The planning board officially denied SS Glen Rock’s variance request on Sept. 7 to build a five-story self-storage facility on the former site of Hudson City Savings Bank in Glen Rock, N.J. The rejection followed five hearings between April and J…
National Storage Affiliates Trust Expands Florida Self-Storage Footprint With Acquisition
National Storage Affiliates Trust (NSAT), a Maryland real estate investment trust (REIT) specializing in self-storage, continues to expand its presence in Florida. The company acquired a 44,000-square-foot storage property in Manatee County, Fla., last…
New Self-Storage Facility Opens in Fairless Hills, PA
Fairless Hills Self Storage has opened in Fairless Hills, Pa. The property at 495 S. Oxford Valley Road, near the Fairless Hills Shopping Center, comprises 34,000 square feet of rentable storage space in of 269 climate-controlled and drive-up units. It…
OpenTech Signs Exclusive Agreement to Sell and Support Self-Storage Robot Keylo in North America
OpenTech Alliance Inc., a Phoenix-based provider of self-storage kiosks, call-center services and other technology, has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with France-based robotics-engineering company Wyca SAS to sell and support its Keylo rob…
Driving Self-Storage Revenue With Truck Rental
Truck rentals are an excellent service self-storage operators can offer to generate additional revenue. Here’s a look at some simple and unique ways to expand this program into a superior profit center.
‘DelmarvaLife’ Show Segment Discusses Self-Storage at Delaware Beach Storage Center
Delaware Beach Storage Center in Lewes, Del., used a sponsored segment on local news show “DelmarvaLife” to demonstrate how self-storage can aid during spring cleaning. During the segment, co-owner Timarie Thompson discusses with repor…
GU Self Storage, Mail Hub Partnership Opens in Guam
GU Self Storage has opened for business in Harmon, Guam. The two-story, climate-controlled facility comprises 270 units inside the former Guam Power Authority building. It has an onsite partnership with Mail Hub, which sells a full line of moving and p…
Unsolicited Offer Leads to Sale of Self-Storage Facility in Scarborough, ME
Real estate developer MSP Holdings LLC recently acquired a commercial property in Scarborough, Maine, for $900,000 that includes Scarborough Mini Storage, even though neither the land nor the self-storage business was for sale. The 1.9-acre parcel at 2…
Vacant Self-Storage Facility in Lebanon, IL, Considered for Redevelopment
Paul and Jeanne McCleery are seeking approval from the county to redevelop a vacant self-storage facility in Lebanon, Ill., into McCleery Safe Storage. The St. Clair County Zoning Board of Appeals on Monday recommended approving a special-use permit fo…
IdeaTek Opens Self-Storage Facility on Site of Former Elementary School in Hutchinson, KS
Private-investment company IdeaTek Equity Group has opened an indoor self-storage facility as part of a mixed-use development in Hutchinson, Kan. The Sand Hills Center conversion project is on 5 acres at 4601 N. Plum St. in a structure that once housed…