Pak Rat Mini Storage Owner B.F. “Dutch” van Rijn was running out of self-storage units to rent at his facility in North Bonneville, Wash. To continue growing the business, he purchased an adjacent parcel of land and considered building additional units…
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Supplier Case Study: BOS Container USA Helps Washington Self-Storage Business Expand
Pak Rat Mini Storage Owner B.F. “Dutch” van Rijn was running out of self-storage units to rent at his facility in North Bonneville, Wash. To continue growing the business, he purchased an adjacent parcel of land and considered building additional units…
StorageMart Acquires A Storage Inn Self-Storage Facility in Fort Myers, FL
StorageMart, a Columbia, Mo.-based self-storage operator with more than 172 facilities in Canada and the United States, has acquired A Storage Inn in Fort Myers, Fla. The property at 13990 McGregor Blvd. is the company’s ninth facility in the sta…
StorageMart Acquires A Storage Inn Self-Storage Facility in Fort Myers, FL
StorageMart, a Columbia, Mo.-based self-storage operator with more than 172 facilities in Canada and the United States, has acquired A Storage Inn in Fort Myers, Fla. The property at 13990 McGregor Blvd. is the company’s ninth facility in the sta…
Building Owner Converts Former Grocery Store to Self-Storage in Queensbury, NY
Update 5/4/17 – The Sokol family has completed its conversion of the former Sokol’s Market grocery store and opened Queensbury Storage for business. The family did much of its own interior demolition and remodeling work in preparation for t…
Building Owner Seeks to Convert Former Grocery Store to Self-Storage in Queensbury, NY
The owner of a former grocery store in Queensbury, NY, is seeking a zoning amendment to convert his now vacant property to a self-storage facility. Matt Sokol hasn’t been able to secure a new retail tenant for Sokol’s Market space at 340 Av…
Apple Self Storage Acquires 2 Facilities in Niagara Falls, Ontario
Apple Self Storage, which operates 26 locations in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Ontario, Canada, has purchased two facilities in Niagara Falls, Ontario, totaling 46,437 rentable square feet of storage space in 458 units. The facilities are at 4655 Ke…
Apple Self Storage Acquires 2 Facilities in Niagara Falls, Ontario
Apple Self Storage, which operates 26 locations in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Ontario, Canada, has purchased two facilities in Niagara Falls, Ontario, totaling 46,437 rentable square feet of storage space in 458 units. The facilities are at 4655 Ke…
Lessons to Learn From a Recent Self-Storage Tenant Shooting: What’s Your Responsibility?
A recent shooting a CubeSmart facility offers some lessons on safety and security for all self-storage operators. Here are some steps you can take to keep your property safe.
Self-Storage and Law Enforcement: Why and How to Build a Partnership With Local Police
If you operate a self-storage facility, it’s important to have a positive relationship with law enforcement in which both sides benefit. Here’s why you should establish a valuable partnership with local police and three ways to build it.