Category Archives: Self Storage

Real estate firm McGregor Interests Inc. (MII) received approval last week to expand its Lockbox Storage facility in Blair, Neb. The Blair City Council unanimously voted in favor of the conditional-use permit on Sept. 13 for the self-storage property a…

Apex Self Storage of Manchester, England, recently raised money for two charities catering to local youth: Hideaway Youth Project and The Frost Foundation. Staff from the operator’s Hulme and Radcliffe facilities dressed up in storage-box outfit …

Ponderosa Insurance Agency LLC, a subsidiary of Repwest Insurance Co., has introduced a property and liability insurance program for self-storage businesses. The new offering joins the company’s signature tenant-insurance product, Safestor. Along…

The Dixon, Calif., Planning Commission will vote tonight on a proposed self-storage development that faces opposition from city staff. In a report to the commission, associate planner Scott Greeley wrote that the applicant, Rob Sesar, has been “s…

A self-storage project proposed for Princeton, N.J., faced opposition from homeowners during a Sept. 13 Princeton Planning Board meeting. Vickie Martenson had requested a special-use permit to build a 21-unit self-storage facility on a vacant lot she o…

Becoming successful in self-storage used to be about effectively marketing products and services, but today’s consumers are already well-educated about the industry. Here are some customer-centric sales techniques that can pay dividends for your …

Self Storage Company LLC, a subsidiary of publicly traded real estate investment trust Extra Space Storage Inc., is in the third of four registration phases offering the new Web-domain extension .storage to storage-related businesses and the general pu…

Real estate developer The Berry Cos. LLC has submitted a rezoning application for a 0.8-acre parcel on Johnston Road in Charlotte, N.C. The company has planned a mixed-use project featuring up to 100,000 square feet of self-storage, a 1,000-square-foot…

New Alliance Ltd., a construction and engineering firm, is nearing completion on an environmentally friendly self-storage facility in its home base of Burlington, Ontario, Canada. Branded as All Pro Storage, the facility will comprise 675 units and is …

New Alliance Ltd., a construction and engineering firm, is nearing completion on an environmentally friendly self-storage facility in its home base of Burlington, Ontario, Canada. Branded as All Pro Storage, the facility will comprise 675 units and is …