Janus International Group LLC, a manufacturer of self-storage roll-up doors and building components, announced key organizational changes to its estimating team. The company has created new roles to align business operations and core growth strategies,…
Wheat Capital Affiliate Breaks Ground on Margate, FL, Self-Storage Facility
Wheat II-Margate, an affiliate of private-equity firm Wheat Capital Management LLC, recently broke ground on a new self-storage facility in Margate, Fla. The company purchased the 2.6-acre site at 5400 N.W. 31st St. in January for $2.4 million. The fou…
Group Fights to Save Historic Train Station on Simply Self Storage Site in Highland Park, IL
The Highland Park, Ill., City Council approved a redevelopment ordinance on Monday that will allow Simply Self Storage (SSS) to build a three-story facility on the site of a historic train station. The developer had planned to demolish the former Brier…
ShareLet Peer-to-Peer Storage Service Launched in New Zealand
ShareLet, a Christchurch, New Zealand-based startup, has launched a peer-to-peer marketplace for self-storage services in the region. Similar to other shared-economy networks, the company provides an online platform where people in need of storage can …
Building Neighbor-Friendly, Mixed-Use Self-Storage Developments
Adding self-storage as an anchor to a mixed-use real estate project offers many benefits to developers and the community. Here are some of the features and complexities of these in-demand projects.
3-Story Access Self Storage Facility Planned in Bristol, England, Despite Residential Opposition
Access Self Storage, which operates more than 50 facilities in the United Kingdom, is aiming to build a three-story project in Bristol, England, on a site that housed an iconic art-deco building for 70 years. Though the former Cruickshanks Mercedes Gar…
1784 Capital Holdings Buys Land to Build Self-Storage in Surprise, AZ
1784 Capital Holdings LLC, a Scottsdale, Ariz.-based real estate developer, has purchased 4.8 acres in Surprise, Ariz., on which it plans to build a self-storage facility. The property at 14120 and 14150 N. Litchfield Road was acquired from Levine Inve…
Personal Mini Storage Acquires Saint Cloud, FL, Self-Storage Facility
Florida self-storage operator Personal Mini Storage has purchased C&M Mini Warehouse in Saint Cloud, Fla., now the company’s second facility in the city and 41st overall. The property at 3690 Old Canoe Creek Road, built in 2001, comprises mor…
New Zealand Self-Storage Operator National Mini Storage Offers ‘Man on the Street’ Interviews
In the first episode of the “Storage TV” series from New Zealand self-storage operator National Mini Storage, the host takes viewers on a virtual tour of the facility. He also does his best “man on the street” impersonation by a…
U-Haul Converts Former JCPenney and Kmart Stores to Self-Storage in 5 States
Update 8/15/17 – U-Haul is also converting a former Kmart in Baltimore. U-Haul Moving & Storage of Eastpoint at 222 N. Point Blvd. has opened a temporary showroom offering truck and trailer rentals, moving supplies, and portable-storage conta…