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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

2 days ago

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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

2 days ago

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Residents Oppose Proposed Self-Storage Facility Near Cedar Park, Texas

Two proposed development projects, including a self-storage facility, have drawn the ire of subdivision residents near Cedar Park, Texas. Residents have collected more than 600 signatures on a petition designed to stop two separate developers from building a gas station and ...More

3 days ago

Posted in News, Construction, Development

Westy Self Storage Tops Off Steel Work on Facility Expansion in White Plains, NY

This week Westy Self Storage placed the final steel beam on the expansion to the company’s White Plains, N.Y., facility. The steel work was topped off five months after breaking ground. The 600 tons of structural steel will add nearly 70,000 square feet to the existing ...More

3 days ago

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San Diego Self Storage to Host E-Waste Recycling Event in National City, CA

San Diego Self Storage (SDSS) is partnering with Recycle San Diego (RSD) to host an electronic-waste (e-waste) recycling campaign at its facility in National City, Calif., May 19-25. ...More

3 days ago

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Storage Post Self Storage Hires COO, Creates New Business Unit

Storage Post Self Storage has made some organizational changes that it says will strengthen the company for long-term success. They include the appointment of real estate executive Marvin Banks to the position of chief operating officer and the creation of a business unit ...More

3 days ago

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Self-Storage Operator StorageMart Collects Ice Skates for Canadian Charity

Self-storage operator StorageMart is partnering with Skate to Great, a Canadian-based nonprofit that collects donated new and gently used ice skates and distributes them to deserving children and at-risk youth across North America. Every StorageMart facility in Alberta, ...More

3 days ago

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Australian Self-Storage Operator Kennards Nears Controversial Zoning Victory

Kennards Self Storage of Australia is nearing a zoning victory in the city of Wollongong that would enable the company to build a storage facility in an area zoned for heavy industrial use. Kennards purchased land in the Kemblawarra Industrial Precinct and Business Park in ...More

4 days ago

Posted in News, Development

Storage Post Self Storage Acquires Pelham, NY, Facility From Acadia Realty Trust

Storage Post Self Storage has purchased a self-storage facility in Pelham, N.Y., from Acadia Realty Trust, a publicly traded real estate investment trust. Storage Post has managed the 76,000-square-foot facility since 2010 and will continue to operate it under the Storage ...More

4 days ago

Posted in News, Real Estate

MJ Partners Releases Overview of 1Q 2013 Self-Storage REIT Performance

MJ Partners Real Estate Services has released a 20-page report highlighting key performance metrics from the first-quarter 2013 quarterly financial results issued by the four U.S.-based self-storage real estate investment trusts (REITs)—CubeSmart, Extra Space Storage Inc., ...More

5 days ago

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