The New York Self Storage Association (NYSSA) will host its 2015 conference and membership meeting, Sept. 28-29, at the Turning Stone Resort & Casino in Verona, N.Y. The t event will feature educational seminars, vendor exhibits and a cocktail rece…
Self-Storage Operator A Storage Place Expands in Colorado
A Storage Place, which operates 29 self-storage facilities in Arizona, California and Colorado, is expanding one of its properties and building two more facilities in Colorado.
Morningstar’s Blue Doors Storage Fund II Acquires Self-Storage Facility in Bryan/College Station, TX
Morningstar Properties LLC, which operates self-storage facilities under the Morningstar Mini-Storage brand, has acquired a self-storage facility in Bryan, Texas, under its proprietary investment vehicle, Blue Doors Storage Fund II. The facility is in …
Using Instagram to Promote Your Self-Storage Business: 5 Tips for Insta-Success
If you think your self-storage business doesn’t need Instagram, think again. Learn how to develop a strategy using this social media website to spread your brand message.
Less Mess Storage Gains Steam in Czech Republic and Poland Self-Storage Markets
Less Mess Storage Inc. operates a five-property self-storage portfolio in Central and Eastern Europe, with three facilities in Prague, and two in Warsaw, Poland. ISS recently spoke with president and CEO Guy Pinsent about the company’s unique ori…
William Warren Group/StorQuest Self Storage Participate in 4th Annual ‘Rivals United for a Kure’ Campaign
The William Warren Group (WWG), a privately held real estate company that operates the StorQuest Self Storage brand, is participating in the fourth annual “Rivals United for a Kure” campaign benefiting Kure It Cancer Research, a nonprofit d…
Extra Self Storage Buys Hub Storage in Olivehurst, CA, for $2M
Extra Self Storage, which operates 11 facilities in California and Nevada, acquired Hub Storage in Olivehurst, Calif., for $2 million. The property at 5724 Chestnut Road comprises 109,000 rentable square feet of storage space and was approximately 50 p…
Self-Storage Real Estate Firm BayView Advisors Forms Capital Markets Group
BayView Advisors (BVA), a Tampa-Fla.-based investment-sales and advisory firm focused on the self-storage industry, has formed the BayView Capital Markets Group to provide clients with guidance and solutions for debt placement, equity placement, financ…
Simple Ways to Improve Your Self-Storage Curb Appeal
Maintaining an attractive self-storage site can mean the difference between drawing customers or sending them to competitors. Here are some simple ways to improve your facility curb appeal.
Domestic-Violence Suspect Hides From Police in Healdsburg, CA, Self-Storage Unit
A man wanted on a felony warrant for allegedly attacking and injuring his girlfriend with a machete barricaded himself in a Healdsburg, Calif., self-storage unit on Aug. 31 for 12 hours before police were able to take him into custody. Officer Frank Pa…