StorQuest Self Storage Expands Reach in the Brooklyn Market

StorQuest Self Storage, a dynamic brand with a commitment to innovative solutions and an industry-wide reputation for exceptional guest service, is excited to announce the expansion of its national reach. The newly developed state-of-the-art facility, located at 155 King St., marks the second StorQuest location in Brooklyn and the tenth facility in the Empire State. Built with the highest standards in self storage design, this best-in-class facility is strategically located on the west edge of Brooklyn in the bustling Red Hook neighborhood that overlooks the Statue of Liberty. It’s approximately two…

Coming to Gillette: U-Haul Developing Land for New Store by 2023

A new U-Haul® retail, moving and self-storage facility is coming to an undeveloped site at 1125 Boxelder Road in Gillette. U-Haul Moving & Storage of Gillette is scheduled for completion by 2023. Plans call for an attractive three-story structure encompassing more than 100,000 square feet. The store will offer 700-plus indoor, ADA-accessible self-storage rooms with climate-control options and high-tech security features at affordable price points. “Our closest U-Haul-owned and -operated facility to Gillette is over 100 miles away in Casper,” said Paul Johnson, U-Haul Company of Wyoming president. “Opening a convenient self-move facility with state-of-the-art storage is important to…

Davis Co. Presses Ahead with 17-Story Chelsea Self Storage Facility

The Davis Companies (TDC) announced that, following its acquisition of 155 and 165 West 29th Street in Chelsea, it has completed demolition of the existing buildings on the site and plans to construct a 17-story self storage facility. The Davis Companies acquired two adjacent industrial properties at 155 & 165 West 29th Street from the Moshel and Garfinkel families for a total of $62.5 million earlier this year. Over the summer, construction financing totaling $84 million was provided by Santander Bank, N.A. and United Overseas Bank. Construction is anticipated to be…

Self Storage Firm Plans 140,000 Square-Foot Complex

A Dallas-based self storage developer is planning to build its second complex in Los Angeles, which continues to see strong demand for properties in the sector. Baranof Holdings is proposing a 142,000-square-foot self storage facility at 1810 Venice Boulevard in Pico Union, according to city planning documents. The seven-story building will store household goods, according to the filing, and will include 1,527 storage units, as well as 24 parking units and 30 bicycle parking spots. L.A. is the largest self storage market in the country, attracting $92 million in self…

California Self Storage Development Lands $28M Loan

Arizona-based 1784 Capital Holdings has received a $28.5 million construction loan for a self storage project in Goleta, Calif. White Oak Real Estate Capital provided the senior secured note, marking the firm’s first debt financing since its launch in July this year as an affiliate of White Oak Global Advisors. Development plans call for a 97,860-rentable-square-foot facility with three above-ground stories and one below-ground level. The project will include 1,023 units, of which more than 900 will be climate-controlled units. The facility is slated for completion within 16 months. Identifying…

Anacortes, WA, Enacts Six-Month Moratorium on Self-Storage Development

The Anacortes, Washington, City Council has enacted a six-month moratorium on self storage development in its commercial zones. A public hearing will be held within 60 days to discuss how to address self storage use moving forward, according to the source. Though the city hasn’t received any formal land-use applications, there’s been an inquiry from Lance Campbell, principal of Jedi Holdings LLC and owner of Skagit Self Storage in Sedro-Woolley, Washington. Campbell, who’s also a veterinarian, purchased the property at 2821 Commercial Ave. for $2 million earlier this year from…

Turnstone Group Completes Development of Self-Storage Facility

Turnstone Group, a real estate developer and investor, announced that its Fayetteville, Georgia self storage development has been completed and opened in spring 2021. The 55,000 square foot, 100% climate-controlled facility is being managed by CubeSmart. “We’re excited to begin our relationship with CubeSmart. Their expertise in self storage management and operations has already helped our facility in Fayetteville outperform projections,” said Adam Goldstein, who leads the self storage developments for Turnstone. “Fayetteville was underserved by Class A climate-controlled storage facilities, and we look forward to meeting the area’s storage…

Winter Garden-Based Store Space Plans Nationwide Expansion, New HQ

A fast-growing Winter Garden-based self storage company wants to expand its nationwide footprint and build a much larger new headquarters. Store Space Self Storage plans to build a new 60,000-square-foot, Class A headquarters on 16 acres it has under contract to buy for an undisclosed price. The land at 560 E. Crown Point Road is currently vacant, with Deepcreek Partners LLC last purchasing the similar parcels for $2.2 million in January 2015, according to the Orange County Property Appraiser. Based on industry standards, the new corporate office space would cost…

Planning Board Approves 104,700 Square Foot Self Storage Facility and Plans to Reevaluate How It Deals with Warehouses

Elizabeth Avenue continues its commercial development with the Planning Board’s approval of a 104,700 square foot self storage facility that will sit just up the road from a series of warehouses approved earlier this year. The three-story facility will replace the landscaping business currently at 470 Elizabeth Ave., adjacent to the Somerset Run age-restricted development to the north and east of the site. The board waived for a fence along the property line citing the plan for a significant landscape buffer and setback from the neighboring property. This is a…

Trojan Storage Plans Large Self Storage Facility in San Fernando Valley

Trojan Storage is looking to build a 167,000-square-foot self storage facility in the San Fernando Valley, expanding in a Los Angeles market that is the biggest in the nation in that sector. The firm is planning the complex at 14201 South Paxton Street in Arleta, according to data from PropertyShark. The proposed facility would rise on a vacant lot spanning 2.8 acres. KoBre Holdings, Trojan’s parent company, did not respond to a request for comment. The largest planned structure in the project is a three-story self storage facility that spans 152,280 square…