Recent self-storage transactions reflect strong investor demand, particularly for portfolio acquisitions, expansion opportunities, and tech-enhanced facilities. Institutional investors and REITs are actively growing their market share, with multi-facility acquisitions in high-demand markets like Florida, Texas, Arizona, Chicago, and Indianapolis, where population growth and limited supply drive pricing power. Properties with expansion potential and modern security upgrades remain key investment targets, while specialized assets such as climate-controlled and RV storage continue to attract capital. Portfolio: ModBox Storage Portfolio (two institutional-quality self-storage facilities) Locations: Brighton and Evans, CO Address (Brighton Facility):…
StoreEase Unveils Ease.AI and Next-Generation Virtual Counter to Revolutionize Self-Storage Operations
StoreEase®, the leader in Virtual Technology solutions, proudly announces the launch of Ease.AITM, its groundbreaking artificial intelligence platform designed to revolutionize operational efficiency and customer service in the self-storage industry. This AI software seamlessly manages both office and call center interactions, ensuring an always-available, frictionless experience that enhances efficiency and customer satisfaction. Alongside this innovation, StoreEase is introducing its new, more cost-efficient Virtual Counter® powered by Ease.AI, delivering an unparalleled combination of automation, personalization, and cost savings for self-storage operators. Ease.AI: Powering the Future of Self Storage Ease.AI is designed…
Great American Self Storage Opens a New Self-Storage Facility in Fort Myers, FL
A new benchmark in personalized storage solutions arrives in Fort Myers with the opening of Great American Self Storage. This state-of-the-art self-storage facility combines cutting-edge technology with personalized service. Located at 2984 Storage Bay Drive, Fort Myers, FL, 33905, this 70,000-square-foot facility combines sustainable design, advanced security features, and a suite of customer-centric amenities. “We believe storage shouldn’t be a faceless transaction,” says Facility Manager Cynthia Heisler, who brings over 13 years of industry expertise to the operation. “Our approach centers on building relationships with our customers while providing them…
Featured Brokers: Argus Self Storage Advisors Team [Brokers in Georgia & Florida]
Frost Weaver, President of Weaver Realty Group, has built a diversified commercial real estate firm focusing on self-storage brokerage and full service property management and facilities maintenance for commercial properties in Northeast Florida totaling over 1.5 million square feet. Contact: W. Frost Weaver P: 904-860-4500 E: fweaver@weaver-realty.com Josh Koerner is the owner and broker at Coastal Storage Group, LLC (previously Weaver Realty Group, Inc) and has been the Argus Self Storage Advisors Affiliate for the state of Florida since 2015, where he has specialized in the acquisition, disposition and evaluation…
Family Heirloom Storage Opens New Self-Storage Facility in Chattanooga, TN
Family Heirloom Storage (FHS), (familyheirloomstorage.com), a premier provider of corporate and consumer self-storage and outdoor vehicle parking solutions in the southeastern United States, announced that the Company has expanded to the Chattanooga, TN region, with the debut of Family Heirloom Storage of Chattanooga, a 96,000 square foot storage center configured to provide businesses and consumers with a full complement of self-storage services. Serving as Family Heirloom Storage’s inaugural expansion into a major metropolitan area—as well as the Company’s flagship location in the region—Family Heirloom Storage of Chattanooga encompasses three separate…
Plans to Convert Former JCPenney Building at Gateway Town Center into a Self-Storage in Jacksonville, FL
Buyers of the enclosed mall portion of Gateway Town Center in the Brentwood area are preparing to convert the entire former JCPenney building into an indoor climate-controlled self-storage center. Global Building LLC President Joseph Zummo said Feb. 25 by email that the operator has not been confirmed, “but it will be a well-known and respected brand in the self-storage industry.” He said the two-story building will comprise about 900 storage units and be completed in the third quarter of 2025. The city is reviewing a permit application for an almost…
Moove In Self Storage Opens a New Self-Storage Facility in Norwich, CT
People in Norwich now have another option to store their belongings. Moove In Self Storage’s Norwich location, at 210 Salem Turnpike, which opened in January, is off to a strong start, with 75 out of the 646 self-storage units already rented. In fact, customers wanted to rent spaces online before the Norwich Moove In opened, Property Manager Nancy Francois said. “We’ve been getting a warm reception from the community,” she said. Francois, who grew up in the area and went to Norwich Free Academy, also hopes Moove In will get…
Home and Office Building May be Demolished For a Three-Story Self-Storage Facility in Bridgewater, NJ
A developer has applied to the township to construct a three-story self-storage building at the intersection of eastbound Route 22 and Route 28. Bridgewater Storage LLC, of Teaneck, is proposing to demolish the buildings on the two lots on the 5.43-acre site to build the 120,570-square-foot self-storage facility. The buildings on the site are an 8,000-square-foot vacant office building, a single-family home and Melick’s Towne Farm stand which fronts on Route 28. Bridgewater Storage has bought the office building property for $725,000 and has a contract to buy the residential…
Park Rapids City Council Extends Conditional Use Permit for Self-Storage Business in Park Rapids, MN
The Park Rapids City Council granted an extension of a conditional use permit (CUP) for Northscape Properties LLC to build a multi-phase self-storage and outdoor boat storage business at 1408 Edmond Dr., zoned B-1 highway business. According to the Minnesota Secretary of State’s office, the LLC is registered to Mark Harmon of Nevis. City Planner Ben Oleson said the applicant requested a one-year extension to complete the project. The original permit was granted in March 2024, according to the council’s resolution, which anticipates site work will begin this spring with…
Self-Storage Giant Nears Completion Off Jefferson Blvd. in Warwick, RI
There’s going to be a lot more space to store stuff in Warwick given the appearance of the giant self-storage facility going up at Jefferson Place near the northern end of Jefferson Boulevard. Under construction on a 1.28-acre parking lot, the four-story, 120,000-square-foot building gained preliminary plan approval from the city Planning Board on May 10, 2023. The Zoning Board had previously granted the project dimensional variances for fewer-than-required parking spaces and less-than-required landscaping and side yard setbacks. In its decision, the Planning Board found that the development was consistent…