Canadian self-storage operator StorageVault Canada Inc. is in the process of acquiring a four-property self-storage portfolio in Vancouver, British Columbia, from Carousel Ventures Ltd. and Storage For Your Life Solutions Inc. The portfolio comprises a…
Canadian Self-Storage Operator StorageVault Completes $52.5M Acquisition of Storage for Your Life
Canadian self-storage operator StorageVault Canada Inc. is in the process of acquiring a four-property self-storage portfolio in Vancouver, British Columbia, from Carousel Ventures Ltd. and Storage For Your Life Solutions Inc. The portfolio comprises a…
Inside Self-Storage Store Now Selling Storage World Analyzer Cloud-Based Software
The Inside Self-Storage (ISS) Store, an e-commerce website providing research and education products for industry professionals, is now selling access to Storage World Analyzer, a cloud-based, financial-analysis software designed to help self-storage o…
Proposed CubeSmart Self-Storage Facility Qualifies for Tax Incentives in New Haven, CT
Developer Michael Kenney, principal of 453 Washington Avenue North Haven LLC, has applied for the building permit to convert a vacant structure in North Haven, Conn., to a CubeSmart self-storage facility. The building at 453 Washington Ave. is on the n…
Inside Self-Storage Releases 2015 Top-Operators List, Available in Multiple Formats
Inside Self-Storage (ISS) has released its 2015 Top-Operators List, ranking 100 of the self-storage industry’s foremost players based on total net-rentable square footage. The list includes facility and brand owners, independents and property-managemen…
Self-Storage Manager Records Humorous ‘Stay With Me’ Song Parody
Ashley Dawn, a facility manager for A Plus Storage of Tennessee LLC, offers this amusing parody of Sam Smith’s hit, “Stay With Me.” The melody will stick with you and you’ll be left wondering what was left behind in Unit 233. Da…
Self-Storage Manager Records Humorous ‘Stay With Me’ Song Parody
Ashley Dawn, a facility manager for A Plus Storage of Tennessee LLC, offers this amusing parody of Sam Smith’s hit, “Stay With Me.” The melody will stick with you and you’ll be left wondering what was left behind in Unit 233. Da…
Making the Most of Mass Media: Tele-Visioning Your Self-Storage Brand
These days it’s quite common to see popular brands subtly (or not so subtly) promoted in movies or television programming. For example, you might see a character drinking a certain kind of soda, using a particular kind of phone or sporting a spec…
Real Estate Developer Plans Self-Storage Facility Near Hallmark Plant in Lawrence, KS
A group led by real estate developer Thomas Fritzel has filed plans to build a self-storage facility on the vacant corner of McDonald Drive and Princeton Boulevard in Lawrence, Kan. The plan includes three buildings comprising approximately 28,000 squa…
Mobile Storage Operator TaxiBox Launches Video Game to Increase Reservations
TaxiBox, a mobile self-storage operator based in Melbourne, Australia, has launched an online video game to help increase sales. Similar to the block-stacking game Tetris, “Taxiblox” challenges players to rotate and configure falling pieces…