Renovations/Upgrades

Self-storage real estate investment trust Extra Space Storage Inc. is seeking approval to renovate its facility at 7540 McCormick Blvd. in Skokie, Ill. The company plans to demolish an existing single-storage building encompassing 5,045 square...

U.K. self-storage operator The Store Room is expanding its facility at 671 Eccles New Road in Salford, England. The renovation, expected to take six weeks and cost £100,000, follows recent expansions at the company’s facilities in Bradford, Leeds...

Inside Self-Storage (ISS) will host a one-day Developers Conference on June 3 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City. Designed for investors, developers and aspiring self-storage owners interested in the business as well as...

Uncle Bob’s Self Storage is nearing completion on a conversion project that will transform the former Otis Elevator building in Chicago into its newest facility. Built in 1926 and vacant since 2009, the structure at 1625 S. Ashland Ave. spans a...

Driven by consumer demand for more heated units, Menards Self Storage has submitted plans for a proposed expansion at its Eau Claire, Wis., facility. Subject to city approval, the project at 3230 E. Hamilton Ave. would replace several parking...

U.K. self-storage operator The Store Room has added 5,000 square feet of storage space to its facility on Beckside Road in Bradford, England. The project was the third expansion of the property in less than a year, driven by increased local demand...

U.K. self-storage operator Attic Self Storage recently completed a £250,000 refurbishment project of its facility in London. The three-month renovation involved extensive structural alterations to replace the existing brickwork façade with floor...

U.K. self-storage operator The Store Room has completed a £200,000 expansion of its facility in Leeds, England. The work was completed over a two-week period in January and was officially opened last week.

Rapid Self Storage in Tulare, Calif., is nearing completion on an extensive renovation project after being purchased in late 2012 by brothers Eric and Mike Fishback. Since the project began last February, the Fishbacks have painted the facility...

Investment Real Estate Construction LLC (IREC) has completed the renovation of 140 Mini Storage in Finksburg, Md. The 28,475-square-foot self-storage facility at 3240 Old Westminster Pike just outside of Baltimore was dilapidated and in much need...