Author: Shinil Krishnan

Recent Self-Storage Transactions: 03.25.2026 – 03.31.2026

Last week’s self-storage transactions highlight a continued mix of value-add acquisitions, stabilized portfolio trades, and growing interest in alternative storage formats across secondary and tertiary markets. Notably, a $98 million acquisition of a 15-property portfolio spanning Florida, Kentucky, and South Carolina underscores sustained institutional appetite for geographically diversified, high-occupancy assets, particularly in lower-cost markets where operational scale can drive efficiencies. At the asset level, deals such as Freedom Storage & RV in Arizona point to increasing investor focus on hybrid self-storage and RV/boat facilities, where expansion potential and underutilized land…

Ardent Announces Opening of Class-A Self-Storage Facility in Bridgeport, Connecticut

The Ardent Companies (Ardent), a privately held real estate firm based in Atlanta, today announced the opening of its newest Class-A self-storage facility. Located at 1525 Railroad Ave., the five-story, 127,411-square-foot property reinforces Ardent’s strategy of delivering institutional-quality, climate-controlled self-storage developments in high-demand infill markets. The project was developed in partnership with Diamond Point Development. The facility is the 9th asset to deliver as part of Ardent’s Self-Storage Development Fund II, which is on track to complete construction across its remaining projects this year. The opening follows strong lease-up momentum…

U-Haul Retail, Moving And Storage Facility Opens a New Facility in Rossford, Ohio

A new U-Haul® retail, moving and storage facility is now serving the Rossford community at 10212 Sportsman Drive while offering the Company’s 1-Year Price Lock on self-storage rentals. Rossford Mayor Neil MacKinnon III participated in the ribbon-cutting ceremony on March 28. The grand opening marked the completion of the first 431 climate-controlled self-storage rooms available to rent at U-Haul Moving & Storage of Rossford. Do-it-yourself movers have had access to trucks and trailers since December. When the build-out is completed, there will be 1,067 storage units with heated and climate-controlled…

Featured Broker: Charles Baker

Charles Baker is the Argus Self Storage Advisors affiliate broker for Louisiana, specializing in self-storage investment sales and owner representation. With more than 18 years of real estate experience, he advises storage owners on all aspects of their facilities, including valuation, positioning assets for sale, and connecting sellers with qualified buyers through the Argus national network. Charles is a member of the Louisiana Self Storage Association, holds an MBA from the University of New Orleans, is a retired U.S. Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel, and is the Broker-Owner of Baker Cowan…

Self Storage Opens with Professional Management in Alpharetta, Georgia

Local owners of Davis Drive Storage proudly announce the acquisition of the self-storage facility at 11500 Davis Drive, Alpharetta, GA 30009. This facility, being managed by Absolute Storage Management (Absolute), features 689 units totaling 76,610 rentable square feet. We offer safe, secure, climate-controlled unit options to the local communities of Alpharetta, Windward, and Johns Creek. Davis Group Storage, LLC has contracted with Absolute Storage Management (Absolute) to provide professional self-storage management services, and the facility is officially under Absolute’s management as of March 20, 2026. Residents and businesses in the…

Another Multi-Story Self-Storage Facility Proposed in Bridgewater, New Jersey

NAN Realty Holdings, LLC presented its application to build an 85,140-square-foot, three story climate-controlled self-storage facility with a basement at 360 Milltown Road before the Township Zoning Board of Adjustment. The applicant’s attorney, Michael Silbert, said the applicant is seeking a D1 use variance because self-storage is not a permitted use in the zone. He also said the application includes a C variance tied to the number of stories because the ordinance counts the basement as a story, making the project four stories, where three are permitted. Silbert said the…

SecureSpace Self Storage Opens SecureSpace Tukwila in the Seattle, Washington

SecureSpace Self Storage (“SecureSpace”), a leading self-storage platform with locations across key urban markets in the U.S., has opened its newest location at 5950 Southcenter Boulevard in Tukwila, WA. This marks SecureSpace’s 14th location in the Seattle MSA. Formerly known as Tukwila Self Storage, the five-story, heated facility offers 53,185 square feet of storage space across 625 units in a wide range of storage unit sizes, including 5×5, 5×10, 10×10, 10×15, and 10×20. The property is prominently situated at the I-5 and I-405 interchange, a high-traffic corridor where nearly 50,000…

Capital RV & Boat Storage Expands Services with New Mini Self Storage Units in Tomball, Texas

Capital RV & Boat Storage has announced the expansion of its Tomball facility with the addition of mini self-storage units designed for residential and business use. Beginning February 2026, the facility will now offer compact storage options alongside its established RV and boat storage services. Located off FM 2920 near Telge and Treichel Road, just two miles west of Highway 249, the Tomball facility has built a strong reputation for providing covered RV and boat storage with dependable access and security. The introduction of mini self-storage units reflects the growing…

What’s Really Driving the Self Storage Market in 2026

There’s a version of self-storage investing where you don’t have to pay close attention to the market. You buy a facility, keep occupancy reasonably high, and the fundamentals of the asset class do the heavy lifting. For most of the last two decades, honestly that approach worked fine. But times are changing. The last three years reshuffled every assumption the industry ran on. Interest rates doubled in eighteen months and stayed there. A historic construction wave ran headlong into normalizing post-pandemic demand. The REITs perfected the art of getting new…

Recent Self-Storage Transactions: 03.18.2026 – 03.24.2026

Recent self-storage transactions reflect a market balancing portfolio scale, targeted development, and niche asset expansion across diverse geographies, from Colorado Springs and suburban New York to high-growth Sun Belt markets like Texas and the Carolinas. Portfolio activity in Charlotte, Philadelphia, and Beaufort highlights continued investor appetite for larger, multi-asset acquisitions, reinforcing the importance of scale and operational efficiency. At the same time, the Ridgefield, New Jersey development site signals ongoing confidence in high-barrier, urban Class A projects, even as the broader market remains more selective. Complementing this, transactions such as…