Update 3/13/17 – The Troutman Town Council voted last week to rezone the 11-acre parcel it will annex at 111 Westmoreland Road. The 3-2 decision will enable Landmark Self Storage to pursue a new facility with a special-use permit, according to th…
Self-Storage Burglary Thwarted by Police-Dog Training in Lake Mary, FL
A burglary at a self-storage facility in Lake Mary, Fla., was thwarted early Friday morning when police-canine units arrived at the property to conduct training exercises. Two men, one of them masked, were using bolt-cutters to break into storage units…
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Self-Storage Manager Compensation: No One-Size-Fits-All Approach
There’s no one-size-fits-all approach when it comes to creating an attractive and fair compensation package for self-storage managers. Here are factors to consider as you build a program that’s right for your business.
Design Considerations for Multi-Story Self-Storage Projects
In the self-storage industry, multi-story, climate-controlled facilities have become commonplace as developers continue pursuing sites in urban cores and other high-density business and housing centers. Here are a few design considerations that may hel…
Policy vs. Compassion: The Hard Choices Faced by Self-Storage Managers
Self-storage managers often face tough choices in their dealings with customers between following corporate policy and offering compassion. While you can positively impact people’s lives with empathy, what sometimes seems like the more sympatheti…
Self-Storage Management Firms Announce 3Q 2016 Financial Results
Self-storage management companies Absolute Storage Management (ASM) and Sentry Self Storage Management have released their third-quarter operating results. Both firms showed improvements in same-store revenue over last year.
U-Haul Parent Company AMERCO Releases Second-Quarter Financial Results for 2017 Fiscal Year
AMERCO, the parent company of U-Haul International Inc., reported financial results for the quarter that ended Sept. 30, the second quarter of its 2017 fiscal year. Self-storage revenue increased $10.1 million during the quarter, compared with the seco…
Self-Storage Investment Firm HFF Hires Director for Tampa, FL, Office
HFF (Holliday Fenoglio Fowler LP), a provider of commercial real estate and capital-markets services to self-storage and other commercial sectors, has hired Tom Doyle as a director in its Tampa, Fla., office. Doyle will focus on self-storage sales tran…
Simply Self Storage Hires VP of Operations
Simply Self Storage (SSS), which owns or manages 21 self-storage facilities in the United States and Puerto Rico, has hired Scott Sebring as its new vice president of operations. Prior to joining the company, Sebring worked for self-storage real estate…