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Self-Storage in the North-Central States

Self-storage real estate experts discuss trends in the north-central states, including new development, conversions, occupancies and capitalization ...read more

SmartStop 2015 Pro Cycling Team

The professional cycling team sponsored by SmartStop Self Storage has named its roster for the 2015 season. Ten racers from the 2014 season are ...read more

Don’t Drown in Your Work

Task for task, a self-storage manager’s job is as multi-faceted as they come. While work-related stress is inevitable and some managers may ...read more

Writing Rules for Tenants

A new operator asks members for help writing rules for tenants in this Self-Storage Talk thread. ...read more

Self-Storage Developers Conference: Now on Video!

Learn from the experts about self-storage feasibility, financing, new construction, conversions, facility renovation and expansion, and boat/RV ...read more

Drone Provides Bird’s-Eye Facility Tour

To provide customers with a unique perspective of Armour Self Storage in Flagstaff, Ariz., the company invested in a DJI Phantom 2 Vision+ ...read more

Latest Headlines

UK Self-Storage Operator Parsons Containers/U Hold The Key Announces Record Growth in 2014

Parsons Containers Ltd., a U.K.-based provider of portable-storage containers that also operates self-storage facilities under the U Hold The Key brand, has reported record growth in 2014 with revenue up 43 percent to more than £2 million. For the first time in the ...More
2 weeks ago Posted in News, Finance
Valet Self-Storage Startup Spaceship Launches in Singapore With Ardent Capital Funding

Spaceship, a Singapore-based startup business specializing in valet self-storage services, has launched with financial backing from Ardent Capital, a group of entrepreneurs interested in growing and developing technology-related enterprises in Southeast Asia. Spaceship uses ...More
2 weeks ago Posted in News, Technology
Extra Space Buys 4-Property Self-Storage Portfolio in FL

Extra Space Storage Inc., a self-storage real estate investment trust and third-party management firm, recently purchased a four-property portfolio the company has been managing in Florida. The terms of the sale were not released. The seller was a Florida-based private ...More
2 weeks ago Posted in News, Real Estate
Self-Storage Marketplace SpareFoot Releases 2015 'Choose Your Own Adventure' Calendar

SpareFoot, an online marketplace for self-storage consumers, has released “2015: Choose Your Own Adventure,” a calendar featuring company employees acting out scenes requested by its self-storage clients. SpareFoot asked facility operators what they wanted to ...More
2 weeks ago Posted in News, Marketing
Mobile Marketing for Self-Storage: Tactics for Promoting Your Responsive Website and Converting Users to Renters

There are many unique and evolving options for mobile advertising. This article addresses the importance of a mobile website to self-storage businesses and explores the marketing tactics operators can use to promote their website and convert mobile users to renters. ...More
2 weeks ago Posted in Articles, Management, Marketing, Technology
LifeStorage Seeks Zoning for Self-Storage Development Project in Northbrook, IL

California-based self-storage operator LifeStorage LP is seeking initial zoning approval before it purchases a 3.2-acre land parcel in Northbrook, Ill. The company has proposed to tear down an existing office building and erect a three-story storage facility. ...More
2 weeks ago Posted in News, Development
ISS News Desk: Self-Storage Talk 'Loving Las Vegas' Video Challenge

Self-storage managers and owners who wish to attend the Inside Self-Storage (ISS) World Expo in Las Vegas, April 6-9, can vie to win a trip to the event by entering the “Loving Las Vegas” video challenge from Self-Storage Talk (SST), the industry's largest ...More
2 weeks ago Posted in Videos
Platinum Storage Gets Initial Zoning Approval for Self-Storage Development in Rowlett, TX

Platinum Storage received zoning approval last week for a planned self-storage development in Rowlett, Texas. The city council voted 6-1 in favor of the zoning, agreeing the property behind the RaceTrac convenience store and gas station is better suited to self-storage than ...More
2 weeks ago Posted in News, Development
Self-Storage Operator U-Haul Buys Bay Tree Storage in Trappe, MD

U-Haul International Inc. has acquired the former Bay Tree Storage facility in Trappe, Md., and rebranded it as U-Haul Moving and Storage of Trappe. The property at 3789 Ocean Gateway, the company’s first in the area, is just off U.S. Route 50 and will be remotely ...More
2 weeks ago Posted in News, Real Estate
ALGLO Releases LED Lighting System for Self-Storage Buildings

ALGLO Corp., a manufacturer of LED drivers and controllers, has released a low-voltage, DC-based, LED-lighting interconnect system for self-storage and pre-fab buildings. The POP Switch can be installed in existing structures and new construction projects to solve ...More
2 weeks ago Posted in News