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Most Excellent: How to Show Ownership You’re a Better Self-Storage Manager Than the Rest

Apr 20, 2021

Canada Self-Storage Operator StorageVault Launches FlexSpace Logistics Platform

Apr 19, 2021

Inside Self-Storage Store Offers 2 New Investor-Education Courses: Big Money and Private Money

Apr 19, 2021

Worcester, MA, to Limit Self-Storage Development

Apr 19, 2021

StorageBlue Releases ‘Too Much Junk’ Self-Storage Music Video With Betty Idol

Apr 19, 2021

Two Transactions in One: Offering Truck Rentals at Your Self-Storage Facility

Apr 17, 2021

Holiday Island Holdings to Enter Self-Storage Sector With U Storage USA Acquisition

Apr 16, 2021

Arson Suspected in Fire at Monster Self Storage in Evans, GA

Apr 16, 2021

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Conversion Case Study: Devon Self Storage’s Kmart Transformation in Grand Rapids, MI

Jan 27, 2021

Conversion is becoming an increasingly popular way to create new self-storage facilities. For first-hand insight, read this study of a...

Self-Storage Conversion Projects: Pros and Cons, Building Assessment, Design, Pitfalls, and More

Jan 21, 2021

Building conversion has been a popular approach during the latest self-storage development boom, but it isn’t...

Considering a Building Conversion? Walk Through a Potential Project With ‘The Self Storage Guy’

Jan 13, 2021

Conversions are becoming an increasingly popular way to create self-storage, as they can open doors for new...

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Stuf Raises $1.8M to Convert Unused Commercial Space to Self-Storage

Dec 15, 2020

Stuf, a startup business that’s partnering with commercial property owners to convert unused space to self-storage, has raised $1.8 million in seed funding. With locations in Brooklyn, N.Y., and San Francisco, the company will use the money to...

Conversion Conundrum: Could Self-Storage Developers Wind Up Battling Amazon for Abandoned Retail Space?

Aug 21, 2020

Retailers are closing stores at an accelerated pace due to the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Many spaces could draw interest from developers for conversion to self-storage. In an interesting twist, they may also be targeted by...

Historic Conversion: Transforming a Former Kentucky Distillery Into High-Tech Self-Storage

Jul 21, 2020

All it takes is a vision. Read about the historic conversion of a 19th century National Distillers bottling warehouse in Louisville, Ky., to Ultra Self-Storage. The transformation blends features from the building’s past with technology and other...

U-Haul Announces Several Self-Storage Development Projects

Jul 01, 2020

Phoenix-based U-Haul International Inc., which operates more than 1,200 self-storage facilities across North America, has recently opened or is in the process of developing several new projects. There are three ground-up facilities, four...

SmartStop Converts Industrial Building to Self-Storage in Ontario, Canada

Jun 18, 2020

Update 6/18/20 – SmartStop Self Storage REIT Inc., formerly known as Strategic Storage Trust II Inc., opened its conversion...

Adams Property Group Converts Grocery Store to Self-Storage in Williamsburg, VA

Apr 16, 2020

Update 4/16/20 – Adams Property Group began converting the former Farm Fresh store to self-storage in January. The interior...

4 Pitfalls to Avoid When Converting an Existing Building to Self-Storage

Dec 12, 2019

A self-storage owner or developer can encounter many challenges during a building conversion. The author shares four pitfalls...

Titan Properties Converts Bowling Alley to Self-Storage in Orlando, FL

Nov 21, 2019

Update 11/21/19 – The self-storage project developed by Titan on Primrose Drive in Orlando is now open. The three-story facility is managed by self-storage real estate investment trust Extra Space Storage and branded under its name...

Rosemurgy Properties/Sentry Self Storage Develops 2 New Facilities in Florida

Nov 14, 2019

Update 11/14/19 – Rosemurgy Properties and Sentry Self Storage completed construction on the partnership’s Hollywood facility, holding a grand-opening even on Nov. 7. The design by Kenneth Carlson Architects includes a two-story glass storefront...

Author Mark Helm Discusses 4 Pitfalls to Avoid During Self-Storage Conversion Projects

Sep 11, 2019

Converting an existing building to self-storage can offer development advantages, but project mistakes can be costly. In this video, Mark Helm, author of “Creating Wealth Through Self-Storage,” discusses lessons learned from personal experience...

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