Bloomington, Ind.-based Storage Express has acquired a self-storage facility in Columbus, Ohio, the company’s first in the city and sixth in the Buckeye State. The 35,000-square-foot property is in Southeast Columbus on Chatterton Road, just south of I-70. The company plans to upgrade the site with new security and access-control features, a 24-hour rental center and other amenities.

Storage Express intends to expand in Ohio along the I-70 and I-75 corridors, according to a company press release. It also recently expanded its presence in the Indianapolis-metro storage market through acquisitions, and has plans for new construction in several areas.

Storage Express owns and operates 84 self-storage properties in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and Tennessee.