Update 11/10/17 – Woodland officials have extended the city’s moratorium on self-storage development through December 2018. The Nov. 7 decision was made partially as a precaution, allowing planners to complete zoning changes that dictate wh…
Mixed-Use Self-Storage, Office Project Gets Approval in Squamish, British Columbia, Canada
A mixed use self-storage and office project received approval last week from the city council in Squamish, British Columbia, Canada. Squamish Self Storage at 39480 Queens Way, near a 20-acre master-planned area known as Sea to Sky Business Park, will i…
Jim’s Self Storage Expands in Williamstown, Victoria, Australia
Jim’s Self Storage will soon open the first phase of its most recent expansion in Williamstown, Victoria, Australia. As many as 150 of the additional 300 units planned for the site will be available on July 1, according to a press release
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Self-Storage Proposed to Replace Vacant Warehouse in Edison Park Area of Chicago
Update 7/20/17 – The 41st Ward’s Zoning Advisory Committee unanimously approved Lunn’s self-storage plan for Northwest Highway this week. The developer intends to build an 88,000-square-foot storage facility that will feature climate-contro…
Man Shoots Wife, Self at Bremerton, WA, Self-Storage Facility
A man shot his estranged wife and then himself yesterday morning at a self-storage facility in Bremerton, Wash. Officers from the Bremerton Police Department and Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office were called to a Public Storage at 1950 N.E. Riddell Road j…
2 Multi-Story Self-Storage Projects Proposed in San Marco Area of Jacksonville, FL
Update 6/15/17 – A second self-storage project is on tap to be built on Kings Avenue in the San Marco neighborhood of Jacksonville. Liberty Investment Properties Inc., which specializes in the development and operation of commercial real estate, …
Wildwood, FL, Zoning Board Grants Special Exception for Self-Storage
A special magistrate for the Wildwood, Fla., Planning and Zoning Board granted an exception on Tuesday for a proposed self-storage project. Planned for the north side of State Road 44, the facility would include one three-story building and four single…
Dundee, IL, Self-Storage Owner Receives Village Grants for Facility Improvements
James Anderson, who owns a self-storage facility and a car dealership in Dundee, Ill., recently received $108,167 in village grants to offset the cost of improvements he made to both properties last year. Anderson applied for the grants in 2015, but di…