSmart, Extra Space Storage Inc., Public Storage Inc. and Sovran Self ...read more

New Development: Tips for Buying Land

With increasing land costs and escalating city and county building requirements, self-storage developers are getting more creative at finding sites ...read more

What Do Customers Think About You?

If you’ve never offered a survey to your self-storage tenants, now’s the time to try it. Surveying your customers can be an excellent way to gauge ...read more

How Do You Fill Up a New Self-Storage Facility?

An investor strongly considering self-storage wants to know the best ways to fill up a new self-storage facility. Join fellow Self-Storage Talk ...read more

Maximizing Your Sales Program DVD and Workbook

In this powerful training session, you'll discover better ways to educate customers about storage, set yourself apart from competition, generate more ...read more

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Kutztown, PA, Gets Its First Self-Storage Facility

Kutztown Self Storage celebrated its grand opening May 10, becoming the first self-storage facility to open in the borough of Kutztown, Pa. ...More
4 hours ago
Posted in News, Construction, Development
Georgia Governor Signs New Self-Storage Lien Law

Earlier this month Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal signed into law Senate Bill 61, an amended self-storage lien-law bill that updates the state’s lien-auction procedures. ...More
4 hours ago
Posted in News, Legal Issues, Management

Big Yellow Self Storage Employees in Swindon, England, Pedal to Fight Cystic Fibrosis

Employees of a Big Yellow Self Storage facility in Swindon, England, recently took on the challenge of cycling the distance from London to Paris to raise funds to fight Cystic Fibrosis—all on exercise bikes. ...More
5 hours ago
Posted in News
City Denies Menards Self Storage Conversion Project in Janesville, WI

The Janesville, Wis., planning commission denied Menards Self Storage’s request for a conditional use permit to convert its former retail building into a self-storage facility. The commission rejected the proposal by a 5-1 vote. ...More
6 hours ago
Posted in News, Construction, Development
The Lock Up Self Storage to Build Facilities in Wheaton, IL, and Bonita Springs, FL

The Lock Up Self Storage is building new self-storage projects in Wheaton, Ill., and Bonita Springs, Fla. The Wheaton facility will be located next to the Main Street Marketplace and comprise 81,543 square feet. The Florida project is already under construction and features ...More
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Posted in News, Construction, Development
Is Your Market Ready for New Self-Storage Development? Factors to Consider Before Buying Land

With increasing land costs and escalating city and county building requirements, self-storage developers are getting more creative at finding sites on which to build. This article outlines considerations for acquiring a parcel for self-storage. ...More
Yesterday
Posted in Articles, Construction, Development
Self-Storage Design Study: Inventive Use of Space, by Janus International

When Christopher Zupsic of Portland-Pacific LCC, a private real estate investment firm, decided to turn an empty building in downtown San Francisco into a self-storage facility, he turned to Janus International for help in designing some very creative spaces. StoragePro of ...More
3 days ago
Posted in Articles, Construction, Development
Topps Demonstrates Benefits of Applying Protective-Coating System to Self-Storage Facility Roofs

Timely roof maintenance and regular inspections are essential to protecting a building’s single-most costly component—the roof. In this video from protective-coating manufacturer Topps Products Inc., the company demonstrates how to properly protect roofs from the main ...More
4 days ago
Posted in Videos, How-To Videos
U.K.’s Access Self Storage Compiles List of Strangest Stored Items

An Access Self Storage facility in London’s northwest borough of Harrow has compiled a list of the top 10 strangest items tenants wanted to store during the past year. Some of the items topping the list include live fish, hundreds of frozen turkeys and 1,000 right-foot ...More
4 days ago
Posted in News
Self-Storage REITs to Participate in REITWeek 2013 Investor Forum

Executives from self-storage real estate investment trusts (REITs) CubeSmart, Extra Space Storage Inc., Public Storage Inc. and Sovran Self Storage Inc. will be presenting at REITWeek 2013, the investor forum for the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts ...More
4 days ago
Posted in News