Real estate developer Ed Drummond of Integrated Properties LLC received zoning approval on Tuesday to convert a former medical center to self-storage in the Crestwood South neighborhood of Birmingham, Ala. The city council agreed to rezone the 4.7-acre…
The Bancorp to Offer Small-Business Lending to Self-Storage
Financial-services firm The Bancorp Inc. has hired two new vice presidents to help expand its small-business lending to the funeral-home, self-storage and senior-living industries. Teresa Carlson and Kelly Isley join the company with significant experi…
Pro Surfer Kelly Slater Explains Why He Uses Self-Storage
Where does a professional surfer feel most comfortable storing the surfboards he uses for competition? If you’re 11-time world champion Kelly Slater, you choose StorQuest Self Storage. In this video, Slater explains why he prefers keeping his boa…
Rockin With StorageMart Self-Storage Giveaway Offers Free Perks for Musicians
StorageMart, which operates more than 190 self-storage properties across Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States, has launched a Rockin’ With StorageMart giveaway in which musicians can win one year of free band-rehearsal space at a company fa…
Self-Storage Security Provider PTI Redevelops EasyCode Mobile App
PTI Security Systems, a provider of access-control and security solutions for the self-storage industry, has redeveloped its EasyCode mobile app, which allows self-storage renters to open a facility’s gates and doors using a mobile device. The te…
Pinnacle Storage Proposes Self-Storage Development for Jupiter, FL
Self-storage developer Pinnacle Storage LLC has proposed building a three-story facility at 1400 W. Indiantown Road in Jupiter, Fla. The project would include demolishing and replacing the former Ellison Graphics building, a vacant single-story structu…
Andover Properties to Build Storage King Self-Storage Facility in Homestead, FL
Andover Properties LLC, which operates the Storage King USA brand, has purchased a 3-acre parcel in Homestead, Fla., on which it plans to build a 110,000-square-foot self-storage facility. The property will feature one multi-story, climate-controlled b…
Lok’nStore Acquires Self-Storage Development Site in Bournemouth, England
U.K. company Lok’nStore Group PLC, which operates self-storage and records-storage facilities, has acquired a 3-acre property in Bournemouth, England, on which it intends to build a freehold storage asset. The £8 million project on Castle Lane, n…
HB Capital Group/Liberty Base Investments to Build Self-Storage Facility in Kissimmee, FL
Real estate development and investment firms HB Capital Group LLC and Liberty Base Investments are building a three-story self-storage facility on Vineland Road in Kissimmee, Fla. The land on which the project will be built is part of an 82-acre time-s…
Creating and Managing Your Self-Storage Construction Timeline
One of the more vexing tasks when building a self-storage facility is creating and managing the construction timeline. Here’s an overview of the various stages and what you can do to streamline the process.