Update 6/24/15 – Metro Storage formally announced plans this week for its self-storage conversion project at 3240 W. Touhy Ave. in Skokie. When complete, the facility will comprise 83,000 rentable square feet in 884 units. Construction is schedul…
Self-Storage Software Provider Yardi Receives SSAE 16 SOC 1 Type 2 Report Compliance
Yardi Systems Inc., a provider of property-management software for the self-storage industry, has received its SSAE (Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements) 16 SOC 1 Type 2 report compliance after an examination of its security and internal…
Mapping Out Customer-Service Education at the 2015 ISS Expo
Each year, the ISS Expo offers education sessions that touch on key aspects of service and customer engagement. If you’re attending the expo with customer-service concerns, let this blog serve as your road map to four distinct seminars designed t…
Mapping Out Customer-Service Education at the 2015 ISS Expo
Each year, the ISS Expo offers education sessions that touch on key aspects of service and customer engagement. If you’re attending the expo with customer-service concerns, let this blog serve as your road map to four distinct seminars designed t…
Go Get That Rent! A Self-Storage Manager’s Guide to Collecting Money and Avoiding Defaults
Collecting past-due rent is often one of the aspects of the job that self-storage managers like the least. It can be stressful, even though it’s so critical to the success of the business. This slidehow provides strategies to avoid tenant defults as we…
LifeStorage Appoints Chief Investment Officer, General Counsel
California-based self-storage operator LifeStorage LP has appointed Ben Carr as chief investment officer and Vince Toenjes as general counsel. The new hires will assume their roles on March 23 and March 26, respectively, and will be based at the LifeSt…
Storage Express Founder to Build Mixed-Use Self-Storage Project in Indianapolis
Jefferson Shreve, the founder of Storage Express, is tearing down an old hotel in Indianapolis and building a mixed-use development that will include the company’s headquarters, a self-storage facility, and possibly a hotel or restaurant. Shreve …
Self-Storage Talk Video Challenge Second-Place Winner: Scott Simon, A1 U Store It
Scott Simon, a resident manager at A1 U Store It in St. Louis, recently won second place in the Self-Storage Talk 2015 “Loving Las Vegas” Video Challenge, in which self-storage operators vied for a free trip to the Inside Self-Storage World…
Self Storage Zone and Federal Capital Partners Open Second Joint-Venture Facility in Washington, DC
Update 7/26/16 – Self Storage Zone has opened its second joint-venture facility with Federal Capital Partners. The 1,400-unit facility has received Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification, according to a press release.
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Cayre Investments Plans Treasure Island Self-Storage Development in Glendale, Queens, NY
Cayre Investments LLC, which operates the Treasure Island Storage brand in New Jersey and New York, recently acquired property in Glendale, N.Y., on which it intends to develop a 100,000-square-foot self-storage facility. The project at 79-40 Cooper Av…