Bakke Development, in a Joint Venture with BCDC, has Broken Ground on a Self-Storage Facility in San Antonio, TX

The 751-unit self-storage property is scheduled for delivery in 2025. Bakke Development, in a joint venture with BCDC, has broken ground on a 111,909-square-foot self-storage facility in San Antonio, Texas. The development marks the partnership’s seventh project. The team behind the project includes Alamo Architects Inc. and Independent Contractors Inc. Security State Bank has provided the construction financing. The development is scheduled for delivery in the second quarter of 2025. Upon completion, the three-story building will feature 86,475 rentable square feet and will include 751 climate-controlled units. The facility is…

Developer Pitching Self-Storage Facility in Barrington, IL

A developer intends to buy a 4.81-acre property on Barrington’s southeast side to construct a self-storage facility on the site, village officials said. Nelson Development’s plan calls for a two-story enclosed and climate-controlled building at 1191-1197 S. Northwest Highway, sometimes referred as the Arndtsen property. The proposal calls for all loading and unloading to take place inside the building. The village board’s committee of the whole recently saw a conceptual rendering of the proposed facility. However, Jennifer Tennant, assistant director of development services, said the village has not yet received…

U-Haul Announces Plans for First Company Store in Clarkdale, AZ

U-Haul® is unveiling plans for a new retail, moving and self-storage center off State Route 89A and Pine Shadows Boulevard in Clarkdale. U-Haul Moving & Storage of Clarkdale is scheduled for completion by summer 2026. The 9.18-acre property was acquired May 24 and will be the first U-Haul-owned and -operated center in Clarkdale. Plans call for a three-story building with a spacious retail showroom and more than 700 indoor, climate-controlled self-storage units with high-tech security features at affordable price points. Customers will also have access to truck and trailer sharing,…

Sentimental Storage Now Open in Athens, GA

Sentimental Self Storage is now open for business and owners held a ribbon cutting on Wednesday to kick things off at the location at 1560 Dr. Martin Luther King Pkwy. Owners Sherry and Dr. Eric Delay and Tom and Donna Shampine welcomed Morristown Area Chamber of Commerce ambassadors and other guests to the location that is across from the new Lincoln Heights Elementary building site. “We saw a need for storage,” Tom said. “We wanted to step up and offer our community a good service. We’ve tried to build a…

Developer Proposes Self-Storage, Retail and Restaurants at Former Kmart in Rockford, IL

A Rockford developer looking to revive the property once anchored by a Kmart at the corner of State Street and Mulford Road has so far been unable to reach a redevelopment agreement with city officials. Except for a U-Haul store selling moving supplies and boxes, the sprawling property has remained vacant since the Kmart closed in 2019. Orput Companies Inc. CEO Gregory Orput is asking Rockford for special use permits needed to turn the 105,939-square-foot building into a self-storage facility with outdoor truck parking. He would also build at least…

Stuf Storage Opens a Self-Storage Facility in Brooklyn, NY

Stuf Storage has opened a 180-unit self-storage facility in Brooklyn. The facility is located at 485 Clermont Ave. at the nexus of the Clinton Hill and Prospect Heights neighborhoods and consists of 15,000 gross square feet. Units range in size from 12 square feet to 240 square feet. Locally based developer RXR owns the property. Stuf Storage now operates about 30 facilities across seven states. Source

Safe Harbor Self-Storage Opens in Parksville, NY

Safe Harbor Catskills, with the help of the Sullivan County Chamber of Commerce (SCCC), held its official ribbon-cutting ceremony. The event was part of a larger “Salute to Service” Live Music Festival. Attendees to the free festival event were able to take in live musical performances, indulge in delicious food options from local vendors, and see a plentiful amount of shopping opportunities from local vendors. Safe Harbor is a premier storage facility situated on the outskirts of Parksville, NY, with an Old Hickory Shed Dealer location as well. Their facility…

U-Haul Announces Plans for a Self-Storage Facility in North Buford, GA

U-Haul® is announcing plans for a state-of-the-art retail, moving and self-storage facility at NE Peachtree Industrial Boulevard in North Buford. U-Haul Moving & Storage of North Buford is scheduled for completion by spring 2026. The property was acquired in March. The facility will house a modern retail showroom and more than 800 indoor, climate-controlled self-storage units with high-tech security features at affordable price points. Customers will also have access to truck- and trailer-sharing services, towing equipment and professional hitch installation, U-Box® portable storage containers, boxes and moving supplies, propane and…

Go Store It Opens Self-Storage Facility in Pico Rivera, CA

Go Store It Self Storage, an affiliate of Madison Capital Group, has opened a storage facility in Pico Rivera, California. Farmers and Merchants Bank of Long Beach provided $10 million in construction financing last year. Despite a historical track record of Pico Rivera prohibiting the development of new storage facilities, Go Store It managed to collaborate with city officials and sway them toward granting the firm the needed permits, Go Store It Development Partner Adam Lentz said in prepared remarks. The property provides 48,000 square feet of rentable space, encompassing…

Newberry Board of Adjustment Approves Storage Facility Expansion in Newberry, FL

  The Newberry Board of Adjustment met following the April 22 Newberry City Commission meeting to consider a site and development plan for Ultimate Boat, RV and Mini Storage Expansion. The property is located on the south side of State Road 26/West Newberry Road, between Southwest 218th Street and Southwest 226th Street. The application was brought to the City by eda consultants, inc.’s Director of Planning Clay Sweger, acting on behalf of Todd Russo, operator of Tibbets Land Holdings, LLC. Newberry Principal Planner Jean-Paul Perez presented the site and development…