Happenings

Update 7/1/23 – Montar Group LLC received site-plan approval for its project in Orange, Connecticut. Plans for the property at 16 and 22 Salemme Lane include a 121,200 square-foot building with 900 units. The proposal was approved unanimously but...

RKAA Architects Inc., a firm specializing in self-storage facility design, will partner with “Viewpoint With Dennis Quaid,” an online series of short-form documentaries hosted by actor Quaid on a variety of educational topics. RKAA architects...

The Parkland City, Florida, Commission last week approved two measures that’ll allow self-storage to be developed in some commercial zones. The updates to the city’s comprehensive plan and land-development code came after a request from Florida...

Update 6/30/23 – Despite a design change to The Simpson Organization’s self-storage proposal for Hendricks Avenue and Prudential Drive in Jacksonville, Florida, the city council deadlocked 9-9 on a rezoning request, which equated to a denial per...

Ivanhoé Cambridge, a Montreal-based real estate development and investment firm, has entered the self-storage industry through a partnership with Safely Store Self Storage, an investment platform launched by Iron Point Partners LLC and Taylor...

A man was seriously injured on Saturday when his car caught fire inside a unit at Red Dot Storage in Pewaukee, Wisconsin. He was working on the vehicle at the time. The blaze also caused extensive damage to the self-storage facility at N14 W24789...

Southern Self Storage, which operates 50 facilities across six states and Puerto Rico, will host a back-to-school drive during July at select locations. This will be the third consecutive year the company has collected backpacks, notebooks...

Update 6/23/23 – An arrest has been made in connection with a three-alarm fire at a Public Storage facility earlier this month in San Jose, California. Officials haven’t yet identified the person, nor have they revealed possible charges or the...

The Investment Real Estate Group of Companies (IREGC), which specializes in self-storage construction and management and operates the Moove In Self Storage brand, has hired Brandy Meyer as controller. She’ll be responsible for leading the...

Update 6/23/23 – 1784 Capital Holdings LLC, which acquires, develops, constructs and owns self-storage is progressing with construction on its Goleta Self Storage project on Kellogg Avenue in Goleta, California. The company has made several design...