Gettabox S.L., a startup business specializing in valet self-storage, has launched service in Madrid, Spain. The company uses a mobile app and online platform that allows customers to schedule item pickup, maintain a visual catalog of stored bins and b…
Body Talk: What Are You ‘Saying’ to Your Self-Storage Customers?
Developing an awareness about body language can help self-storage operators better understand their customers and communicate more effectively. If you’re clueless about body language—reading or presenting it—it’s worth the …
Preparing to Buy a Self-Storage Facility: Making the Right Investment Strategy
If you’re considering a self-storage facility acquisition, putting an investment strategy in place is paramount. Here’s how to determine the right investment type for you.
U-Haul Loses Appeal in Decade-Old Lawsuit With Self-Storage Owner
An appeal by Phoenix-based U-Haul International Inc. and its subsidiary U-Haul Co. of California in response to a decade-old lawsuit was denied this week by the appellate court in San Francisco. As a result, U-Haul was ordered to pay the legal fees of …
Self-Storage Directory SpareFoot Launches SparePups PSA to Promote Pet Adoption
SpareFoot, an online marketplace for self-storage consumers, has created a public service announcement (PSA) that uses talking dogs to promote pet adoption. The piece is a companion to the company’s new video campaign, “SparePups,” which features…
New A Storage Place Self-Storage Facility Planned for Newberg, OR
A Storage Place, which operates 16 self-storage facilities in Arizona, California and Oregon, received approval last week to build a new location in Newberg, Ore. The two-story, 208-unit facility will be built on a vacant lot near the corner of East Ha…
Prestige Organization Builds $6M Self-Storage Facility in Beaumont, TX
Self-storage developer Clay McDaniel is set to begin construction on a three-story facility in Beaumont, Texas. The project on Delaware Street just west of Dowlen Road will comprise 85,000 rentable square feet. It’s being developed under the name…
40 Dead Cats Found Frozen in Long Island City, NY, Self-Storage Unit
At least 40 dead cats were found frozen inside an auctioned unit at American Self-Storage facility in Long Island City, N.Y., this week. The buyer paid $150 for the contents of the unit, which had gone into default in July after the 66-year-old tenant …
Public Storage to Buy 4 Jepco Self-Storage Facilities in Chattanooga, TN
Public Storage Inc., a self-storage real estate investment trust (REIT), plans to purchase four Jepco Mini Storage facilities in the Chattanooga, Tenn., area. The REIT already operates five storage facilities in Hamilton County, according to the source…
Real Estate Investment Firm Warden Capital to Build Self-Storage in Nashville, TN
Real estate investment firm Warden Capital intends to build a 79,000-square-foot self-storage facility on 4.4 acres in Nashville, Tenn. The company recently acquired the property at 2508 Dickerson Pike for $450,000. The facility will offer about 750 un…