Officials in St. Louis Park, Minn., are working on changes to the city’s comprehensive plan and zoning ordinance that would define self-storage as a conditional, permitted use within industrial parks and general industrial-zoning districts but...
Converting an existing building to self-storage can offer development advantages, but project mistakes can be costly. In this video, Mark Helm, author of “Creating Wealth Through Self-Storage,” discusses lessons learned from personal experience...
Update 9/11/19 – During its first reading on Sept. 3, the Englewood City Council voted 4-2 to approve WWG’s zoning request, which will enable the company to convert a former Kmart to self-storage. Councilmembers Laurett Barrentine and Rita Russell...
When trying to determine whether a self-storage market is overbuilt or headed toward saturation, it’s critical to ask the right question and know how to arrive at an accurate answer. What’s the question? Read on to find out.
Real Capital Analytics Inc. (RCA), a firm that provides data on the commercial real estate investment markets, has published lists identifying the top 10 U.S. markets for self-storage acquisition and construction activity. The lists are part of an...
The Sacramento, Calif., Law and Legislation Committee voted unanimously this week to forward a proposal to the city council that would ban auto-service and self-storage businesses along the Stockton Boulevard corridor where it intersects with...
England-based My Secure Self Store has received a six-figure investment from Venturian Funding & Investment Group, a family-owned private-capital firm, which it used to build its first self-storage facility. Ongoing capital infusions from...
Whether you buy or build your next self-storage facility, you may have to kiss a lot of frogs before you find your prince. Here are some pros and cons to consider as you decide which to court.
Update 9/4/19 – The Extra Space Storage facility developed in Knoxville by Miller-Valentine and Coastal Storage has officially opened. The facility at 111 Eubanks Ave. contains indoor and drive-up climate-controlled units. It’s 1.5 miles from the...
Update 9/4/19 – WCSS DuPont WA LLC, an entity of West Coast Self-Storage Group (WCSSG), which operates 63 facilities in the Pacific Northwest, has opened its mixed-use project in DuPont. The Ace Hardware store opened in July, according to a press...
