Category: Development News

U-Haul has announced the opening of its newest retail, moving, and self-storage center located at 306 E. University Ave. in Champaign. U-Haul Moving & Storage at University Avenue began serving customers on Jan. 16. The store sits right next to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus and will cater to the needs of Illini students and university personnel in addition to the residents of Champaign County. Store hours are 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday-Thursday and Saturday; 7 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday; and 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. Reserve self-storage and moving equipment on…

An investment group purchased the former MGIC data center at 5151 W. State St. and will convert the 90,284-square-foot building into Wauwatosa Self Storage. Despite the suburban name, the property is located in the city of Milwaukee amid a string of industrial properties. Perhaps the name anticipates where the company thinks most customers will come from. Sited just west of Molson Coors‘s historic Miller brewery, the redeveloped building is anticipated to serve city and suburban customers alike and will include a drive-through central aisle designed for vehicle storage. A press…

The owner of a self-storage facility in Englewood wants to expand his business. Joey Madden, president of MSC Englewood LLC and owner of Extra Space Storage located at 360 W. National Road in Englewood, in the former K-Mart building, is seeking city approval to expand the storage facility and develop additional retail and public space. The Englewood Planning Commission on Wednesday recommended denial of Madden’s request, which will now go to council for final approval or rejection on Feb. 25. “We believe that the property as currently used and configured…

At its Monday meeting, the Frankfort Village Board approved special use permits for a self-storage facility at 145 Industry Ave. The business, All Purpose Storage Frankfort LLC, will construct four buildings, Trustee Adam Borrelli said. The buildings will be 32,200 square feet in an I-2 general industrial district. “These buildings will complement the existing non-conforming storage facility, which currently consists of eight storage buildings,” Borrelli said. The Board approved special use permits for the facility and for extended hours of operation. It also approved zoning variations to waive the requirement…

Boardwalk Development Group (BDG) is pleased to announce the grand opening of its newest ground-up development located at 1547 Univeter Road, Canton, GA 30115, managed by Extra Space Storage. The ribbon-cutting ceremony and lunch was held Friday, January 31 at 12:00 pm, marking the official launch of this brand new facility. The event was well attended by representatives from Cherokee County, and served as an opportunity for local county officials, representatives of the Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce, local business owners and all the people who carried the project to…

Snapbox Self Storage—a Go Store It company—has opened a 79,710-square-foot self storage facility in Owings Mills, Md. Arco Murray oversaw the design and construction of the property. Asset Realty & Construction Group is the owner of the facility. In 2023, the property became subject to a $11.2 million construction loan originated by Municipal Employees Credit Union of Baltimore. The four-story building comprises 776 climate-controlled units, sizes ranging from 25 to 250 square feet. The elevator-served facility features electronic building access, security lighting and 24-hour video surveillance. The property is at…

Citizen Storage Management LLC proudly announces its latest expansion in Michigan with the addition of a new property under its management. Secure Storage, located at 6045 E West Branch Rd, St. Helen, MI, has been entrusted to Citizen Storage for 3rd party management. The facility, encompassing approximately 60,000 net rentable square feet, will be rebranded as Citizen Storage as part of the transition to professional management. The property offers a variety of amenities designed for modern storage needs, including climate-controlled units, drive-up access, RV and boat storage, a self-service kiosk…

Perry Village Council has approved construction plans for the first phase of a self-storage business that will provide more than 200 indoor spaces for customers’ possessions. Council, at its Jan. 23 meeting, unanimously ratified a request by Loreto Development Co. to construct two storage-unit buildings on Maple Street. Those structures will be built on 4 acres between the southeastern portion of the Hidden Village housing subdivision and the CSX railroad tracks. The new business will be called Hidden Village Self Storage. Phase 1 of the project consists of two buildings.…