A new 650-unit self-storage facility has opened in Roslyn Heights.
Operated by Extra Space Storage, the four-story, 98,000-square-foot building was constructed on a 1.32-acre site at 71 Jane St. Publicly traded Extra Space Storage is the second largest operator of self-storage facilities in the U.S.
The new self-storage project, reported to cost more than $12 million, was developed by Syosset-based Blumenfeld Development Group and The Hampshire Companies, headquartered in Morristown, N.J. The property had been home to a 30,000-square-foot building, first built in 1983, that had been occupied by several manufacturing firms and had been vacant for the last decade.
The developers of the self-storage facility completed an extensive environmental investigation and voluntarily enrolled the site in the New York State Brownfield Clean Up Program due to contamination identified with the property’s industrial history. Bespoke Construction served as the project’s general contractor.
“Now that we see this beautiful transformation of a site that was an unused, blighted eyesore, we are so happy to bring the community a first class, climate controlled, convenient and safe commercial property that addresses a much-needed solution to storage needs,” Brad Blumenfeld, vice president of Blumenfeld Development Group, said in a company statement. “The location allows for excellent access for the tri-state area population through its close proximity to major highways just off Roslyn Road near Roslyn High School.”
