Update 4/30/15 – Kevin “Mike” Miller pleaded no contest on Wednesday to first-degree murder and use of a firearm to commit a felony in the case involving the death of his wife, Kelsey Miller. Miller admitted to police during questioni…
The Space Place Self-Storage in Telford, England, Supports Local First-Responders Team
The Space Place Self Storage Ltd. in Telford, England, is donating free use of a storage unit to a local first-responders team to act as the organization’s base. The volunteers of Telford & Wrekin Community First Responders (CFR) will use the…
Ashley Commercial Group to Convert Historical Building to Self-Storage in Cincinnati
Ashley Commercial Group (ACG), a full-service real estate firm specializing in construction, development and property management, plans to convert a historical building in downtown Cincinnati to self-storage. The company purchased the property at 151 W…
Self-Storage Operator Stop & Stor Donates $66K to NYC Adopt-a-Highway Program
Stop & Stor, which operates 15 self-storage facilities in New York, recently announced that it donated $66,000 to the New York City (NYC) Adopt-a-Highway Program last year. Since 2007, the operator has given $334,780 to the program.
SurePoint Self Storage to Develop New Facility in Cypress, TX
SurePoint Self Storage has acquired 2 acres of land near Cypress, Texas, on which it plans to build a new storage facility. Owners Jeff Bailey, Brian Cisarik and Robert Loeb plan to develop a three-story building comprising 123,000 square feet of stora…
European Self-Storage Operator Less Mess Storage Releases Fiscal-Year 2014 Financial Results
Update 4/29/15 – Less Mess Storage Inc. (LMS) has released financial results for its abbreviated four-month year that ended Dec. 31, 2014. The transitional move aligns the company’s fiscal calendar year with its self-storage subsidiaries in…
Valet Self-Storage Startup Boxly Launches in Melbourne, Australia
Boxly, a startup business specializing in valet self-storage services, recently launched in Melbourne, Australia. The company uses an online platform that allows customers to schedule free item pickup, maintain an image catalog of stored bins and bulky…
U-Haul Gets Second Chance for Approval of Self-Storage Conversion Project in Lake Zurich, IL
Village officials met Monday to reconsider the issue of a special-use permit for a U-Haul Co. facility proposed for Lake Zurich, Ill., following a recommendation from the Lake Zurich Plan Commission. In a 6-1 vote, commission members agreed the develop…
U-Haul Self-Storage Project Discussed in Lake Zurich, IL
Village officials in Lake Zurich, Ill., are considering a special-use permit for a self-storage project proposed by Phoenix-based Amerco Real Estate Co., the development and acquisitions entity for The U-Haul Co. Although U-Haul has a contract with a b…
Sovran/Uncle Bob’s Self Storage Buys Facility in Jacksonville, FL, for $6.5M
Sovran Self Storage Inc., a real estate investment trust (REIT) that operates the Uncle Bob’s Self Storage brand, recently acquired a storage facility in Jacksonville, Fla., for $6.5 million from Beach Blvd. Investment LLC. The property was formerly ma…