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Exploring New Tech Tools for Self-Storage
Technology can help you streamline your self-storage business and be a more efficient facility operator. Here’s a sampling apps and programs that can help you reach new prospects in today’s tech-driven environment.
Olivette, MO, Considers Self-Storage Zoning Proposal by Nolan Real Estate Interests
The Olivette, Mo., City Council will hold a public hearing on May 23 to consider a rezoning request that would add self-storage as a permissible use under special permit in its commercial-office/retail district. The text amendment was proposed by devel…
Marcus & Millichap Names New National Director of National Self-Storage Group
Marcus & Millichap, a commercial property-investment firm serving the self-storage industry, has promoted Joel Deis to national director of the company’s National Self-Storage Group. Deis also serves as regional manager of the firm’s Se…
K&H Development/MPV Properties Plan Self-Storage for Steele Creek Neighborhood of Charlotte, NC
A partnership between self-storage developer K&H Development and commercial real estate firm MPV Properties LLC intends to build an 80,000-square-foot storage facility in the Steele Creek neighborhood of Charlotte, N.C. The partnership recently clo…
Google Changes and Your Self-Storage Facility’s Mobile Website
Having a mobile-optimized website for your self-storage business has never been more important. Here’s how changes from Google could affect websites that that don’t meet the standards.
3 Ways for Self-Storage Operators to Reduce Waste and Their Carbon Footprint
Owning a self-storage facility can boost your entrepreneurial dreams, but it can also be taxing on the environment. As with any business, you have to manage waste efficiently to reduce your carbon footprint. Here are some tips help you reduce waste, pr…
Sentry Self Storage Management Reports 1Q 2017 Financial Results
Sentry Self Storage Management, an industry management and consulting firm, has released its first-quarter 2017 operating results showing year-over-year improvement in revenue, net operating income (NOI) and occupancy. The company reported revenue grow…
Sky Real Estate Aims to Convert Warehouse to Self-Storage in Kansas City, KS
Developer Wes Grammer of Sky Real Estate LLC could face opposition in his quest to convert an empty warehouse in the River Market neighborhood of Kansas City, Kan., to self-storage. Grammer has a contract to purchase the three-story building, which was…
Self-Storage Development Request Officially Denied in Glen Rock, NJ
The planning board officially denied SS Glen Rock’s variance request on Sept. 7 to build a five-story self-storage facility on the former site of Hudson City Savings Bank in Glen Rock, N.J. The rejection followed five hearings between April and J…