Category Archives: Self Storage

Update 1/25/18 – SmartStop has expanded its student-housing footprint, acquiring three properties between June 2017 and January 2018. It also has an agreement to purchase three senior-housing facilities in Utah for $78.5 million. The assisted-liv…

American Structurepoint Inc., an Indianapolis-based architectural and engineering firm that intends to build a seven-building self-storage facility in Westfield, Ind., may be in for a battle with the city council. The company aims to develop 5 acres at…

Self-storage properties are constantly changing hands, and Inside Self-Storage is regularly notified of these market transactions. Many are covered in detail on the ISS website and available for viewing on the “Real Estate” topics page. Fol…

This short video promo from Secured Self Storage conjures holiday cheer with playful animation depicting an artist drawing Christmas trees, presents, and Santa and his sleigh. Similar to its Halloween promo, it works as a template for the company&…

Instituting a strong selling system is vital to help self-storage operators close more rentals. To be effective, it takes the right frame of mind, followed by continuous coaching.

Instituting a strong selling system is vital to help self-storage operators close more rentals. To be effective, it takes the right frame of mind, followed by continuous coaching.

StorageVault Canada Inc. has acquired three self-storage facilities in Canada for approximately $6.7 million. Two of the properties are in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, while the third is in Midland, Ontario. The combined Moose Jaw transaction totaled $4.4 …

Self-storage owner Chad Keller is converting a former Piggly Wiggly grocery store in Athens, Ga., to a two-story self-storage facility. Construction on Lexington Road Self-Storage at 4025 Cherokee Road will begin in early 2017, with the business slated…

StorageMart, which operates more than 190 self-storage properties in Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States, has purchased Midway Storage in Chicago. It’s the company’s 10th property in the metropolitan area.

Registration is now open for the 2017 Inside Self-Storage World Expo, the industry’s largest conference and tradeshow. The event will take place April 10-13 at the Paris Hotel & Resort in Las Vegas. Created for self-storage developers, invest…