Westy Self Storage of Norwood, N.J., has donated the use of two storage units to St. John’s Academy in Hillsdale, N.J., to house items for the school’s 16th annual Tricky Tray, its biggest fundraiser of the year. The school is expecting abo…
Westy Self Storage in Norwood, NJ, Supports St. John’s Academy
Westy Self Storage of Norwood, N.J., has donated the use of two storage units to St. John’s Academy in Hillsdale, N.J., to house items for the school’s 16th annual Tricky Tray, its biggest fundraiser of the year. The school is expecting abo…
HomeStreet Launches Commercial Capital Group to Provide Self-Storage Loans
HomeStreet Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of HomeStreet Inc., has launched HomeStreet Commercial Capital (HCC) to finance loans for self-storage facilities and other types of commercial real estate. Based in Orange County, Calif., the company will pro…
HomeStreet Launches Commercial Capital Group to Provide Self-Storage Loans
HomeStreet Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of HomeStreet Inc., has launched HomeStreet Commercial Capital (HCC) to finance loans for self-storage facilities and other types of commercial real estate. Based in Orange County, Calif., the company will pro…
G5 Releases ‘Uber Leasing’ App for Self-Storage Operations
G5, the provider of Digital Experience Management (DXM) software and services to the self-storage industry, has released G5 Uber Leasing, a mobile application that enables consumers to lease storage units online. The app simplifies the rental experienc…
OpenTech Partners With Bellhops to Help Self-Storage Operators Provide On-Demand Moving Services
OpenTech Alliance Inc., a Phoenix-based provider of self-storage kiosks, call-center services and other technology, is partnering with Bellhops, a Chattanooga, Tenn., startup, to provide on-demand moving services through OpenTech’s kiosks, call center …
Self-Storage Operator Pleads Guilty to Kidnapping Verizon Worker, Sentenced to Probation and Anger Management
Update 5/11/16 – Westboro Self Storage operator Howard W. Cook pleaded guilty to kidnapping on Tuesday and was sentenced to one year of probation, with six months supervised. Judge Daniel M. Wrenn also ordered Cook to complete an anger-management…
Self-Storage Marketplace SpareFoot Receives $33M in Venture Capital
SpareFoot, an online marketplace for self-storage consumers, has received $33 million in venture capital from new investors Monkfish Equity and Revolution Growth, as well as existing investor Insight Venture Partners. SpareFoot will use the money prima…
Amazing Spaces Storage Centers Voted Favorite Self-Storage Operator in Online Poll
Update 3/12/15 – Amazing Spaces Storage Centers was recently voted the favorite self-storage operator for the sixth year in a row in the “Best of the Woodlands” reader poll conducted by WoodlandsOnline.com. The website is an Internet …
Setting Fair Self-Storage Fees: Guidelines for Recovering Costs Around Tenant Delinquency
As a self-storage operator, you sometimes lose money on unit delinquency, defaults and liens. Follow these guidelines to establish a fair fee you can charge to recoup the costs caused associated with late- or non-paying tenants.