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Less Mess Storage Gains Steam in Czech Republic and Poland Self-Storage Markets
Less Mess Storage Inc. operates a five-property self-storage portfolio in Central and Eastern Europe, with three facilities in Prague, and two in Warsaw, Poland. ISS recently spoke with president and CEO Guy Pinsent about the company’s unique ori…
William Warren Group/StorQuest Self Storage Participate in 4th Annual ‘Rivals United for a Kure’ Campaign
The William Warren Group (WWG), a privately held real estate company that operates the StorQuest Self Storage brand, is participating in the fourth annual “Rivals United for a Kure” campaign benefiting Kure It Cancer Research, a nonprofit d…
Extra Self Storage Buys Hub Storage in Olivehurst, CA, for $2M
Extra Self Storage, which operates 11 facilities in California and Nevada, acquired Hub Storage in Olivehurst, Calif., for $2 million. The property at 5724 Chestnut Road comprises 109,000 rentable square feet of storage space and was approximately 50 p…
Self-Storage Real Estate Firm BayView Advisors Forms Capital Markets Group
BayView Advisors (BVA), a Tampa-Fla.-based investment-sales and advisory firm focused on the self-storage industry, has formed the BayView Capital Markets Group to provide clients with guidance and solutions for debt placement, equity placement, financ…
Simple Ways to Improve Your Self-Storage Curb Appeal
Maintaining an attractive self-storage site can mean the difference between drawing customers or sending them to competitors. Here are some simple ways to improve your facility curb appeal.
Domestic-Violence Suspect Hides From Police in Healdsburg, CA, Self-Storage Unit
A man wanted on a felony warrant for allegedly attacking and injuring his girlfriend with a machete barricaded himself in a Healdsburg, Calif., self-storage unit on Aug. 31 for 12 hours before police were able to take him into custody. Officer Frank Pa…
A-Plus Mini Storage Opens Self-Storage Facility in Rock Falls, IL
Self-storage owner Phillip McDermott this week opened A-Plus Mini Storage in Rock Falls, Ill, just three months after purchasing the land to build the business. The facility at 1805 Industrial Park Road sits on 3 acres and currently offers 30 large sto…
Self-Storage REIT National Storage Affiliates Trust Declares 3Q 2015 Dividend
The board of trustees for National Storage Affiliates Trust (NSAT), a Colorado-based real estate investment trust (REIT) specializing in self-storage, has declared a second-quarter dividend of $0.19 per common share.
SuperStorage Operator Buys Lakeside Self Storage in Lakeside, CA, for $2.8M
Lakeside Self Storage in Lakeside, Calif., recently sold for $2.8 million to Lakeside Storage I LLC, a California-based limited-liability company that operates 12 SuperStorage locations in the Central Coast and Southern California. The 266-unit propert…