Author: Shinil Krishnan

StorageMart Expands in Chicago and Indianapolis With Two New Managed Sites

StorageMart added two facilities to its third-party management portfolio in Q2 2026, with properties in Crystal Lake, Illinois, and Indianapolis, Indiana. The Crystal Lake site at 4504 E Terra Cotta Ave encompasses 86,165 net rentable square feet and 690 units, marking StorageMart’s 20th managed location in the Chicago metro. The Indianapolis property at 6550 S Belmont Ave adds 48,815 square feet and 389 units, extending the brand’s presence to eight sites in that market. The additions are consistent with a broader industry trend of facility owners turning to established operators…

Featured Broker: Taylor Cahn

As Co-Founder and Executive Director of Storage Exchange, Taylor plays a central role in shaping the firm’s investment sales platform and overall growth strategy. He has been instrumental in the development of the company’s proprietary brokerage infrastructure, designed to enhance investment visibility, streamline execution, and deliver efficient, high- certainty transaction outcomes. In addition to his leadership responsibilities, Taylor serves as Vice President of Investment Sales, where he leads a team of investment professionals focused on the acquisition and disposition of self-storage and alternative real estate assets. He works closely with…

COOL-BINZ Opens Climate-Controlled Portable Storage Franchise in Greater Atlanta, Georgia

COOL-BINZ, a portable climate-controlled storage brand operating under the BELFOR Franchise Group, has opened a franchise location in Greater Atlanta under the ownership of Hugh and Michelle Rowden. The company delivers insulated, temperature-regulated containers to residential and commercial customers. The Atlanta entry extends the brand’s reach beyond its Florida base into another high-humidity Southern market. The expansion reflects broader industry interest in portable climate-controlled storage formats as demand grows for alternatives to traditional fixed-facility self-storage. Read the Full Article Source: Franchising.com

Blackfin Partners, RSG Development Open Storage and RV Facility in Haines City, Florida

RSG Development, Blackfin Partners, and The Feldman Companies have opened a three-story, 103,968-square-foot self-storage facility at 4148 Johnson Avenue East in Haines City, Florida. The property offers 659 climate-controlled units along with covered and open RV and boat parking. The project serves as the final phase of a Publix-anchored retail center located near Crosswinds, a planned community of more than 5,000 homes. The development is a notable example of self-storage being positioned within mixed-use retail projects in advance of large-scale residential growth. Read the Full Article Source: EIN Presswire

StorTrack Market of the Month: Southwest Florida

Southwest Florida self-storage market encompasses three MSAs: Cape Coral–Fort Myers, Naples–Marco Island, and Punta Gorda. It includes 283 facilities and nearly 15.4 million net rentable square feet (NRSF) serving around 1.4 million people. With 10.8 square feet per capita, the region exceeds the national average of 7.9, reflecting population growth, in-migration, and storage demand from retirees and seasonal residents. Against this backdrop, supply dynamics vary across the region’s distinct markets. We used StorTrack’s Explorer platform to dig into key market metrics. Market Snapshot for Southwest Florida Among the three markets, Punta Gorda…

SecureSpace Opens Climate-Controlled Facility at Skyway Area in Seattle, Washington

SecureSpace Self Storage has opened a four-story, climate-controlled facility at 5890 South 129th Street in Seattle, Washington, operating as SecureSpace Seattle Skyway. The 72,625-square-foot property offers 822 units across a range of sizes. Situated between existing SecureSpace locations in Tukwila and Beacon Hill, the new site extends the operator’s concentration of facilities along Seattle’s south corridor. The opening is consistent with a broader industry approach of building location density within urban markets to improve brand visibility and operational coverage. Read the Full Article Source: Connect CRE

Weekly Self Storage Transaction Roundup: 6/24/26 – 6/29/26

Thirteen deals closed last week, led by a heavy concentration of Texas activity in Elgin, Spicewood, Austin, and New Braunfels, as well as portfolio sales in the Virginia Beach MSA and Southern California. The transactions covered a wide range of opportunity types, from Sundance Bay’s Austin acquisition, which plans to add 26,475 square feet of indoor climate-controlled space; Snow Creek Group and Outwest Investments’ Poncha Springs, CO, an 11.5-acre asset with self-storage and outdoor storage components at a key highway interchange; and Turnbull Equity’s two-property California pickup also stood out,…

How a Midwest Self-Managed Storage Portfolio Found Room to Grow

For more than two decades, Storage of America grew its self-storage portfolio one facility at a time. Beginning with a single big-box conversion in Indianapolis in 2003, the family-owned company expanded to 29 facilities and nearly 18,000 units across five Midwest states, managing every aspect of the business in-house: operations, customer service, delinquency management, marketing, and facility oversight in-house. That approach helped build a successful portfolio. As the company continued to grow, though, so did the complexity of managing operations. Processes varied from facility to facility, visibility into day-to-day performance…

Which Region of the United States Uses Self-Storage the Most?

Understanding where self-storage demand is strongest can help investors, developers, and operators make more informed decisions when evaluating new markets. While self-storage has become a nationwide asset class, usage rates vary by region due to differences in population growth, housing density, mobility, and lifestyle. According to data from the Self Storage Demand Study, the South leads the nation in self-storage usage, followed by the West, Midwest, and Northeast. Here’s a closer look at what drives demand in each region. 1. The South Leads the Nation The South has both the…

How StorQuest Is Advancing Sustainability Across Its Portfolio

Sustainability isn’t just a buzzword; it’s a business imperative. Across the self-storage industry, environmental priorities are reshaping operational decisions and investment strategies alike. Today’s consumers increasingly choose to support companies that take meaningful action to reduce their environmental impact. At StorQuest Self Storage, we’re not just keeping pace; we’re setting the standard by integrating sustainable practices across our entire portfolio. Since 2021, StorQuest has maintained carbon-neutral operations through renewable energy investments, energy-efficiency initiatives, and the purchase of high-quality carbon offsets. These efforts support our long-term environmental goals, including reducing greenhouse…