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.
Snapbox Self Storage, which operates 29 facilities in 10 states, will convert a vacant mall to self-storage in Hamilton Township, N.J. The company has received zoning approval to renovate the 43,000-square-foot structure and add more than 38,500...
Gecko RV & Boat Storage in Roseburg, Ore., has begun a $1.2 million expansion that will double its size. Workers have completed the leveling and laying of the underlying groundwork for the property at 350 N.E. Pomona St., according to the...
Self-storage real estate investment trust (REIT) and third-party management firm CubeSmart has transformed a portion of the Family Christian Center (FCC) in Gastonia, N.C., into 330 storage units, with the intent to convert the entire 10,000...
Home Star Storage LLC, which operates four self-storage facilities in Florida, is converting a former office and warehouse to self-storage in Mableton, Ga. It’ll be the company’s first location in the state, according to a press release...
Prime Development Group LLC (PDG) has installed solar panels at College Point Storage, a self-storage facility it owns in Lacey, Wash. The 120-kilowatt system comprises a series of 360-watt, 72-cell photovoltaic panels, which is expected to offset...
Update 10/4/18 – A little more than a year after acquiring the former Kmart building in Muncie, Ind., U-Haul has opened a new 2,500-square-foot showroom. Once the conversion to self-storage is complete, U-Haul Moving & Storage of...
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...
