Commercial Properties Inc., a Raleigh, N.C.-based real estate developer, has included self-storage as part of a mixed-use development proposed for the intersection of North Carolina Highway 42 East and Glen Laurel Road in Clayton, N.C. The plan calls f…
Valet Self-Storage Startup MyPorter Launches in Atlanta
MyPorter, a startup business specializing in valet self-storage, has launched service in the Atlanta metropolitan market. The company uses an online platform that allows customers to schedule item pickup, maintain a visual catalog of stored bins and bu…
Silver Hill Funding to Offer Small-Balance Lending for Self-Storage
Silver Hill Funding, a commercial mortgage lender and division of Bayview Loan Servicing LLC, has launched a lending program to address the “underserved” small-balance commercial mortgage market including self-storage properties. The lender…
StorQuest Self Storage CEO Discusses the Value of Branding, Employees and More
In this video, Bill Hobin, president and CEO of the William Warren Group Inc., sits down with television journalist Shannon Fox to talk about the value of branding for its StorQuest Self Storage properties. Hobin also discusses the company’s four…
SecurCare Self Storage Launches Online Raffle for Christmas-Tree Giveaway
SecurCare Self Storage Inc., an affiliate of National Storage Affiliates Trust (NSAT), is hosting an online giveaway in which it will give a Christmas tree to one winner. To participate, entrants must post a photo of a themed holiday tree to SecurCare&…
Extra Space Self Storage of Asia Adds Solar Panels at 2 Facilities in Singapore
Extra Space Self Storage of Asia, a privately owned business, has added solar panels to two of its properties in Boon Keng and Kallang Way, Singapore. The operator is the first self-storage company in Singapore to use solar energy for some of its energ…
How to Handle Property Damage at Your Self-Storage Facility
If your self-storage property suffers damage from an accident, fire or theft, do you know what to do? Follow these guidelines on procedures to perform in the aftermath as well as tips on working with your insurance company.
How to Handle Property Damage at Your Self-Storage Facility
If your self-storage property suffers damage from an accident, fire or theft, do you know what to do? Follow these guidelines on procedures to perform in the aftermath as well as tips on working with your insurance company.
Planners Recommend Self-Storage Project in Columbia, SC, Despite Merchant Opposition
Update 11/3/15 – The planning commission unanimously recommended approval for a 550-unit self-storage facility to be developed near the CanalSide mixed-use development in Columbia, S.C. The recommendation came despite several members of the publi…
Controversial Self-Storage Project Rejected in Keller, Texas
The Keller, Texas, City Council rejected a self-storage project last week after hearing plenty of opposition from local residents. The proposed three-story facility at the intersection of Bear Creek Parkway and Davis Boulevard would have comprised 92,0…