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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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...

Longview Development LLC Converts Former Kmart to Self-Storage in Longview, TX

Nov 20, 2018

Update 11/19/18 – The McCann Road conversion is expected to be complete in the first quarter of next year, according to the source. The $1.6 million project received approval from the city council in September, according to a source. The facility...

Coda Management Group to Convert Commercial Building to Self-Storage in Toledo, OH

Nov 19, 2018

Coda Management Group, a development firm that specializes in self-storage conversions, has partnered with private investors to acquire a two-story commercial building in Toledo, Ohio, that will be redeveloped into a storage facility. The 88,000...

JSM Venture to Convert Vacant Kmart to Self-Storage in Zion, IL

Nov 19, 2018

Self-storage developer JSM Venture Inc. has purchased a vacant Kmart in Zion, Ill., for $2.3 million that it intends to convert to self-storage. Plans for the 90,426-square-foot structure at 3355 Sheridan Road include 69,750 rentable square feet...

DealPoint Merrill to Convert Former Macys to Self-Storage in Richmond Heights, OH

Nov 14, 2018

Update 11/14/18 – The DealPoint Merrill conversion of Macy’s to self-storage continues to move forward. The $8 million project will comprise more than 1,100 units at 691 Richmond Road. A previous source reported the street address number as 641...

Miami City Self Storage LLC Buys 6 Development Sites in Miami-Dade County, FL

Nov 08, 2018

Update 11/8/18 – MCSS has opened its self-storage facility on 79th Street in Miami, an arterial street also known as the John F. Kennedy Causeway. The five-story structure comprises 76,050 square feet in 922 units. It’s a few blocks west of the...

Stor-All to Convert Public Works Building to Self-Storage in Palm Beach Gardens, FL

Nov 08, 2018

Stor-All Acquisitions LLC, an affiliate of Stor-All Storage, has acquired a Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., public-works building for $3.8 million with the intent to convert it to self-storage. The company outbid two other offers for the property at...

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