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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Snapbox Self-Storage to Convert Former Shopping Mall in Hamilton, NJ

Oct 16, 2018

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...

Assembling a Team of Winners to Play the Self-Storage Development Game

Oct 16, 2018

Assembling a self-storage development team isn’t much different than putting together a winning sports lineup. Follow these tips to create a team that’s built for project success.

Gecko RV & Boat Storage in Roseburg, OR, Begins $1.2M Expansion

Oct 15, 2018

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...

CubeSmart Self-Storage Facility to Replace Church in Gastonia, NC, Retail Center

Oct 11, 2018

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 to Convert Mableton, GA, Warehouse to Self-Storage

Oct 10, 2018

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...

College Point Storage Installs Solar Panels on Lacey, WA, Facility

Oct 09, 2018

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...

U-Haul Converts Former JCPenney and Kmart Stores to Self-Storage in 5 States

Oct 05, 2018

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...

Generation4 Partners to Build 7-Story Self-Storage Facility in Miami

Oct 04, 2018

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 to Convert Historic Building to Self-Storage Mixed-Use Site in Roanoke, VA

Oct 04, 2018

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...

U-Haul Converts Former Coca-Cola Distribution Plant to Self-Storage in Waukee, IA

Oct 03, 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 Coca-Cola Bottling Co. distribution...

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