National Storage Affiliates Trust (NSAT), a Maryland real estate investment trust (REIT) specializing in self-storage, has released its financial statement for the quarter that ended June 30, 2016, showing gains in key areas including core funds from o…
Web-Based Booking Service ‘Handy’ Enters New York City Valet Self-Storage Market
Handy, an online booking business that specializes in connecting consumers with housecleaning and handyman services, has launched valet self-storage service in New York City’s borough of Manhattan. The company uses a mobile app and online platfor…
National Storage Affiliates Acquires 2-Property Louisiana Self-Storage Portfolio for $8M
National Storage Affiliates, a Maryland real estate investment trust (REIT) specializing in self-storage, has purchased the two-property Neighborhood Mini Storage portfolio in Louisiana for $8.1 million. The facilities, located at 14401 Highway 44 in G…
Andover Properties/Storage King USA Acquires Self-Storage Facility in Moncks Corner, SC
Andover Properties LLC, a private real estate investment company, has acquired Store-It, a 30,650-square-foot self-storage facility in Moncks Corner, S.C. The company plans to add 20,000 net rentable square feet of storage, consisting mostly of climate…
Blue Wing Development Opens Multi-Story Self-Storage Facility in Arvada, CO
Update 1/19/18 – Blue Wing Development has opened its multi-story self-storage facility in Arvada, Colo., according to a press release. Designed by Golden, Colo.-based Studio DH Architecture, the 89,539-square-foot facility features keypad …
California Self Storage Association Executive Director to Represent National Group
The national Self Storage Association (SSA) and California Self Storage Association (CSSA) have announced an agreement that will enable CSSA Executive Director Erin King to support SSA initiatives. King will maintain her existing role with the CSSA whi…
Amsdell Cos./Compass Self Storage Raise More Than $50K for Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
Compass Self Storage, a member of the Amsdell family of companies, has raised more than $50,000 for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) to fight and treat blood cancers. The company was recognized as the top fundraiser at this year’s LLS Leukemia…
Building Your Service Stable: Finding and Hiring Contractors for Self-Storage Maintenance Problems
When something breaks at your self-storage facility, there’s no time to scramble for a service contractor. The author offers advice on how to build a stable of reliable companies so you’re prepared before a maintenance issue arises.
South Africa Self-Storage Operator Stor-Age Exhibits at 2016 Decorex Joburg Expo
Stor-Age Property REIT Ltd., which operates 37 self-storage facilities in South Africa, exhibited this week at 2016 Decorex Joburg, a décor, design and lifestyle expo at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand, South Africa. The event, Aug. 5…
NitNeil Partners/Equator Capital Management to Build 4-Story Self-Storage Facility in Raleigh, NC
Update 9/8/16 – The self-storage project planned by NitNeil Partners and Equator Capital has received resistance from Raleigh officials and some residents in the historic neighborhood where the facility is slated to be built. Although the plan me…