Happenings

SmartStop Self Storage REIT Inc., a self-managed real estate investment trust, is sponsoring the plane for Flight for Hope, a round-the-world journey by Callum Wallace to raise awareness and funds for the nonprofit Home Suite Hope and other...

Spartan Investment Group, a privately held real estate investment firm that specializes in self-storage and operates the FreeUp Storage brand, has hired R. Christian Sonne as a strategic adviser. Sonne will assist in the company’s mitigation and...

Janus International Group, a global manufacturer and supplier of building solutions and access-control technology for the self-storage industry, has promoted Roc Hughes to vice president of self-storage sales. He was previously vice president of...

Update 7/28/23 – Self storage properties are constantly changing hands, and Inside Self-Storage is regularly notified of these market transactions. Here’s an overview of additional activity happening in July 2023...

Shurgard Self Storage Ltd., the European affiliate of U.S.-based real estate investment trust Public Storage Inc., will issue its half-year earnings for the period ending June 30 at 7 a.m. CET on Aug. 18. The company will conduct a management...

Officials in Georgetown County, South Carolina, are considering new self-storage building restrictions for projects along U.S. Highway 17 on the Waccamaw Neck peninsula. A zoning ordinance, recently recommended by the planning commission...

Storage Asset Management (SAM), a provider of third-party management to the self-storage industry, has been named one of the “Fastest Growing Companies” in 2023 by the “Central Penn Business Journal,” a source for business news and information in...

Update 7/26/23 – Officials in Providence, Rhode Island, have banned self-storage development in specific zones following a second and final vote last week. The approved Trunk Space LLC project on Branch Avenue won’t be affected by the legislation...

Officials in Windsor, Connecticut, approved a zoning change that’ll allow self-storage conversion projects in restricted commercial zones, though developers will still need to obtain a special permit and submit site plans. The move was prompted by...

Update 7/25/23 – IREGC has promoted Morgan to operations specialist. In her new role, she’ll provide administrative support to the operations teams in the field as well as the corporate office. Tasks include scheduling meetings, booking travel...