Boardwalk Development Group LLC (BDG), a self-storage acquisition and development company, has launched an $80 million Boardwalk II Strategy that will focus on storage-property acquisitions in secondary and tertiary markets throughout the Southeast. BD…
Self-Storage Lender ValueXpress Names New Senior Vice President of Originations
Self-storage finance firm ValueXpress LLC has promoted Dennis Suh to senior vice president of originations. Suh joined the company last August as a vice president for the firm’s commercial loan originations group, focusing on agency and commercia…
Multi-Story Self-Storage Project Causes Resident Outrage in Hobsonville, Auckland, New Zealand
Residents are angry about a four-story self-storage development that’s under construction in Hobsonville, a rural suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. The National Mini Storage facility on Hobsonville Road is across from several homes and a school.
Amsterdam, NY, Planners Consider Self-Storage Proposal From Secured Storage USA
A development proposal from self-storage owner Joseph Giardino was reviewed last week by the Amsterdam, N.Y., Planning Board, which pushed it forward for examination by the Montgomery County, N.Y., Planning Board. Giardino, who already operates a Secur…
Grassroots Marketing for Self-Storage: How to Engage, Connect and Succeed
There’s an incredible amount of hype around self-storage marketing right now. People are talking about digital, social media and, of course, the Millennial generation. Operators need to market to a very diverse consumer base. You must consider tr…
Titan Properties Seeks to Convert Bowling Alley to Self-Storage in Orlando, FL
Update 11/21/17 – The municipal planning board unanimously recommended the Titan self-storage project for approval last month, with several conditions. Plans for what will now be a three-story structure will be examined by city staff during an ap…
SoBe Wine & Self Storage Opens in Flamingo/Lummus Neighborhood of Miami Beach, FL
EP Sobe Storage has opened its self-storage facility in the historic Flamingo/Lummus neighborhood of Miami Beach neighborhood, but under a different name than originally reported. Sobe Wine & Self Storage includes three stories and 1,000 storage un…
Merrillville, IN, Fitness Center Could Become Self-Storage
Update 8/28/17 – The Merrillville Planning Commission approved a conceptual PUD for Shreibak’s proposed self-storage development at 240 W. 79th Ave. The concept includes 80 “pod-style” storage units in the parking lot. Though th…
What Happens When the Unexpected Happens in Self-Storage
This case study shows how tenant losses were covered after a fire destroyed 313 units in Portland, Oregon.
Choosing and Planning Your Self-Storage Video-Surveillance System
Security features are often what sets one self-storage facility apart from another, and video surveillance is an important part of this solution. Follow this advice to plan and place your system.