Westport Properties Inc. (WPI), which operates 122 self-storage facilities under the US Storage Centers brand, has opened a new facility in North Miami Beach, Fla. It’s the company’s sixth location in the Miami area, according to a press re…
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Poulsbo, WA, Sets 6-Month Moratorium on Self-Storage Development
The Poulsbo, Wash., City Council last week approved a six-month moratorium on self-storage development in the commercial zoning district along State Highway 305. The Aug. 16 unanimous vote was spurred by applications for two new properties, an expansio…
RMS Properties Gets Initial Zoning Approval to Convert Bridgeton, MO, Walmart to Self-Storage
RMS Properties II LLC received zoning approval from the Bridgeton, Mo., Planning and Zoning Commission on Monday to convert a former Walmart retail store to self-storage. The rezoning of the property at 10835 Saint Charles Rock Road must now be approve…
Mountain Shadows Storage Opens in Greeley, CO
Four business partners have opened a new self-storage facility in Greeley, Colo. Mountain Shadows Storage at 8320 W. 20th St. is owned by Dale Boehner, Nick Francis, Rob Stanley and Terry Wiedeman, who are all first-time storage owners. A grand-opening…
Moove In Self Storage Buys 2-Facility Spare Room Portfolio in Lancaster, PA
Moove In Self Storage, which operates 19 facilities in Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, has acquired the two-property Spare Room Self Storage portfolio in Lancaster, Pa., for $5.2 million. The sites were purchased from Phil Wolgemuth and his wife…
Self-Storage Operator and Management Firm Pogoda Cos. Celebrates 30th Anniversary
Pogoda Cos., a Farmington Hills, Mich.-based self-storage operator that also provides third-party management services to fellow facility owners, is celebrating its 30th anniversary. Founded by Maurice Pogoda and his wife, Lori, in 1987, the company tha…
Access Self Storage Proposes Mixed-Use Housing, Office Project in London Borough of Merton
Access Self Storage, which operates more than 50 facilities in the United Kingdom, has proposed a mixed-use development on land it owns in the London borough of Merton. The property is the former home to a Manuplastics factory, which would be demolishe…
Cornerstone Self-Storage Development Denied in Littleton, CO
A proposed self-storage development from Cornerstone Storage was rejected on Aug. 15 by the Littleton, Colo., City Council. Officials agreed with residents who opposed the project and indicated the plan didn’t fit well with the council’s lo…
Self-Storage Owners Open Mixed-Use Property in Stirling, Ontario, Canada
Self-storage owners Greg and Shari Belyea opened a mixed-use property last week in Stirling, Ontario, Canada, that includes drive-through a self-storage facility and an auto-detailing shop. Excess Storage and Extreme Clean Detailing at 2472 Stirling-Ma…
Schroders Enters Self-Storage Market With 5-Property London Acquisition
Schroders PLC, a global investment-management firm, has entered the self-storage market with the purchase of a five-property portfolio in London for £44M. The Schroder UK Real Estate Fund (SREF) acquired the facilities from The Self-Storage Co. T…