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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Update 3/13/18 – Wentworth has sold its newly converted self-storage property in Chula Vista to Strategic Storage Growth Trust Inc. (SSGT), a public, non-traded, self-storage real estate investment trust sponsored by SmartStop Asset...
Update 3/9/18 – Extra Space is now in lease-up for its 1,000-unit self-storage facility, part of the mixed-use project in former Building 42 of the Pabst Brewing complex. The redeveloped structure will be known as “The Forty Two...
President Trump has issued new tariffs on imported steel and aluminum. Set to take effect in two weeks, these fees will apply to product from every country except Canada and Mexico. The move is considered controversial, and those inside and out of...
Dick Mann, the owner of Los Altos Batting Range in Albuquerque, N.M., is closing the business after 35 years to convert the complex to self-storage. Mann intends to invest about $300,000 to transform the .75-acre site to a 100-unit storage...
Brockton & Main LLC is converting the former Micro Wire wholesale and distribution center in Brockton, Mass., to self-storage. The company purchased the property at 120 N. Main St. for $2.6 million, according to NAI Hunneman, the Boston-based...
ezStorage Corp., which operates 52 self-storage facilities in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C., has received silver-level certification for its Burtonsville, Md., location from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) under the Leadership in...
Update 2/28/18 – 1784 Capital Holdings has completed the first phase of Tucson Orange Grove Self Storage in Tucson, Ariz. The two-levels, both offering vehicle access, contain 540 units, some of which are climate control, according to a...
Climate-controlled self-storage has become commonplace but is often regulated to only interior buildings. Here’s a look at the benefits, design and costs of adding this feature to drive-up storage units.
Phoenix-based U-Haul International Inc., which operates more than 1,300 self-storage locations across North America, is converting a former Kmart store in Lancaster, Calif., and a factory in Erie, Pa., to self-storage. Both projects are a part of...
