As self-storage continues to move away from the “industrial” moniker and likened more to a “retail” offering, operators are experimenting with products and services that will meet their existing renters’ needs as well as a…
ISS News Desk: Bee Safe Scales Back Self-Storage Development Due to Oversupply
The recent wave of self-storage development activity has created a logjam of project applications in cities across the country, particularly in the Southeast. North Carolina-based Bee Safe Storage and Wine Cellar recently announced it would slow i…
Georgia Self Storage Association Hosts Annual Conference Announces Award Winners
More than 160 industry professionals attended the Georgia Self Storage Association (GASSA) Convention & Expo, Oct. 1-2, at the Hyatt Regency in Savannah, Ga. The event included seminars, roundtable discussions, networking events and a tradeshow fea…
UltraStor Enters Canadian Self-Storage Market With Flagship Facility in Burlington, Ontario
UltraStor Self Storage has entered the Canadian self-storage market with the opening of its first facility. The flagship property at 4585 Palladium Way in Burlington, Ontario, Canada, comprises 57,105 rentable square feet in 460 units. Amenities includ…
Armed Woman Shot Multiple Times by Police at Dalhart, TX, Self-Storage Facility
A woman armed with a shotgun was shot multiple times by police officers on Monday at Dalhart Self Storage in Dalhart, Texas. Officers arrived on the scene at 713 Liberal St. about 2:15 a.m. after receiving a call that someone on the property was suicid…
Mural-Decorated CubeSmart Self-Storage Facility to Open in Hoboken, NJ
A new self-storage facility will open in Hoboken, N.J., in December featuring a mural across three of its seven floors. The Hoboken Planning Board approved the application in January for the property at 1312 Adams St., according to the source. The site…
Denver Self-Storage Developer Takes His Own Life at 49
Denver-based real estate developer Eric H. Bush, whose projects included self-storage, died Oct. 7 from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to the Arapahoe County, Colo., Coroner’s Office. Bush founded Bush Development Inc. in 1992 and spec…
Burglars Arrested at Store-n-Save Self Storage in Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Two people were arrested and charged in connection with a burglary Tuesday at the Store-n-Save Self Storage in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Police received a tip from a caller about 2 a.m. who said two men were acting suspiciously at the facility at 777 H…
Storage Zone Opens New Location in Rocky River, OH
Storage Zone, which operates 18 self-storage facilities in Ohio, has opened a new location in Rocky River. The property at 19901 Center Ridge Road is near shopping and residences, according to a press release.
New Self-Storage Facility Opens in Lancaster, PA
Entrepreneur Tod Sherman opened a new self-storage facility last week in Lancaster, Pa. Named LancasterStorage.com, the 20,000-square-foot structure at 21 E. Clay St. was converted from a former use to include 156 storage units in range of sizes. The t…