Miami City Self Storage LLC, a joint venture recently launched by real estate veterans Stephen Garchik, Jay Massirman and Steve McBride, has purchased two self-storage properties in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., for $3.2 million. The properties at 812 N.W. 1s…
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Teen Sentenced in Shooting at North Reading, PA, Self-Storage Facility
Update 7/28/16 – Castro-Correa was sentenced this week to a minimum of 30 months in state prison for shooting three people at a self-storage facility last September. The 15-year-old pleaded guilty earlier this month to four counts of aggravated a…
U-Haul Offers Free Self-Storage to Victims of Gulf Coast Flooding
The U-Haul Co. of Mississippi is offering 30 days of free self-storage or U-Box pod storage to residents who’ve been affected by the recent rain and severe flooding in Harrison and Jackson County, Miss., and surrounding Gulf Coast communities. Fa…
Forest Gate Self-Storage to Open in November in Brevard, NC
Forest Gate Self-Storage in Brevard, N.C., is finalizing its first phase of construction and is scheduled to open during the first half of November. The property at 196 Ecusta Road is in the Pisgah Forest area, an unincorporated community in Transylvan…
Morningstar Plans Self-Storage Facility as Part of Mixed-Use Development in Lake Wylie, SC
Morningstar Properties LLC, which operates self-storage facilities under the Morningstar Mini-Storage brand, intends to develop a storage location at Shoppes at the Landing, a 52-acre mixed-use project in Lake Wylie, S.C. The size of the facility is st…
Grant Properties Seeks Permit to Build New Self-Storage Facility in Memphis, TN
Real estate development company Grant Properties LLC is seeking to build a $3.64 million self-storage facility on a 5.7-acre vacant parcel it owns in Cordova, Tenn., a community just east of Memphis. The company filed a permit with the Shelby County De…
The Storage Mall Acquires 2 Storage Station Self-Storage Facilities in NJ
The Storage Mall, which operates 14 self-storage facilities in New Jersey and New York, has purchased two-property Storage Station portfolio in New Jersey, its second acquisition in the state, according to a company press release. The properties are at…
Southern Self Storage Expands Portfolio in Florida and Georgia
Southern Self Storage, which operates facilities in Georgia and Florida, is expanding its operating portfolio in both states. The company recently acquired a facility in Pensacola, Fla., which had been managed by self-storage real estate investment tru…
U-Haul Opens Self-Storage Facility in Peachtree City, GA
The U-Haul Co. of Georgia has opened a moving and self-storage facility in Peachtree City, Ga. The property at 375 Highway 74 S. is called U-Haul Moving & Storage of Starrs Mills and is built on 14.12 acres. Its main building, comprising 70,708 squ…
Self-Storage Operator Ace Storage Faces Wrongful-Sale Lawsuit in Collinsville, IL
A former self-storage tenant has filed a wrongful-sale lawsuit against Ace Storage in Collinsville, Ill. Plaintiff Gary Tedford of Edwardsville, Ill., alleges the self-storage operator never sent him a late-payment notice after he was 10 days past due …