Category: Development News

  If you have been driving down Route 37 in Toms River you have seen several new construction projects. One of which is rather large and will be the future home of “Public Storage” a new storage facility under construction in Toms River. According to their website “Since opening our first self-storage facility in 1972, we’ve grown to become the largest owner and operator of self-storage facilities in the world. With thousands of locations across the U.S. and Europe, and more than 170 million net rentable square feet of real…

International self-storage company adds more than 131,000 square feet of storage to Idaho footprint. StorageMart, the largest privately-owned self-storage company, announced its latest expansion into Caldwell, Idaho. The two storage facilities provide a combined net rentable square footage of 131,686 and an impressive 826 storage units, which include standard storage, drive-up storage, and vehicle parking options. “We are thrilled to announce the grand opening of third-party managed locations in Caldwell,” said Adam Steckler, President of truStorage, the company’s third-party property management operation. “This expansion reflects our dedication to providing top-notch…

MV Investment has broken ground on its second self storage development in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Construction began in June on a Class A climate-controlled self-storage (CCSS) facility at 4247 Ramsey Street. The 107,000-gross-square-foot facility will house 800 units ranging in size from 5 x 5 to 10 x 30. Located on a high-traffic artery close to Fort Bragg, the development offers a foothold in what is considered by MV Investments to be a” high-growth corridor” that is experiencing a boom in housing construction. The two-acre site sits between a Wal-Mart…

    Metro Storage LLC announced the opening of its newest store in Wall New Jersey. Located at 2274 Route 34 in Wall Township, the new, three-story 81,400 GSF state-of-the-art facility offers 59,245 RSF of climate-controlled storage. It is the 10th Metro Self Storage store in New Jersey. “New Jersey is an exciting market with lots of opportunity through the population density, and this new facility is a valuable addition to our portfolio,” said Metro Storage LLC President Martin Gallagher. “Metro is well established in this market with an operational…

A new apartment complex and a self-storage facility look to be coming to a spot on the west side of Glendale. The city council at its Tuesday voting session will consider adopting an ordinance to approve a rezoning application for a 24-acre project titled 101 & Northern Avenue (Thompson Thrift Storage) at the southeast corner of Northern and 99th avenues. The planned area development narrative calls for an apartment complex consisting of three buildings totaling 234 units on 11 acres. The other portion of the parcel is targeted for a…

The plans for the new Menards project show the 538 units plus 106 parking stalls to be built on an 8-acre parcel. The proposal for the facility includes 203 units measuring 10′ by 15′, 245 10′ by 20′ units and 90 10′ by 25′ units.” Menards wants to do more than just sell stuff to Rochester area shoppers. It wants to also store that stuff. The Wisconsin-based home improvement retailer filed a general site development plan this week to build a 538-unit self-storage facility on open land just north of…

Another self-storage facility will be coming to Bristol Township. Last week, Bristol Township Council approved preliminary and final land development for Poverni Sheikh Group. The council also voted to approve a zoning change for the site to reclassifying it from Light Manufacturing to Commercial. The 36,000-square-foot, three-story facility will be constructed along Route 13 at Airport Road and Silvi Avenue. There will be entrances and exits on Airport Road, as well as two on Silvi Avenue. The Baltimore-based developer will consolidate the two lots, which totals to 2.5 acres, and…

Arizona self-storage developer and operator, Cooper Companies, has announced the start of construction of a 104,672 sf three-story climate-controlled self-storage facility at 1683 West Route 66 in Flagstaff, AZ. The General Contractor of this marque location along the iconic Route 66, is TLW Construction, and the architect is national firm, RKAA. 108 Excavating, SWI Engineering and Morning Dew Landscaping, all locally owned and operated Flagstaff companies, have been hired as the excavating contractor, civil engineer, and landscaping design firm. The project will feature 694 energy-efficient climate control units, three climate-friendly…

Visible progress is being made on the climate-controlled storage unit project on the south side of Kirksville. The former Gordmans sign has been taken down and has been replaced by a Smartlock Self Storage sign. Construction is still ongoing, but the goal is to have phase one of this project completed by the end of this summer. Phase one only includes installing these storage units inside the former Gordmans building. In future phases of this project, storage units will be installed in the former JCPenney building. Smartlock Self Storage has…