Atlanta-based self-storage developer Mequity LLC has acquired a former Moving Man storage building in New York City for $15.6 million. Mequity intends to convert the structure into a seven-story self-storage facility comprising 40,593 net rentable squa…
5 Areas Where Technology Can Make or Break a Self-Storage Business
An effective self-storage operation strategy that includes technology will lead to streamlined workflow, higher tenant satisfaction and new revenue. Here are five areas where technology can make or break your business.
Valet Self-Storage Startup Blue Crates Launches Service in Chicago
Blue Crates LLC, a startup business specializing in valet self-storage, has launched service in Chicago. The company uses an online platform that allows customers to schedule item pickup, maintain a visual catalog of stored belongings, and schedule del…
Self-Storage Investment Firm Harrison Street Raises $1.16B for Fund VI
Investment-management firm Harrison Street Real Estate Capital LLC (HSRE), which has extensive interests in “needs-based” real estate, including self-storage, has closed its latest fund, Harrison Street Real Estate Partners VI LP (Fund VI),…
Self-Storage Mobile Apps: Convenience for Your Customers
Mobile apps are a huge untapped resource for self-storage operators. Today’s consumers are used to having everything at their fingertips, so why shouldn’t storage rentals be the same? Learn how enhancing your strategy with an app can g…
World Class Capital Acquires 2 Self-Storage Facilities in Denver Market
World Class Capital Group LLC (WCCG), which operates the Great Value Storage brand, has acquired a pair of self-storage facilities in the Denver metropolitan market for a combined $9.9 million from Business Property Trust LLC. The Best Bargain Storage …
Schroeder-Manatee Ranch Proposes Big Jim Self Storage Facility for Lakewood Ranch, FL
Real estate developer Schroeder-Manatee Ranch Inc. (SMR) intends to build a 185,000-square-foot self-storage facility in Lakewood Ranch, Fla. The four-phase project would eventually comprise seven storage buildings, including a pair of three-story stru…
Singapore Self-Storage Operator StorHub Hires Assistant Marketing Manager
StorHub, which operates 11 self-storage facilities in Singapore, has hired Ameko Zhang as assistant marketing manager. She’ll be based in Shanghai.
Self-Storage Developer Seeks Zoning Approval to Build in High Point, NC
Mark Reynolds, owner of Berkley Hall Construction LLC, is seeking zoning approval to build a three-story self-storage facility on a 1.8-acre vacant lot in High Point, N.C. The parcel at Samet and Admiral Drives is in the Wendover Crossing commercial co…
From the 2017 ISS Expo: WYCA Co-Founder Introduces New Self-Storage Robotic Kiosk
In this video, filmed at the 2017 Inside Self-Storage World Expo, Matthieu Besozzi, co-founder of WYCA Robotics, discusses a new robotic kiosk the company recently introduced to the European self-storage market. He offers a demonstration of the te…