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Keeping Competitive in Staff Compensation: Strategic Structuring for Self-Storage Wages and Incentives
Are you doing enough to attract and retain the most talented employees at your self-storage operation? Paying a strong hourly wage isn’t enough. Here are strategic ways to structure incentives that will retain facility staff and bolster the botto…
Valley Storage Acquires 3 Best Little Warehouse Self-Storage Facilities in Ohio
Valley Storage Co., which operates 16 self-storage facilities in five eastern states, has acquired three Best Little Warehouse Self-Storage facilities in Elyria and Grafton, Ohio. Together, the sites comprise 110,480 square feet of storage space in 727…
Florida Self Storage Association to Host Owners Summit
The Florida Self Storage Association (FSSA) will host its annual Owners Summit, Nov. 1-2, at the Ritz-Carlton in Sarasota, Fla. Open to self-storage owners, operators and investors, the event will begin with an evening reception in the hotel’s Ba…
Workers’ Compensation Coverage: What It Is, Why Your Self-Storage Business Needs It
With so many types of insurance on the market to protect your self-storage business from risk, you may be tempted to skip on workers’ compensation. Here’s an overview of this coverage and why it’s vital to your operation.
United Development to Convert Office Complex to Self-Storage in North Dallas
Real estate firm United Development Co., in partnership with Lone Star Self Storage, has purchased an office park in North Dallas with plans to demolish a portion of it and build a self-storage facility. The three-building Park Forest Office Complex at…
CubeSmart Withdraws Application to Convert Cleveland Heights, OH, Walmart to Self-Storage
CubeSmart, a self-storage real estate investment trust and third-party management firm, withdrew its application this week to convert a vacant Walmart in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, to self-storage. The property at 3606 Mayfield Road is in the Severance T…
Tulfra Real Estate Proposes Self-Storage and Pharmacy Project for Belleville, NJ
The Belleville, N.J., Planning Board approved a site plan on Oct. 12 for a mixed-use project that will include a four-story self-storage facility and a pharmacy at 11 Franklin Ave. Real estate developers 11 Franklin Ave. Redeveloper LLC and Tulfra Real…
Self-Storage Proposed for Former Landfill Site in Savannah, GA
Property owners Sherwin and Brian Robin are seeking zoning approval to build a single-story self-storage facility on a former dump site in the Bacon Park neighborhood of Savannah, Ga. The Savannah City Council discussed the proposal for the 9.3-acre pa…
Merit Hill Capital Buys 6-Property Compass Self Storage Portfolio in Memphis, TN
Merit Hill Capital LP, an investment firm launched late last year to pursue self-storage acquisitions and development opportunities, has purchased a six-property Compass Self Storage portfolio from the Amsdell Cos. The facilities serve the Memphis, Ten…