If you’re looking to build, expand, buy or sell a self-storage facility in 2020, the ISS World Expo in Las Vegas, July 21-24, is a must-attend event. The industry’s biggest conference and tradeshow of the year will provide the education, exhibits...
Update 12/20/19 – Connolly Bros. has completed construction on the Revere Beach Parkway self-storage project. The final design includes two freight elevators, dedicated sales/administration offices and covered customer-parking areas. The structure...
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Many of today’s self-storage businesses offer a variety of add-on products and services; but simply providing them isn’t enough. To be successful, you must craft these niches to have style as well as substance. Here’s how to design ancillary space...
Update 12/19/19 – The Birmingham City Council on Tuesday exercised its option to extend its moratorium on self-storage development by 90 days. The move will keep the ban active until April...
The Inside Self-Storage (ISS) Store, an e-commerce website providing research and education products for industry professionals, has released its 2020 Guidebook Series covering all aspects of the storage business. The new series includes the buyer...
A self-storage owner or developer can encounter many challenges during a building conversion. The author shares four pitfalls to avoid when transforming an existing structure to storage and things he’d do differently on his own projects if he...
Update 12/10/19 – The Coon Rapids City Council voted 5-2 on Nov. 19 to repeal its moratorium on self-storage development. Councilmembers Wade Demmer and Jennifer Geisler voted against lifting the ban, according to the source...
Update 12/9/19 – The Lenexa City Council last month unanimously approved the final plan for the StorTropolis self-storage project after the developer adjusted the design to accommodate some neighborhood concerns. Changes include lowering the...
Australian entrepreneurs Tim Manson and Byron Smith are set to build their first XSpace self-storage facility in Austin, Texas, featuring customizable condominium units and high-end amenities, including a 3,000-square-foot owner’s lounge. The four...
