Jim’s Self Storage will soon open the first phase of its most recent expansion in Williamstown, Victoria, Australia. As many as 150 of the additional 300 units planned for the site will be available on July 1, according to a press release
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Self-Storage Proposed to Replace Vacant Warehouse in Edison Park Area of Chicago
Update 7/20/17 – The 41st Ward’s Zoning Advisory Committee unanimously approved Lunn’s self-storage plan for Northwest Highway this week. The developer intends to build an 88,000-square-foot storage facility that will feature climate-contro…
Man Shoots Wife, Self at Bremerton, WA, Self-Storage Facility
A man shot his estranged wife and then himself yesterday morning at a self-storage facility in Bremerton, Wash. Officers from the Bremerton Police Department and Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office were called to a Public Storage at 1950 N.E. Riddell Road j…
2 Multi-Story Self-Storage Projects Proposed in San Marco Area of Jacksonville, FL
Update 6/15/17 – A second self-storage project is on tap to be built on Kings Avenue in the San Marco neighborhood of Jacksonville. Liberty Investment Properties Inc., which specializes in the development and operation of commercial real estate, …
Wildwood, FL, Zoning Board Grants Special Exception for Self-Storage
A special magistrate for the Wildwood, Fla., Planning and Zoning Board granted an exception on Tuesday for a proposed self-storage project. Planned for the north side of State Road 44, the facility would include one three-story building and four single…
Dundee, IL, Self-Storage Owner Receives Village Grants for Facility Improvements
James Anderson, who owns a self-storage facility and a car dealership in Dundee, Ill., recently received $108,167 in village grants to offset the cost of improvements he made to both properties last year. Anderson applied for the grants in 2015, but di…
Firehouse Self Storage in Loveland, CO, Hosts Fundraiser for Larimer County Search and Rescue
Firehouse Self Storage in Loveland, Colo., is co-hosting a fundraiser on June 17 that will benefit Larimer County Search and Rescue (LCSAR), a nonprofit comprised of volunteers and funded through community donations. The “Hanging With The Heroes&…
South Africa Self-Storage Operator Stor-Age to Acquire StorTown Portfolio
Update 10/11/17 – Stor-Age intends to move forward with its StorTown purchase by acquiring 99.9 percent of DanCor shares for R145 million. The transaction is expected to occur through subsidiary Roeland Street Investments, according to the source…