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.
Update 10/4/18 – Generation4 has begun construction on its SpareSpace self-storage project on N.W. 30th Street. The facility is now expected to be complete next summer...
Virginia Varsity Storage Inc. plans to convert the historic Graves-Humphreys Hardware Co. Inc. site in Roanoke, Va., into a mixed-use property that will include self-storage, office space and residential units. It’ll be the company’s...
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 Coca-Cola Bottling Co. distribution...
Update 10/3/18 – Rosemurgy Properties and Sentry Self Storage received a $10.4 million construction loan for their self-storage development project in Hollywood, Fla. The lender is BB&T Corp., a bank-holding company based in Winston-Salem, N.C...
Commercial real estate developer Cyzner Properties intends to build an Arthur’s Self Storage facility in Branchburg, N.J., though the plan could face opposition due to township restrictions against storage development. The company wants to...
Canadian development firm Ulmus Development Ltd. plans to build a mixed-use, eco-friendly project in downtown Kelowna, British Columbia, that’ll include self-storage and co-workspace. Slated to open next summer, the five-story EcoLock...
The self-storage industry is enjoying an extraordinary development cycle, but the rapid pace of construction could lead to overbuilt markets. Business experts examine the rate of growth, areas that could be in trouble, and how developers and...
Damage to a self-storage metal roof is a matter of when, not if. Learn to look for these six common problems and why restoration may be better than a full replacement.
Ben Ellinwood, owner of Rock Solid Storage in Edgecomb, Maine, has converted a former Dodge dealership in Waldaboro, Maine, into a second location. The new self-storage facility at 76 Winslows Mills Road offers climate-controlled and vehicle...
Self-storage owner Erik Hemingway found development success with the conversion of a former printing plant in Wilmington, N.C. Read about the benefits of conversion, and why this type of project is often “smooth sailing” for builders and investors...
