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.
Go Store It, which operates 20 self-storage facilities in six states, has broken ground on two new projects. One is in Woodfin, N.C., a town in the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area, and the other is in Mt. Pleasant, S.C., a suburb just east...
Update 7/5/18 – Storage Master has acquired the former Cudahy Tannery property for $325,000 from Tasman Great Lakes Real Estate LLC. The purchase includes four buildings comprising a total of 94,173 square feet. About two-thirds of the...
Phoenix-based U-Haul International Inc., which operates more than 1,300 self-storage facilities across North America and frequently recycles existing structures for its new locations, has purchased two warehouses in Libertyville, Ill., with the...
Real estate developer Keller Inc. intends to convert a former Pick ’n Save grocery store to self-storage in New Berlin, Wis., as part of a proposed mixed-use project that would also include two newly constructed retail buildings on the...
Construction has begun on Carefree Crossings, a new self-storage facility in Phoenix that once faced opposition due to its location on a flood plain and a scenic area. The 17.25-acre lot on the northeast corner of 7th Street and Carefree Highway...
Clifton Safe Storage LLC is seeking zoning approval to tear down Ploch’s Garden Center in Clifton, N.J., and build a five-story self-storage facility in its place. The zoning board discussed the proposal for the 1.85-acre property at 1172...
Phillips Development & Realty LLC (PDR) is developing a three-story self-storage facility in Harahan, La., a suburb of New Orleans. Construction is expected to begin in the fourth quarter, with completion slated for the second quarter of 2019...
Update 6/25/18 – Dominion Self-Storage has completed construction of its Buckeye, Ariz., facility in the Verrado master-planned community. The final project comprises 81,618 square feet of storage space in 528 air-conditioned units...
With an increase in RV and boat sales comes an opportunity for self-storage owners and developers to provide space for these precious vehicles. Read about the types of units you can build as well as various development and operational considerations.
Union Boulevard Storage LLC intends to convert a former soda-bottling plant to self-storage in Allentown, Pa. The Canada-based company acquired three parcels from A-Treat Bottling Co. for $1.4 million. The purchase includes two buildings at 2001...
