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Self-storage properties are constantly changing hands, and Inside Self-Storage is regularly notified of these market transactions. Here’s an overview of activity happening in August 2019...

Update 8/7/19 – Pankey pleaded guilty to child abuse resulting in death on Aug. 1 in connection with her son, Caden McWilliams. Her sentencing is scheduled for Oct. 3. She faces a prison sentence of 16 to 32 years, according to a source...

The Storage Group (TSG), an Internet-marketing company that serves the self-storage industry, has promoted Marlene Cotto to the position of client success manager, effective Aug. 12. The appointment will help the firm ensure customer satisfaction...

Update 8/6/19 – The Warwick Zoning Board last month granted PRW a special-use permit and parking variance that paves the way for the developer to convert the Pond Plaza to self-storage. Though the approval came with several conditions related to...

Officials in Middletown, Md., are considering a text amendment to the city’s zoning ordinance that would remove the requirement that self-storage be an accessory use to a primary business. The update would also provide definitions to several terms...

CubeSmart, a publicly traded self-storage real estate investment trust and management company, has been named among the “2019 50 Most Engaged Workplaces” in North America by Achievers, an employee-engagement platform provider. The annual award...

Talonvest Capital Inc., a boutique real estate adviser serving the self-storage industry, has expanded its team. The firm hired Lauren Maehler as a loan administrator and David DiRienzo as an analyst. In addition, Carole Stanley was promoted to...

Inside Self-Storage (ISS) has published its 2019 Technology Digital Issue, an all-new publication including in-depth articles about modern innovation and tools to improve business efficiency, performance and the customer experience. Written by...

Vern Frykholm Jr., co-owner of Sequim, Wash.-based All Safe Mini Storage, recently donated $2,000 on behalf of his self-storage business to the Northwest Colonial Festival, an annual summer re-enactment of the battles of Lexington and Concord from...

Update 8/5/19 – The 50-property portfolio purchased in June by SROA Capital Fund VII was acquired from HVP III, a joint venture formed in 2015 between self-storage real estate investment trust (REIT) CubeSmart and real estate investment firm...