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Monthly Archives: January 2016

Site Design, Layout and Unit Mix: Making the Right Choices for Your Self-Storage Development

Once you’ve decided on a location to develop a self-storage facility, you’re ready to work on the building layout, design and unit mix. Here are some pointers for creating your dream project.

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Site Design, Layout and Unit Mix: Making the Right Choices for Your Self-Storage Development

Once you’ve decided on a location to develop a self-storage facility, you’re ready to work on the building layout, design and unit mix. Here are some pointers for creating your dream project.

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Self-Storage REITs to Release 4Q 2015 Financial Results, Conference Calls Announced

The four largest publicly traded, U.S.-based self-storage real estate investment trusts (REITs)—CubeSmart, Extra Space Storage Inc., Public Storage Inc. and Sovran Self Storage Inc.—have announced when and how they will reveal their earning…

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Self-Storage Business and Carwash Passes From One Generation to Another in Seymour, MO

P&R Investments Car Wash & Mini Storage in Seymour, Mo., is changing names and passing from one generation to the next. Opened nearly 30 years ago by local businessmen Ken Pennington and Dean Rowe, the property at 114 E. Washington St. has been…

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CubeSmart Opposes Lorain Self Storage Development in North Olmsted, OH

Lorain Self Storage received approval on Jan. 27 from the North Olmstead, Ohio, Department of Planning and Development, despite opposition from self-storage real estate investment trust CubeSmart, which owns an adjacent property. A house currently occu…

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Staring at a Self-Storage Mountain of Uncertainty? Let ISS Guidebooks Assist on Your Journey

Self-storage can be a rewarding and highly profitable business, but no one should set out to climb a mountain or embark on an unknown adventure without a field guide or trusty trail map. Whether you’re considering an investment into the business,…

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Staring at a Self-Storage Mountain of Uncertainty? Let ISS Guidebooks Assist on Your Journey

Self-storage can be a rewarding and highly profitable business, but no one should set out to climb a mountain or embark on an unknown adventure without a field guide or trusty trail map. Whether you’re considering an investment into the business,…

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Residents Oppose Self-Storage Development in Scottsville, VA

Self-storage developer Isaac Shelley is facing resident opposition in his quest to build a self-storage facility in Scottsville, Va. Shelley applied for a special-use permit to construct the property in an area currently zoned for residential use. The …

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Crowdfunding Self-Storage Project Launched in TN to Benefit Victims of Domestic Violence

Blaine Mcclister has launched a campaign on the Indiegogo crowdfunding website to generate funds for the purchase of a self-storage facility in Gallatin, Tenn., that will also benefit victims of domestic violence. The “Helping Hand Storage”…

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A New Vision for Self-Storage in Uruguay

Although various versions of self-storage have existed in Uruguay for some time, the industry is shifting to follow the U.S. model. Here’s a look at how one operator is embracing this new vision.

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