Conversions

Guardian Self Storage, which operates two facilities in Lihue, Hawaii, is making progress on its conversion of the former Nāwiliwili Bulk Sugar Facility on Niumalu Road, which it purchased in 2016. During the first phase, approximately one-third...

Update 6/6/18 – The conversion of the former E.C. Pigments mill is expected to be complete next month. A new roof is in place, and fresh doors and windows have been added on the first floor. Some of the interior is complete as well, according to...

Sohier Road Self Storage LLC is seeking approval to convert a roller-skating rink and indoor soccer field to self-storage in Beverly, Mass. Developer Eric Loiacano has applied for a special permit and site-plan review for the property at 130...

The Lackland Family has converted a former manufacturing plant to self-storage in Plainfield, N.J. The 850-unit facility at 639 South Ave. includes climate control, door alarms, and a retail store that sells moving and packing supplies. It has...

Update 5/1/18 – StorCon faces two more zoning-approval hurdles before it can move forward with its proposed 76,000-square-foot self-storage facility on Duncan Avenue. Though the Clearwater City Council approved the zoning change to commercial last...

The Lock Up Self Storage, which operates 45 sites in eight states, has opened its largest facility nationwide, located in Lakeview, Ill. The property at 3705 N. Lincoln Ave. previously housed a factory. The Lock Up converted the existing structure...

Diversified real estate firm 10 Federal is looking to tear down a former strip club in Graham, N.C., and build a self-storage facility in its place. If approved, it’ll be the company’s second location in the city...

Real estate developer Ziff Properties Inc. has acquired the former US Golf & Sports Centers Inc. retail store in Knoxville, Tenn., which it intends to convert to self-storage. Once the renovation is complete, the 6.02-acre property at 11775 Snyder...

Update 4/12/18 – Additional details have been released on the two-property Minnesota self-storage portfolio acquired by WPI and Harrison Street. Previously, the number of reported units for both properties included RV parking spaces. The White...

Update 4/10/18 – The Sycamore Planning Commission unanimously granted Olson a special-use permit on Monday. The move comes two weeks after the city council approved his amendment to allow indoor self-storage facilities in the city’s Unified...