Five Star Development LLC, which operates eight Five Star Storage properties in Minnesota and North Dakota, has purchased an additional three self-storage facilities in North Dakota. The company acquired Crossroads Storage and American Roughrider Stora…
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U-Haul Self-Storage Teams With Humble Design to Help Former Homeless
Phoenix-based U-Haul International Inc., which operates more than 1,300 self-storage locations across North America, is partnering with Humble Design, a nonprofit that provides home furnishings to people transitioning out of homelessness, to extend its…
Self-Storage Talk Online Community Surpasses 100K Posts
Self-Storage Talk (SST), the industry’s largest online community, recently surpassed the 100,000-post milestone. The last significant marker was passed in December 2015 when the site exceeded 8,000 members. SST currently boasts 8,826 members and featur…
‘Million Dollar Beggar’ Collection Kept in Coney Island, NY, Self-Storage Units to Be Featured on ‘Strange Inheritance’
The unusual legacy of the “Million Dollar Beggar,” an eccentric collector and businessman who stashed his valuables in three Coney Island, N.Y., self-storage units, will be featured on an episode of “Strange Inheritance,” set to…
SurePoint Self Storage Launches 5th Development in Houston Area
Texas-based SurePoint Self Storage has launched a fifth development in the Greater Houston area. The company will build a three-story, 90,000-square-foot facility on 2.21 acres in Sugar Land, at the intersection of Voss Road and Highway 6. Construction…
Strategic Storage Growth Trust Acquires Newly Converted Self-Storage Facility in Garden Grove, CA
Strategic Storage Growth Trust Inc. (SSGT), a public, non-traded real estate investment trust focused on self-storage acquisition and development, has purchased a recently converted self-storage property in Garden Grove, Calif., for $18.4 million. The …
Access Storage Now/Progressive Investment Co. Plans Self-Storage Portfolio Expansion
Progressive Investment Co. LLC (PIC), a real estate development firm that operates self-storage facilities under the Access Storage Now brand, intends to add two new facilities to its portfolio in the coming months and expand three existing locations, …
Author Mark Helm: 5 Self-Storage Performance Indicators You Should Track
In this video, Mark Helm, author of “Creating Wealth Through Self-Storage,” says there are five key performance indicators (KPIs) all self-storage owners and managers should track closely to ensure the business is running at an optimal leve…
Rezoning Allows for Self-Storage Development in South Lyon, MI
The South Lyon, Mich., City Council has approved rezoning of a property at 500 Stryker to allow for the development of a self-storage facility. The site, adjacent to the South Lyon Cemetery, will house a seven-building storage facility comprising more …
Storage Vault Self-Storage Facility Could Share Starbucks Site in Glasgow, Scotland
Commercial-property consultancy Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH) has submitted plans in Glasgow, Scotland, for a mixed-use development that would include a drive-through Starbucks and a Storage Vault self-storage facility. The businesses would be built next…