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Monthly Archives: May 2017

Rosemurgy Properties/Sentry Self Storage Develops 2 New Facilities in Florida

Rosemurgy Properties, a privately owned commercial real estate development, investment and management firm, and Sentry Self Storage LC, an industry consulting and management firm, are developing two new facilities in Florida. One will be a newly built …

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10 Ways to Go Green in Self-Storage and Reduce Your Business Carbon Footprint

More than ever before, converting to green practices in self-storage is as much a smart business move as it is an ethical stance. Here are several ways facility operators can “go green.”

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From the 2017 ISS Expo: Keylock Owners Discuss Self-Storage Development Trends, Overbuilding and More

In this video, filmed at the 2017 Inside Self-Storage World Expo, Ron and AJ Osborne, owners of Keylock Storage, talk about development trends as well as their most recent project. They also share their concerns about industry overbuilding and offer ad…

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Man Found Shot at Virginia Beach, VA, Self-Storage Facility

A man is in severe condition after being shot last night at a self-storage facility in Virginia Beach, Va. Police were called to Premiere Storage at 2420 Virginia Beach Blvd. just after 9:30 p.m. to investigate the incident. The man was taken to a loca…

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Attic Self Storage in King’s Cross, England, Hosts Art Exhibit to Help Those With Learning Disabilities

Attic Self Storage, an English self-storage operator with two facility’s in the Greater London Area, hosted an exhibit at its King’s Cross facility last week to showcase work by artists of Artbox London, a nonprofit supporting people with l…

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Switzerland-Based ExtraPlatz Looks to Market Mobile-App Technology to US Self-Storage Operators

ExtraPlatz, a Switzerland-based self-storage startup company that opened a fully automated facility last year in Wolfhausen near Zurich, intends to bring its integrated smart-lock and software technology to North America. The operator is using its firs…

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Self-Storage Legislation Passes in Arkansas, Montana

The governors in Arkansas and Montana have signed new self-storage legislation into law. Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed two bills in March, with one addressing the disposal of sensitive documents left by delinquent tenants and another regarding th…

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Proposed Birdneck Self Storage Facility Causes Concern in Seatack, VA

The Virginia Beach, Va., City Council appears to favor a new development proposed by Birdneck Self Storage owner Ryan Powell in the Seatack neighborhood, but the project isn’t without controversy. Powell wants to build seven single-story storage …

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ISS Publishes Podcast on the Effect of the Trump Administration on Self-Storage Real Estate

Inside Self-Storage (ISS) has released a new installment to its Sounds of Storage podcast series titled, “Michael Mele Discusses the Trump Administration Effect on Self-Storage Real Estate.” The seven-minute interview with the senior managi…

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Stratford, CT, Considers MARL Properties Self-Storage Proposal

A zoning hearing for a new self-storage facility in Stratford, Conn., was continued on April 25 to allow the town engineer to address several questions in relation to possible flooding and a sewer line. Property developer MARL Properties LLC purchased …

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