Construction

Self-storage construction has become more sophisticated due to heightened consumer expectations, changing building codes, and a more rigid approval processes through municipal planning boards. Important topics covered in this category include design trends, zoning, conversions, eco-friendly components and practices, and more.

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'Net-Zero Energy' Self-Storage Facility Receives LEED Certification in Austin, TX

Jan 09, 2019

Update 1/9/19 – The CubeSmart-managed facility on East Ben White Boulevard in Austin, Texas, has received LEED Platinum Certification. The property earned more points under the LEED v4 O+M: Warehouses and Distribution Centers rating system than...

Box Self Storage in Cincinnati Meets Eco-Friendly Building Standards

Jan 08, 2019

Box Self Storage in Cincinnati, which opened in October, is doing its part to help the environment and local community by using materials and processes that consume less energy and produce less waste, according to a press release. The company was...

Fine-Art Self-Storage Operator Uovo Opens Facilities in Brooklyn and Orangetown, NY

Dec 21, 2018

Update 12/21/18 – Uovo has revealed additional details on its Brooklyn self-storage conversion project. The property at 105 Evergreen Ave. was acquired for $47 million, with total project costs expected to be about $76 million. Construction will...

MCSS Self Storage Expands Development Reach in South Florida

Dec 20, 2018

Update 12/20/18 – MCSS has completed construction on its self-storage facility in Davie. The University Drive location is the company’s 10th in South Florida. It comprises 90,000 square feet in 1,055 climate-controlled units, according to a press...

Jeremiah 29 LLC Breaks Ground on 5-Story Self-Storage Facility in Marlborough, MA

Dec 18, 2018

Self-storage developer Jeremiah 29 LLC, an affiliate of commercial real estate firm O'Brien Commercial Properties Inc. (OCP), is building a five-story self-storage facility on a 3-acre parcel in Marlborough, Mass. The property at 215 Simarano...

Integrita Capital Partners to Build 5-Story Self-Storage Facility in Ridgefield, NJ

Dec 11, 2018

Private equity firm Integrita Capital Partners LLC is developing a five-storage self-storage facility in Ridgefield, N.J. Once complete, the structure at 625 Grand Ave. will comprise 152,000 square feet in 1,220 climate-controlled units. It’ll...

U-Haul to Convert Ultra Foods Grocery Store to Self-Storage in Kanakee, IL

Dec 06, 2018

Phoenix-based U-Haul International Inc., which operates more than 1,500 self-storage facilities across North America and frequently recycles existing structures for its new locations, is converting a former Ultra Foods grocery store to self...

Extra Space to Add Solar Panels to 23 Self-Storage Facilities in Colorado, Illinois

Nov 29, 2018

Extra Space Storage Inc., a publicly traded self-storage real estate investment trust (REIT) and third-party management firm, has partnered with solar-power company Pivot Energy to add 2.7 megawatts of capacity at 23 of the REIT’s locations in...

U-Haul Eyes Former Pocatello, ID, Kmart for Conversion to Self-Storage

Nov 23, 2018

AMERCO, the parent company of U-Haul International Inc., is eyeing a vacant Kmart in Pocatello, Idaho, for conversion to self-storage. The planning and zoning commission last week unanimously approved a conditional use permit for the property at...

Self-Storage Conversion Project Approved for Buffalo, NY

Nov 20, 2018

Update 11/20/18 – Real estate developer Daniel Blanchard of 459 Broadway has acquired the 46,193-square-foot Drescher Paper Box building after securing approvals for a special-use permit and a zoning variance for his self-storage project...