The coronavirus pandemic creates challenges across all aspects of the self-storage industry. Learn how the crisis is affecting tenants, owners, managers, suppliers, developers, investors and lenders, and how communication is crucial to navigating...
Though storage condominiums are similar to traditional self-storage in some ways, they target a different breed of customer. Learn the differences between the two models and how they can coexist as complementary businesses.
Market saturation is a pressing concern for many U.S. self-storage developers and owners these days, and for good cause. When determining whether to build a new project or even whether to purchase an existing facility, you must fully understand...
As it becomes more challenging for self-storage owners and developers to find quality land on which to build and get municipal project approval, a strategic approach to facility design is more important than ever. Our Self-Storage Mastery DVD 5...
Update 3/23/20 – The ISS World Expo has been postponed to July 21-24, and the show’s four self-storage Q&A sessions have been rescheduled accordingly. Greenberger’s Legal Q&A will now take place on July 23, 4:30-6 p.m. The three other open-forum...
Update 3/20/20 – The global self-storage development pipeline continues to be extremely dynamic. Inside Self-Storage regularly covers new projects being planned and approved as well as zoning and other municipal issues. Following is additional...
TopCity Sports & Storage has opened a mixed-use project in Topeka, Kan., that currently offers self-storage units and will eventually also feature an indoor-sports facility. Phase one of the project, focusing on temperature-controlled storage...
Finding the right unit mix for a market can be challenging for self-storage developers, new and seasoned alike. Learn about the factors that should influence these decisions and get advice for arriving at the right balance.
There’s something awe-inspiring about watching a parcel of dirt transform into a gorgeous, new self-storage facility. Set to soothing music, this time-lapse video from European operator Less Mess Storage captures the pain-staking detail and...