By Alex Hassel, Storage.com
As crowded as it is in New York City, it's no easy feat to build a brand new self storage facility. But Metro Self Storage recently announced that it's done exactly that. The state-of-the-art storage development in the Sheepshead Bay neighborhood of ...
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By Alex Hassel, Storage.com
It can happen wherever there's self storage. An operator opens a facility to help people through difficult transitions or free up space in their homes, but there are those who take advantage of what they can keep behind closed doors at a ...
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By Alex Hassel, Storage.com
Despite plummeting oil prices in a city where the energy source is an economic force, people continued to flock to Houston more than any other U.S. city in 2015. According to U-Haul, for the seventh year in a row, Houston ranked as ...
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By Alex Hassel, Storage.com
U-Haul continues to grow its self storage portfolio while bringing life back to old vacant buildings. The company recently acquired an old strip mall in Montgomery, Ill., a laser tag arena in North Smithfield, R.I., and what used to be a shoe ...
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By Alex Hassel, Storage.com
There's new relief for domestic violence victims in Berrien County, Mich., StorSmart Self Storage has recently teamed up with the county’s Safe Shelter for Domestic Violence to offer free services for victims of domestic violence. Gil Logan, owner of four StorSmart locations in ...
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By Alex Hassel, Storage.com
The Villages is synonymous with retirement in Florida. The community started 50 years ago but has grown significantly in recent years. In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau reported the total population in The Villages was 51,442. By 2015, Fox Business reported that ...
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By Alex Hassel, Storage.com
A self storage owner in Spring Township, Pa. has learned the true value of having an on-site manager, especially in the middle of the night.
WFMZ-TV reports that two men are behind bars after allegedly burglarizing dozens of units at Stor4You Self Storage. The manager, ...
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A U-Haul self storage facility in St. Louis, Mo., has quickly become a popular destination for the area’s art community. U-Haul Moving & Storage at Kingshighway reintroduced renowned sculptor Isamu Noguchi’s illuminated ceiling in the lobby of the building, a famed piece of modern art ...
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By Alex Hassel, Storage.com
Technavio, a leading global technology research and advisory company, has its eye on software innovators in the self storage industry. The company recently released its list of the top five leading software vendors in the storage market between now and the year ...
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By Alex Hassel, Storage.com
May 2016 has been a challenging month for several self storage operators across the country dealing with crime at their facilities. These aren’t the usual burglaries and break-ins either.
In Evans, Colo., a man believed to be living in a self storage unit ...
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