Author: Shinil Krishnan

A self-storage facility is coming to southwest Cherokee County. The Cherokee County Board of Commissioners unanimously voted Feb. 20 to approve a special use permit request from Robert Kriz to build a climate-controlled self-storage facility on almost four acres located just south of the Highway 92 and Wade Green Road intersection. “With the residential growth in this area, this is needed and something that will be utilized,” Commissioner Corey Ragsdale said. Commissioners also approved a request from the applicant to eliminate a deceleration lane from Wade Green Road to “eliminate…

  A development plan by StorAmerica Gateway LLC of roughly seven acres for a storage facility was presented and approved Tuesday night at the McCordsville Plan Commission meeting. Located at the southeast corner of West Broadway and CR 750N, the site is part of the already established Gateway Crossing Planned Unit Development (PUD), amended in 2021 to allow self-storage land use with office suites. Ryan Crum, assistant town manager and director of planning and building, said at the meeting that the development plan has met all the town requirements, specifically…

Hines, the global real estate investment, development, and property manager, has unveiled plans to deliver two new Class A self-storage facilities, Custer Self-Storage in Frisco, Texas, and Jupiter Self-Storage in Garland, Texas, later this year. Both state-of-the-art, multi-level facilities will feature masonry exteriors, and climate-controlled environments, and are designed to integrate seamlessly with the neighborhoods that they will serve. The addition of these two facilities will expand Hines’ portfolio in the Dallas-Fort Worth area to a total of 16 self-storage locations. “These latest additions to our DFW self-storage portfolio are…

These acquisitions are not just about growth; they are about strengthening our commitment to providing unparalleled storage solutions. Cedar Lake and Melbourne are vibrant communities where we see tremendous potential to make a positive impact. Our continued expansion aligns with our mission to redefine the self-storage experience for owners and customers alike.” – Tom Bretz, CEO – Elmdale Partners and StorSafe StorSafe, a subsidiary of Elmdale Partners, now operates 29 storage facilities encompassing over 1.7 million square feet across FL, IL, IN, NC, OH, and WI. StorSafe Self Storage, known…

A partnership between San Antonio-based Bakke Development Corp. and Atlanta-based Batson-Cook Development Co. (BCDC) has broken ground on an 987-unit self-storage facility in New Braunfels, a northeastern suburb of San Antonio. The site along I-35 spans 1.8 acres, and the building will rise four stories and house 104,875 net rentable square feet of climate-controlled space. Project partners include Alamo Architects, civil engineer INK Civil, general contractor Independent Contractors and construction lender Frost Bank. Completion is slated for the first quarter of 2025. The project marks the fifth self-storage collaboration between…

A new U-Haul® retail, moving and self-storage facility is coming to Urbandale thanks to the land acquisition of 4.46 acres at 4880 NW Urbandale Drive. U-Haul Moving & Storage at Urban Loop is scheduled for completion in 2026. U-Haul acquired the property on Jan. 19. Preliminary plans call for the creation of a multi-story building including at least 700 indoor, ADA-accessible storage rooms with climate-control options and high-tech security features at affordable price points. U-Haul also plans to build a separate warehouse for its portable moving containers. “Having a facility…

U-Haul® announced its purchase of the Storage Sense facility at 920 NE Deerbrook St. in Lee’s Summit to better meet the moving and self-storage needs of its customers. The 2.54-acre property, now U-Haul Storage of Lee’s Summit, was acquired on Dec. 21. It is the first U-Haul-owned and -operated facility in Lee’s Summit. U-Haul customers now have access to 626 additional self-storage units. U-Haul is also offering truck sharing, boxes, moving supplies and more at the Lee’s Summit store. Storage customers can attain extended-hours access. Download the U-Haul app or…