Author: Shinil Krishnan

Hernandez Development has unveiled a new Class A self-storage facility in Carol Stream, Illinois. The development is set on a 2.71-acre site along North Avenue, bringing much-needed climate-controlled storage solutions to the area. The new facility will feature a modern three-story building along with an additional one-story structure, offering a combined 72,860 net rentable square feet. Designed to meet the diverse storage needs of the community, the facility will house 638 climate-controlled and non-climate-controlled storage units, including 50 premium drive-up units, providing easy access and optimal protection for stored items.…

H-E-B, the highly sought-after Texas grocer, is building a supermarket in the popular Las Colinas area of Irving on a site at Interstate 635 and Olympus Boulevard purchased from LaTerra Development, a leading real estate investment and development company. LaTerra will build 161,000 square feet of self-storage adjacent to the H-E-B store on seven acres that it retains of the 19.5-acre property, a long-shuttered Fry’s Electronics site. LaTerra plans to repurpose the former Fry’s Store into a 161,250-square-foot Self Storage facility with construction slated to begin later this year. The…

BestBox Storage has opened another location in New Caney, Texas – according to an official email from a company spokesperson. The company opened another New Caney location at 26210 FM 1485 in December and a Porter location at 22041 FM 1314 in mid-January. According to the email, the business offers self-storage options for rent that are guarded with security features such as: 24/7 video surveillance Coded gate entry Lock checks Protection plans A fourth Lake Houston-area BestBox Storage location is slated to open soon at 12910 Garrett Road, Houston. Opened…

North Palisade Partners, a development and investment firm focused on industrial, self-storage and industrial outdoor storage, has expanded its self-storage platform, hiring industry veteran Steve Cobbs to lead self-storage for the firm. With nearly 30 years of commercial real estate experience, Cobbs was named managing director of North Palisade Self Storage. Before joining North Palisade, Cobbs most recently served as a director at Invesco Real Estate where he was the self-storage sector lead. Cobbs will hold responsibility for self-storage asset acquisitions, overseeing the deal sourcing, due diligence and transaction executions.…

U-Haul® has purchased a 7.78-acre lot off West Neubert Road with plans to build a state-of-the-art retail, moving and self-storage center to better meet the needs of Grand Chute residents. The property was acquired on Aug. 22. Plans call for U-Haul Moving & Storage at Northland Ave. to be completed by summer 2026. The primary three-story facility will house more than 1,000 climate-controlled self-storage units with high-tech security features at affordable price points; a sprawling retail showroom with boxes, moving supplies, towing accessories, bike racks and more; a bay to…