Category: Development News

U-Haul has acquired the former Saunoris’ Garden Center property at 19600 S. Harlem Ave. in Frankfort to better meet the moving and self-storage needs of Will County. The 6.88-acre property, now U-Haul Moving & Storage of Frankfort Square, was purchased on June 3 and will be the first U-Haul-owned and -operated center in the Village of Frankfort, located 28 miles south of Chicago and conveniently tucked just minutes away from Interstates 80 and 57. Many services will be available starting in August. The location will offer a retail showroom with…

Brand new development of Silo Self Storage is bringing independently-owned and professionally managed self-storage to the city of Holly Springs. The facility, located at 6225 Holly Springs Parkway Holly Springs, GA 30115, is comprised of 636 units totaling 75,075 rentable square feet and is happy to serve the communities of Holly Springs, Hickory Flat, Lebanon, and Sixes. The ownership group has contracted with Absolute Storage Management (Absolute) to provide professional self-storage management services and the facility is officially under Absolute’s management as of 5/10/2024. If you would like to speak…

For more than 40 years, U-Haul has been serving do-it-yourself movers in Hammond at 822 165th St. Today, U-Haul is announcing plans for a new facility to accompany its longtime center to meet the growing needs of the community. U-Box Moving & Storage of Hammond at 6303 Calumet Ave. is scheduled for completion by summer 2026. It will be just one-third of a mile from the existing store. The 2.7-acre property was acquired on May 26. Once the new facility is ready, it will serve as the parent store to…

There’s a new star in town – Southern Star Self Storage, located at 3608 US Hwy. 281 between George West and Three Rivers. Gerald Haddock with Haddock Investments is the new owner, and in just the past two weeks, he has given the facility a new look. To celebrate the opening, a ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on June 5 with support from the George West Chamber of Commerce. The self-storage units have undergone a renovation with new paint, a thorough cleaning, and repairs. The grounds have been cleaned up and…

Full House Storage celebrated the opening of its temperature-controlled self-storage facility in N.C. Highway 58 in Wilson this week. The facility spans 60,731 square feet of leasable storage space containing 520 storage units ranging in size from 5-by-5 feet to 10-by-40 feet. “Full House’s proximity to the area’s main highways provides convenient support for residents of Wilson and nearby communities,” a news release says. “It is close to apartment complexes like Summit Place Apartments and Thornberry Park Apartment Homes, making it an ideal storage option for locals and businesses. It…

Stuf, a revolutionary self-storage solution that partners with property owners to transform underutilized space into storage, announced the opening of two new locations in New York City. Located at 485 Clermont Ave and 550 5th Ave in Brooklyn, the facilities will provide tech-enabled self-storage to businesses and consumers in the local neighborhood. With these two new locations, Stuf now operates nearly 30 locations across the country, five of which are in New York City. Stuf partners with commercial property owners to transform basements, garages, and other underutilized spaces in commercial…

CubeSmart Self Storage will be holding its ribbon-cutting ceremony at 9 a.m. Friday, June 14, at its new location, 2 Springfield Road, Aldan, Pennsylvania. Mayor Michael Ceci and Aldan Borough Council representative Kate Blunt will be on hand to mark the grand opening of the state-of-the-art self-storage facility. The two-building facility sits on the site formerly occupied by Phillips Enterprise. Blue Devil Realty LLC purchased and redeveloped the property at Springfield Road and Pennsylvania Avenue. The multi-million-dollar project included an extensive environmental cleanup. CubeSmart provides management services on behalf of…

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…

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…