The Maumee, Ohio, City Council passed a temporary moratorium last week on applications, permits and plans for new self-storage projects. The pause will allow officials to review the city’s building codes and zoning laws, according to Mayor Rich...
Update 1/5/22 – Trussville Storage received a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for the recent installation of solar panels at its facility in Trussville, Alabama. Though the project faced limited inventory of materials and a...
Price-gouging restrictions on self-storage rental rates, which were put in place through multiple states of emergency issued in response to California wildfires, ended last week in several counties. The price easing included Butte, Mendocino...
Update 1/5/22 – HPI Real Estate Services & Investments has closed funding for its third self-storage investment fund. Fund III will initially pursue development and select acquisition opportunities in Florida, Nevada and Texas, according to a...
Melissa Sims McCann has been arrested on two felony counts of abuse of a corpse after skeletal remains of a newborn baby were discovered inside her self-storage unit in November. McCann had rented the unit at Watts N Storage, at 1004 Old Estill...
Robert Bruce, who starred in Kevin Smith’s reality TV series “Comic Book Men” on AMC, was found dead in his self-storage unit on Dec. 31. His body was discovered at City Center Plaza Professional Records Storage Facility in Red Bank, New Jersey...
The William Warren Group (WWG), a privately held real estate company that operates the StorQuest Self Storage brand, has named Tim Hobin as chief investment officer. He’ll guide and mentor the company’s real estate team and help WWG achieve its...
A man suspected of breaking into a unit at Secure Self Storage was shot and injured by police officers on Dec. 22 as he attempted to flee in his vehicle. No one else was hurt, according to sources...