Update 10/23/17 – The Warrenton Planning Commission unanimously rejected a zoning amendment on Thursday that would have restricted self-storage development to the east side of U.S. Highway 101. Commissioners agreed with public comments that the p…
Valet Self-Storage Supplier Omni Enables Item Sharing Between Customers
Omni, an app-based startup specializing in valet self-storage services in San Francisco and parts of the Bay Area, has added item-sharing capabilities for its users. Items stored by customers are categorized as “personal” by default, but th…
New StorageMart Self-Storage Facility Opens in Edwards, CO
StorageMart, which operates more than 190 self-storage properties across Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States, has opened a new facility in Edwards, Colo. The property at 32280 Highway 6 comprises 42,750 square feet of rentable storage spac…
Absolute Storage Management Joint Venture Builds Self-Storage in Starkville, MS
Absolute Storage Management (ASM), a self-storage owner and property-management firm, is building a new facility in Starkville, Miss., with joint-venture partners Jim Burrow, an independent investor, and Billy Orgel, CEO of Tower Ventures, a telecommun…
Use These Tools to Stop Gambling on Self-Storage Facility Value
One of the looming questions for any self-storage owner or would-be investor is how to best determine the value of an existing facility. The ISS Store has added a spate of resources designed to aid buyers and sellers sharpen their real estate acumen, r…
Self-Storage Education Video from 2017 ISS Expo Now Available on Demand
The Inside Self-Storage (ISS) Store, an e-commerce website providing research and education products for industry professionals, is now offering all 44 of the education sessions recorded during this year’s ISS World Expo in Las Vegas as on-demand…
Drive-Up Storage Acquires 21st Century Self Storage in Kearney, NJ
Drive-Up Storage, which operates two self-storage facilities on the East Coast, has acquired 21st Century Self Storage in Kearney, N.J., a suburb of Newark. The property at 445 Hickory St. was converted to self-storage in 1996. It’s seven miles w…
Personal Mini Storage Expands Davenport, FL, Self-Storage Location
Personal Mini Storage, a Florida self-storage operator with 40 locations, has expanded its facility in Davenport, Fla. The property at 41040 Highway 27 is now the largest in the company’s portfolio, according to a press release.
Self-Storage Owner Implicated in Hiding Death, Transporting Body of Teenage Girl
Self-Storage owner Walter Ray Pelfrey has been implicated in the 2016 discovery of a 13-year-old girl’s body in a Spencer, Okla., landfill. He’s accused of instructing the manager of his Scott Street Mini Storage facility in Del City, Okla….
5 Things Self-Storage Operators Need to Know About Taking Payments
With the multitude of payment types available and widening consumer demand, it’s more important than ever for self-storage operators to understand the complexities of credit cards, recurring payments and e-checks. Here are five things you should …