Phoenix-based U-Haul International Inc., which operates nearly 1,000 self-storage locations across North America, has opened a new facility in Urbana, Ill., that it converted from the former Southgate Shopping Center. The property at 2010 S. Philo Road…
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Florida Self Storage Association to Host Owners Summit
The Florida Self Storage Association (FSSA) will host its annual Owners Summit, Nov. 1-2, at the Ritz-Carlton in Sarasota, Fla. Open to self-storage owners, operators and investors, the event will begin with an evening reception in the hotel’s Ba…
Valley Storage Acquires 3 Best Little Warehouse Self-Storage Facilities in Ohio
Valley Storage Co., which operates 16 self-storage facilities in five eastern states, has acquired three Best Little Warehouse Self-Storage facilities in Elyria and Grafton, Ohio. Together, the sites comprise 110,480 square feet of storage space in 727…
StorageMart Acquires Self-Storage Facility in Bognor Regis, England
StorageMart, which operates more than 190 self-storage properties across Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States, has purchased a facility in Bognor Regis, England. The company now owns 16 sites in the United Kingdom, according to a press rele…
UltraStor Enters Canadian Self-Storage Market With Flagship Facility in Burlington, Ontario
UltraStor Self Storage has entered the Canadian self-storage market with the opening of its first facility. The flagship property at 4585 Palladium Way in Burlington, Ontario, Canada, comprises 57,105 rentable square feet in 460 units. Amenities includ…
Armed Woman Shot Multiple Times by Police at Dalhart, TX, Self-Storage Facility
A woman armed with a shotgun was shot multiple times by police officers on Monday at Dalhart Self Storage in Dalhart, Texas. Officers arrived on the scene at 713 Liberal St. about 2:15 a.m. after receiving a call that someone on the property was suicid…
Mural-Decorated CubeSmart Self-Storage Facility to Open in Hoboken, NJ
A new self-storage facility will open in Hoboken, N.J., in December featuring a mural across three of its seven floors. The Hoboken Planning Board approved the application in January for the property at 1312 Adams St., according to the source. The site…
Denver Self-Storage Developer Takes His Own Life at 49
Denver-based real estate developer Eric H. Bush, whose projects included self-storage, died Oct. 7 from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to the Arapahoe County, Colo., Coroner’s Office. Bush founded Bush Development Inc. in 1992 and spec…
Burglars Arrested at Store-n-Save Self Storage in Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Two people were arrested and charged in connection with a burglary Tuesday at the Store-n-Save Self Storage in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Police received a tip from a caller about 2 a.m. who said two men were acting suspiciously at the facility at 777 H…
Oakville, MO, Residents Oppose Lemay Self-Storage Proposal
Update 12/12/17 – The St. Louis County Planning Commission wasn’t ready to vote on the self-storage project proposed by Lemay Storage during its Dec. 11 executive meeting. The development was one of four proposals set aside by planners. The…