Strategic Storage Growth Trust Inc. (SSGT), a public, non-traded, self-storage real estate investment trust (REIT) sponsored by SmartStop Asset Management LLC, has acquired Nantucket Storage Center in Nantucket, Mass. The property at 6 Sun Island Road …
Self-Storage Software Provider SiteLink Expands Product Features
SiteLink, which provides facility-management software and payment-processing services for self-storage operations, has expanded and added platform features designed to help facility managers streamline the customer-conversion and payment process, and s…
SelfStorageAuction.com Expands Service Internationally
SelfStorageAuction.com, an online platform for self-storage auction buyers and sellers, has expanded its services outside North America to include Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. The company announced its intention to grow internationall…
Self-Storage Real Estate Firm Marcus & Millichap Names New Executive Managing Director
Marcus & Millichap, a commercial property-investment firm serving the self-storage industry, has named Charles “Chico” LeClaire an executive managing director of investments in the company’s Denver office. The title is the highest…
Data Influence: Why and How to Track Your Self-Storage Marketing Efforts
The key to successful marketing lies within the information you collect about your self-storage customers. Follow this advice to track and improve your efforts.
McCauley Constructors Breaks Ground on Fort Collins, CO, Self-Storage Facility
McCauley Constructors hosted a ground-breaking ceremony today for Momentum Fort Collins Self-Storage in Fort Collins, Colo. The 9 a.m. event included city officials including Mayor Wade Troxell, Tom Leeson, Patrick Rowe and others as well as community …
U-Haul Facility Expands Via Adjacent Self-Storage Property in West Lafayette, IN
Phoenix-based U-Haul International Inc., which operates more than 1,300 self-storage locations across North America, has purchased a storage property adjacent to its facility at 1090 Sagamore Parkway W. in West Lafayette, Ind.., with the goal of expand…
Your Access-Control Checklist: The Best Products to Secure Your Self-Storage Facility
There are several access-control products available to self-storage operators today, and knowing which to choose can be difficult. This checklist will help you cultivate the perfect security solution for your new site, or assist in the expansion or ret…
Stop N Stor Opens Richmond Hill, GA, Self-Storage Facility
Stop N Stor Storage held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Aug. 15 to mark the opening of a new self-storage location at 96 Veterans Memorial Parkway in Richmond Hill, Ga. The facility offers 600 climate-controlled and traditional units in addition to enclo…
Macritchie Storage, Vertical Fields Capital Acquire Rochester, NY, Warehouse for Self-Storage Conversion
A joint-venture affiliate of self-storage developers Macritchie Storage LLC and Vertical Fields Capital LLC (VFC) has acquired a former warehouse in Rochester, N.Y., with plans to convert it to self-storage. The structure comprises 63,800 gross square …