Author: Shinil Krishnan

Recent Self-Storage Transactions: 05.27.2025 – 06.02.2025

Property: Van Alstyne Self Storage Location: Van Alstyne, TX Address: 15074 N. U.S. Highway 75, Van Alstyne, Texas Brokers and Brokerage: Brandon Karr and Danny Cunningham of the Karr-Cunningham Storage Team of Marcus & Millichap Acreage: 8.72 acres NRSF: 92,220 Unit Count: 42 climate-controlled units, 208 non-climate drive-up units, 91 covered parking spaces, 69 uncovered parking spaces and an on-site residenc Highlights: Wide driveways Personalized keypad-gated entrance Garage-style roll-up doors On-site manager’s residence   Property: Right Move Storage Location: Houston, TX Address: 12220 Beechnut Street, Houston, Texas Year Built: 1985…

Navigating Price Sensitivity Without Compromising Value in Self Storage

In today’s economy, price sensitivity is at an all-time high, and the self-storage industry is feeling the squeeze. With consumers scrutinizing every dollar, self-storage providers must walk a fine line between staying competitive and maintaining value. Grace Totty, VP of Marketing and Sales at Absolute Storage Management, offers a roadmap for doing just that in her presentation, “Navigating Price Sensitivity Without Compromising Value.” The shifting economic landscape has created a new kind of consumer: one who is more informed, more cautious, and more demanding. According to Totty, although the core…

Lockhart Storage Centers Select White Label Storage as Management Partner

White Label Storage has added six Lockhart Storage Centers facilities to its portfolio, further expanding its footprint in the Southeast and reinforcing its position as one of the fastest growing third-party management companies in the industry. “We’re proud to expand our relationship with Lockhart Storage Centers,” said Jennifer Barroqueiro, Vice President of Operations at White Label Storage. “Following the strong performance at Davenport, Lockhart entrusted us with the management of their additional Class A facilities in Florida, and we’ve already hit the ground running.” White Label Storage initially launched management…

Featured Brokers: Matthew Cox and Cole Carosella

Mr. Cox joined Argus Self Storage Advisors in November 2021 and is currently the Director – Valuation & Budgeting. He has been instrumental in elevating the firm’s financial and operational performance within the self-storage industry. With a robust background in development, acquisition, and brokerage, he has underwritten over 3,000 deals across the United States and now oversees financial reporting, revenue management, and underwriting for the national brokerage network at Argus. Prior to joining Argus, he contributed to the development of over $300M in class A self-storage facilities across the Western…

West Coast Self-Storage Group Manages West Coast Self-Storage in Pullman, WA

West Coast Self-Storage Group, a leading self-storage property management company, is pleased to announce that it has begun managing West Coast Self-Storage Pullman, formerly known as Express Storage-Pullman. This addition strengthens West Coast Self-Storage’s presence in Eastern Washington and reflects its ongoing mission to provide high-quality, secure, and convenient storage solutions across the region. Located at 6862 WA-270 in Pullman, WA, just minutes from Washington State University and the Sunshine and Whitlow communities, West Coast Self-Storage Pullman features 99 storage units comprising 44,376 rentable square feet. The facility offers a…

A New Self-Storage Facility Breaks-Ground in Fort Pierce, FL

If you’ve been wondering what’s being built next to Aldi on U.S. 1 in Fort Pierce near Ohio Avenue, you’re not alone. Significant groundwork has taken place in recent weeks on the property at 1300 S. U.S. 1, near the tall nets for the driving range for Indian Hills Golf Course. It turns out the 1.38-acre lot is the future home to a four-story, climate-controlled, self-storage facility with 178 storage units and 23 parking spots, according to a site plan for the project approved by the city. The main 106,830-square-foot…

Spartan Investment Group Opens Self-Storage Facility in Eustis, FL

Spartan Investment Group has opened FreeUp Storage Eustis, a 660-unit self-storage facility located at 36536 S. Fish Camp Road near Lake Eustis in Grand Island, about 47 miles northwest of Orlando. Spartan Construction Management, a general contractor affiliate of the Colorado-based developer, broke ground on the facility in June 2024. FreeUp Storage Eustis features 340 climate-controlled units and 266 non-climate-controlled units across nearly 67,000 rentable square feet. Source

StorTrack Market of the Month: Kannapolis, NC

StorTrack’s featured market this month is Kannapolis, NC. Located just northeast of Charlotte, Kannapolis is one of the fastest-growing cities in the region, with a population increase of over 20% in the last decade. The city is undergoing a major transformation, anchored by the $1.5 billion North Carolina Research Campus, a public-private hub for health, nutrition, and biotech research. How is Kannapolis as a self-storage market, and is it a good place to consider investing in? We’ve used StorTrack’s Explorer platform to look at some metrics to analyze its potential as a self-storage investment. Self…

Featured Broker: Logan Foster

Logan Foster is an Associate on the Investment Sales Team at Versal, based in the Austin, Texas office. Specializing exclusively in self-storage, she has successfully facilitated the acquisition and disposition of assets for a range of clients, from private investors to publicly traded REITs, across most regions of the United States. Logan joined Versal as a licensed real estate professional in 2022 and has since developed substantial expertise in acquisitions and dispositions, self-storage evaluation and consulting services, and financial analysis. She values the relationships she has built within the industry…

Recent Self-Storage Transactions: 05.20.2025 – 05.26.2025

Recent self-storage transactions reflect strategic investor moves across core and niche storage segments. Reframe Holdings acquired a portfolio of eight institutional-quality facilities in Dallas, Austin, and Houston, signaling a focus on top-tier markets and operational efficiency through third-party management by Extra Space Storage and CubeSmart. Meanwhile, the sale of a Class A RV and boat storage facility in Magnolia, Texas, and a newly built site in Clarklake, Michigan, point to increasing interest in lifestyle-oriented storage solutions across both suburban and secondary markets.     Property: Right Move Storage Location: Houston,…