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Amsdell Cos./Compass Self Storage Buys 4th Atlanta Facility

The Amsdell family of companies has acquired a self-storage facility in Conyers, Ga. The facility has more than 87,000 net rentable square feet and will be operated by Compass Self Storage LLC. The property is located at 1602 Lakefield Drive S.E. and offers drive-up access, ...More

4 weeks ago

Posted in News, Real Estate

LifeStorage of Addison Wins Local ‘Best of’ Award in the Self-Storage Category

LifeStorage of Addison, Ill., part of a growing self-storage chain in the ChicagoLand area, was named a 2013 “Best of Addison” winner in the self-storage category by the Addison Award Program. The annual award honors the achievements and accomplishments of local businesses ...More

4 weeks ago

Posted in News

Self-Storage REITs to Release 1Q 2013 Financial Results, Conference Calls Announced

The four U.S.-based self-storage real estate investment trusts (REITs)—CubeSmart, Extra Space Storage Inc., Public Storage Inc. and Sovran Self Storage Inc.—have announced when and how they will reveal their earnings statements for the fiscal quarter that ended March 31. ...More

5 weeks ago

Posted in News, Finance

U.K. Self-Storage Operator Big Yellow and the Southwark Tigers Do Tea at the House of Lords

U.K. self-storage operator Big Yellow was recently invited to the House of Lords for a tea party, thanks to one of the sports teams it sponsors, the Southwark Tigers Rugby Club. On April 10, Lord Tim Clement-Jones held a reception for some of the team's players, parents and ...More

5 weeks ago

Posted in News, Marketing

Trumbull Self Storage Developer Closes Loan, Begins Construction in Connecticut

Three years after financing woes brought the development of Trumbull Self Storage to a halt, construction has resumed for the facility on 6 Cutlers Farm Road in Trumbull, Conn. The city’s planning and zoning commission approved the business in May 2010, but developer ...More

5 weeks ago

Posted in News, Construction, Development, Finance

Artists Illuminate Roll-Up Doors at Maryland Self-Storage Facility

Storage Village Self Storage in North Bethesda, Md., hosted an April 14 art event titled “Village Illuminated,” inviting local artists to transform the facility’s roll-up doors into a colorful celebration of community service. Artists from across the Washington, D.C., metro ...More

5 weeks ago

Posted in News, Management

Canada’s Vanguard Self Storage Sponsors Late Model Division Race at Peterborough Speedway

Vanguard Self Storage in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, is the title sponsor for the Late Model division at Peterborough Speedway. It is the second consecutive year Vanguard has sponsored the division for the Canadian short-track stock-car racing competition. ...More

5 weeks ago

Posted in News, Management

Gunman Shot, Killed in Standoff at Longwood, FL, Self-Storage Facility

A standoff at the SureSave USA self-storage facility in Longwood, Fla., ended late Monday morning when SWAT officers were forced to shoot and kill a man who was armed with a shotgun. ...More

5 weeks ago

Posted in News

AMERCO Real Estate Buys Self-Storage Facility in Pharr Texas

Phoenix-based AMERCO Real Estate Co., the development and acquisitions entity for The U-Haul Co., has purchased AAA Storage EXP 281 in Pharr, Texas, for an undisclosed amount. ...More

April 22, 2013

Posted in News, Real Estate

Florida’s Southern Self Storage Raises $2,500 for Youth Organization

Southern Self Storage in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., partnered with Palm Beach County’s Youth For Christ organization to raise funds for its teen ministry. The company’s two self-storage locations in West Palm Beach held consecutive yard sales in April, raising more than ...More

April 22, 2013

Posted in News, Management

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