Macritchie Storage LLC, a self-storage developer based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, is planning to convert the former Michigan Liquor Control Commission warehouse in Lansing, Mich., to self-storage. The company will spend $2.9 million to transform the …
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Self Storage Association Asia Issues Statement Regarding Illegal Self-Storage Items and Activities
Self Storage Association Asia (SSAA), a trade association dedicated to supporting self-storage operators and suppliers in emerging markets along the Pacific Rim, has issued a statement warning customers not to store banned items or engage in illegal ac…
Inside Self-Storage Releases New Podcast on Marketing to Millennials
Inside Self-Storage (ISS) has released a podcast examining how self-storage operators can effectively market to Millennials. Part of the “Sounds of Storage” series, the five-minute recording features an interview with Cheli Rosa, director o…
Brandywine Homes to Build 586-Unit Self-Storage Facility in Escondido, CA
Private homebuilder Brandywine Homes has purchased 3.2 acres of vacant land in Escondido, Calif., on which it plans to build custom homes and a self-storage facility. It’s the company’s first ground-up self-storage development, according to…
Mixed-Use Self-Storage Project Gets Initial Approval in Bentonville, AR
The Bentonville, Ark., Planning Commission on Tuesday approved the first phase of a mixed-use complex that will include self-storage. Called Aspen Park, the complex at 3500 S.W. Regional Airport Blvd. is across from Southwest Buckeye Street to the nort…
Shreveport, LA, Planning Commission Approves Self-Storage Conversion Project
Update 1/23/17 – The Shreveport City Council is expected to decide on Tuesday whether to allow Southern Storage Centers to expand the Brookshire’s structure on Fern Avenue. If approved, the South Highlands Storage Center and Retail Shoppes …
Riverside Storage Partners Proposes 2 Self-Storage Facilities for Mt. Pleasant, SC
Riverside Storage Partners LLC is looking to build two self-storage facilities in Mt. Pleasant, S.C. Once complete, the properties will be managed by Extra Space Storage Inc., a self-storage real estate investment trust, according to the source.
FlexiSpace to Build £3M Self-Storage and Workspace Facility in Middleton, Manchester, England
FlexiSpace, a U.K. self-storage and workspace brand, is designing a new £3m site in Middleton, Manchester, England. The property on Old Hall Street will comprise 100,000 square feet of self-storage and workspace, which includes 10 offices, 50 veh…
Westport Properties Buys 4-Facility Store Here Self Storage Portfolio in Texas
Westport Properties Inc. (WPI), which operates 110 self-storage facilities under the US Storage Centers brand, has acquired a four-property, Store Here Self Storage portfolio in Texas that was owned through a joint venture between RHW Capital Managemen…
Global Self Storage Acquires Tuxis Facilities in CT, NY
Update 1/10/17 – Global has completed its acquisition of two self-storage facilities and a commercial property from Tuxis. The company agreed to pay $6.9 million, which includes $5.925 million in cash and $975,000 in common stock. An additional $…