Go Local Interactive, a digital-marketing agency specializing in self-storage, has released a report examining consumer-behavior and marketing trends affecting the industry. “The Storage Industry Report” provides an overview of trends from …
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Proposed Self-Storage Project Approved in Southington, CT
Self-storage owner J.R. Clisham received approval to build a self-storage facility on former farmland under contract in Southington, Conn. Clisham submitted preparation plans for a 4-acre parcel at 1588 Meriden-Waterbury Turnpike last spring. The …
DMI to Develop New Self-Storage Facility in Historic South End of Charlotte, NC
Development-Management Inc. (DMI) is developing a new self-storage facility in the historic South End of Charlotte, N.C. The company acquired the 3.5-acre site at 536 W. Tremont for $1.5 million last year as part of a bankruptcy sale, according to a pr…
Self-Storage REIT CubeSmart Names New Chief Investment Officer
CubeSmart, a self-storage real estate investment trust and management company, has promoted Jonathan Perry to chief investment officer and senior vice president. Perry has 20 years of industry experience. He previously held the titles of vice president…
Grandson of Retail Tycoon Aims to Build Self-Storage Empire in the Philippines
Howard Sy, the grandson of a retail tycoon, has eschewed the family business in the Philippines to build his own self-storage empire. The 28-year-old entrepreneur opened his first StorageMart self-storage facility in Makati last year and already has pl…
Men on the Move Gets Tax Break for New Self-Storage Headquarters/Facility in Woodbury, NY
Men on the Move Moving & Self-Storage will receive a significant tax break from Nassau County, N.Y., officials to keep its new headquarters in the county rather than relocate to Queens, N.Y. The storage business plans to purchase a vacant office bu…
Lockaway Storage of Texas Supports High-School Graduation Project
Lockaway Storage, which operates 35 self-storage properties in Texas, is offering free storage to support Project Graduation, a parent-run organization that provides seniors at Samuel Clemens High School in Schertz, Texas, a safe place to celebrate on …
Simply Self Storage Hires Senior Financial & Planning Analyst, VP of Underwriting
Simply Self Storage (SSS), which owns or manages 229 self-storage facilities in the United States and Puerto Rico, has made two new hires. Jonathan Epstein has joined the company as senior financial and planning analyst, and Kyle Fromin has joined as v…
Kangaroo Self Storage to Expand Into Edinburgh, Scotland
Kangaroo Self Storage has acquired a partially occupied warehouse in Edinburgh, Scotland, from commercial real estate investment firm SRA Ventures Ltd. for £1.6 million. The 27,000-square-foot structure is in the Sighhill Industrial Estate about …
Snellville, GA, City Council Approves Multi-Story Self-Storage Facility
Atlanta-based Brannen Development Co. received zoning approval from the city council to build a three-story self-storage facility in Snellville, Ga. The 2-acre property at 2387-97 Lenora Church Road includes a partially built, 48,000-square-foot steel …