Real estate developer Poverni Sheikh Group LLC (PSG) has acquired an 8,100-square-foot industrial-flex building in Baltimore’s Canton neighborhood with the intent to redevelop it into 110,000 square feet of self-storage. PSG purchased the propert…
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The Self-Storage Real Estate Transaction: Understanding the Roles of Buyer and Seller
The process of buying and selling self-storage properties is detailed and complex, requiring hard work from all parties involved. A successful transaction requires several important steps, and items that must be closely and efficiently managed.
Storage Made EZ Shows Self-Storage Customers How to Create an Online Account
Many self-storage operators now offer online services to their customers, but few have a step-by-step video to guide them. Storage Made EZ in Evans Mills, N.Y., created this video to show its tenants how to access and use their accounts online. Th…
Dominion Self-Storage Breaks Ground on Buckeye, AZ, Facility
Dominion Self-Storage has broken ground on a new facility in Buckeye, Ariz., its third location in the state. The property at 20825 W. McDowell Road is on the southeast corner of McDowell Road and Market Street, in the Verrado master-planned community….
Self-Storage Technology Firm storEDGE Expands Engineering Team to Denver
storEDGE, a provider of software and other technology for the self-storage industry, has expanded its Kansas City, Kan.-based engineering team to Denver following several years of rapid growth. The company has doubled its software development and engin…
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.
Self-Storage REITs Release Financial Results for Second-Quarter 2017
The five largest publicly traded, U.S.-based self-storage real estate investment trusts (REITs)—CubeSmart, Extra Space Storage Inc., Life Storage Inc., National Storage Affiliates Trust and Public Storage Inc.—have released financial statem…
Fire at Apperson Self Storage in Salem, VA, Causes $1.5M in Damage
A fire at Apperson Self Storage in Salem, Va., on Monday evening caused an estimated $1.5 million in damage, according to fire officials. The blaze at 1910 Apperson Drive began just after 10 p.m. Several units were already engulfed when fire crews arri…
Self-Storage Marketing Firm The Storage Group Hires Business-Development Manager
The Storage Group (TSG), an Internet-marketing company serving the self-storage industry, has hired Stevie Harris as its first business-development manager in the west-coast office. In her newly created position, Harris will manage the company’s …