Category Archives: Self Storage

Finding a good site for new self-storage construction has become difficult in many markets, as available land is scarce and competition plentiful. If you’re planning to build a facility, here are some factors to consider during site selection.

Finding a good site for new self-storage construction has become difficult in many markets, as available land is scarce and competition plentiful. If you’re planning to build a facility, here are some factors to consider during site selection.

This month we’re collecting data for our 2015 Top-Operators List, which will be published online in late summer. The annual list “showcases 100 of the industry’s most successful facility operators.” You hear this every year, but…

Inside Self-Storage (ISS) recently released its 2015 Boat/RV Digital Issue, which includes in-depth articles about building and operating a vehicle-storage business. Available for free download, the PDF publication addresses a wide range of issues rele…

BOS Container USA, a manufacturer of quick-build storage containers, has released a new skid accessory that works with the four-way forklift-pocket system on its U.S. line of portable self-storage containers. The product was created in response to requ…

Real estate developer James Lustumbo received final approval from the Medina, N.Y, Planning Board to build a self-storage facility on a vacant lot between the Lake Wood Village mobile-home park and a nearby McDonald’s restaurant. Lustumbo was enc…

Devon Self Storage, a California-based operator that owns or manages 50 facilities nationwide, has acquired two storage properties in Fort Worth, Texas, and Yukon, Okla., in partnership with an unidentified state retirement system.

Real estate developer Gary Ott is converting a former paper factory in South Philadelphia into Philly Self Storage, which will comprise more than 2,000 units once complete. Ott purchased the Dubin Paper Co. building in February for $3.25 million, accor…

Extra Space Storage Inc., a self-storage real estate investment trust (REIT) and third-party management firm, has realigned its executive team and board of directors. Charles L. Allen is stepping down from his post as chief investment officer (CIO), bu…

Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores, a national chain of roadside travel centers that include convenience stores, gas stations and restaurants, has opened its second self-storage facility under the Love’s Storage Solutions brand name. The ne…