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Monthly Archives: April 2017

Valet Self-Storage Operator MakeSpace Raises Another $30M in Investment

MakeSpace Labs Inc., a business specializing in valet-style self-storage services in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York City and Washington, D.C., has raised another $30 million in venture-capital investment to help improve service in its markets. The comp…

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NitNeil Partners Breaks Ground on $6M Self-Storage Project in Huntsville, AL

NitNeil Partners, an Atlanta-based real estate development and investment firm specializing in self-storage, has broken ground on a $6 million facility in Huntsville, Ala. Completion of the multi-story project is slated for January 2018, according to t…

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Storage Deluxe Opens Mixed-Use Self-Storage Facility in Bronx, NY

Storage Deluxe has opened a mixed-use property in Bronx, N.Y., that includes self-storage and retail space. It’s the company’s second such project in two years, according to a press release. The facility at 5740 Broadway in the Riverdale ne…

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Pretty as a Picture: A New Age in Self-Storage Design

Self-storage design isn’t just evolving, it’s entering a new age. Read how ISS is helping spread the word about fabulous designs and new materials as well as ways you can help us trample preconceived notions about what a self-storage facilit…

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Attaining Your Career Goals: Advice to Help Self-Storage Employees Reach the Next Level

Whether you’re new to the self-storage industry or looking to move up the ranks, it requires time and effort. Follow these steps to move your career to the next level.

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Mamaroneck Self Storage in NY Honored With ‘Green’ Awards

Murphy Brothers Contracting Inc. recently received the “Westchester County 2017 Earth Day Award” for the development of their facility. The company “demonstrated a commitment to sustainability by developing a state-of-the-art, green f…

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Neighborhood Association Considers Extra Space Self-Storage Development in Rio Rancho, NM

A neighborhood association is closer to approving a self-storage development in Rio Rancho, N.M. The River’s Edge One Neighborhood Association (REONA) voted last week in favor of commercial plans submitted by Titan Development to build an Extra S…

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Self-Storage Manager Pleads Guilty to Participating in Theft Ring at Beaumont, TX, Facility

Self-storage manager Jennifer Moss Autrey was sentenced to conditional probation and ordered to pay restitution for her role in a string of thefts at Millennium Self Storage in Beaumont, Texas. Autrey pleaded guilty to engaging in organized criminal ac…

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Derrel’s Mini Storage Settles Self-Storage Manager Discrimination Case Out of Bakersfield, CA

Derrel’s Mini Storage Inc., a Fresno, Calif.-based self-storage operator, has settled an employment and housing discrimination case with the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH). The case involved former employee Charlyn Fo…

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Self Storage Owner Seeks to Build Artists’ Consignment, Crafts and Gift Store in Wilmington, NC

Trey McGirt, whose family owns four Monkey Junction Self Storage facilities in North Carolina, is looking to build an artists’ consignment, crafts and gift store near one of his facilities in Wilmington, N.C. He’ll host a community meeting …

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