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Monthly Archives: August 2016

Self-Storage Real Estate Firm SkyView Advisors Announces New VP of Investment Sales

SkyView Advisors, a Tampa-Fla.-based investment-sales and advisory firm focused on the self-storage industry, has promoted Joseph Brazill to vice president of investment sales. Brazill joined the company as an analyst in 2013 and quickly advanced to vi…

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Canadian Self-Storage Operator StorageVault Reports Second-Quarter 2016 Results

Canadian self-storage operator StorageVault Canada Inc. has released its financial statement for the quarter that ended June 30, 2016, showing gains in key areas including revenue and net operating income (NOI). Revenue for the second quarter increased…

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RealCap Crowdfunding Platform Offers Self Storage Opportunity Fund

RealCap, a real estate crowdfunding company, has launched its first investment platform with the Self Storage Opportunity Fund. The company intends to raise $10 million from accredited investors to acquire storage properties nationwide. Expected return…

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Business Owner Sells Beverley, England, Tapas Restaurant to Double Down on Self-Storage

A father-and-son team who owned Lazo, a tapas restaurant in Beverley, England, have sold the business after a year of operation to concentrate on the family’s growing self-storage portfolio. Dean Booty, 35, owns Beverley 24 Hour Self Storage and …

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Simply Self Storage Manager Seeks Help From Facebook Group in Placing Veteran’s Ashes

The manager of a Simply Self Storage facility in Taylor, Mich., is seeking help from a Facebook group to place the ashes of a veteran that were recently discovered in one of the facility’s storage units. The remains are of James Taylor, who was b…

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Storage Express Wins Approval to Build Self-Storage in Greenfield, IN, Despite Opposition

Storage Express, which operates 91 self-storage properties in five states, received zoning approval last week to build a new facility in Greenfield, Ind., despite opposition to the project. The Hancock County Board of Commissioners approved the rezonin…

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The Mele Group Examines Self-Storage Development Markets

In this second video from The Mele Group, Marcus & Millichap’s National Self Storage Group executives Michael Mele, senior director, and Luke Elliott, associate vice president of investments, examine trends in the self-storage developmen…

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The Mele Group Examines Self-Storage Development Markets

In this second video from The Mele Group, Marcus & Millichap’s National Self Storage Group executives Michael Mele, senior director, and Luke Elliott, associate vice president of investments, examine trends in the self-storage developmen…

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Identifying Your Target Markets: Marketing and Matchmaking in Self-Storage

To effectively market to your ideal self-storage customers, you must first understand who those customers are. Here are some ways to identify and tap into your facility’s best target markets.

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Boca Raton, FL, Zoning Board Fears Ordinance Changes Would Trigger ‘Runaway’ Self-Storage

Ordinance changes proposed by an unidentified self-storage developer pursuing a conversion project in Boca Raton, Fla., have planning and zoning board members wary they could trigger an unwanted surge in self-storage development, according to the sourc…

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