A minivan on Wednesday crashed into a SmartStop Self Storage facility in Jersey City, N.J. News photos of the incident indicate the vehicle struck the corner of the facility at 69 Mallory Ave., breaking through a wall of what may have been the rental office. About half the van made it inside the building, based on images.
Emergency responders from the Jersey City police and fire departments were at the scene, according to the source. No injuries have been reported.
SmartStop is the retail brand for Strategic Storage Trust Inc., a publicly registered, non-traded real estate investment trust. Launched in 2008, Strategic Storage Trust operates a portfolio of 126 self-storage facilities in 17 states and Canada. The properties comprise approximately 80,000 units and 10.5 million rentable square feet of storage space.