Category: Self Storage News

STORE Management, a Phoenix-based self-storage operating platform, assumed third-party management of a Class A facility at 15755 32nd Ave N in Plymouth, Minnesota in May 2026, marking the company’s first Minnesota property. The facility, rebranded as STORE on Vicksburg, offers climate-controlled and drive-up units, vehicle storage, heated loading areas, and elevator access. The addition extends STORE’s footprint beyond Arizona and California into the Minneapolis-St. Paul suburban market. Read the Full Article Source: STORE Management

ARCO/Murray has delivered a four-story, 99,600-square-foot self-storage facility in Monroe, Connecticut, developed by Asset Realty & Construction Group and operated by Snapbox Storage. The building contains 679 climate-controlled units, an exterior loading dock, and a 1,000-square-foot leasing office on Monroe Turnpike. The zero-lot-line site required construction coordination to keep an adjacent ALDI store operational throughout the build. The project illustrates the logistical complexity common to infill self-storage development in space-constrained suburban markets. Read the Full Article Source: ARCO Murray

ARCO National Construction’s New England division has delivered a three-story, 103,050-square-foot self-storage facility in Boylston, Massachusetts for R.J. Kelly. The climate-controlled building on a 6.12-acre Route 140 site includes 797 units, 46 of which are drive-up, plus a 1,000-square-foot office and 19 parking spaces. The structure uses metal frame construction with a TPO roof, 800-amp electrical service, and a wet fire suppression system. The project repositions a previously undeveloped parcel into an institutional-grade storage asset serving the greater Worcester market. Read the Full Article Source: NEREJ

Armor Storage has opened a 711-unit facility at 1600 Israel Rd. SW in Tumwater, Washington, with West Coast Self-Storage providing third-party management. The property offers indoor heated and drive-up storage, gated access, and 24-hour video monitoring. Armor Storage SPE-1, LLC developed the project; Site+Plan+Mix LLC served as architect, and HW Engineering handled engineering. The opening adds self-storage capacity to the Tumwater and Olympia market and extends Armor Storage’s South Sound footprint. Read the Full Article Source: PR.com

Andover Properties and Heitman have formed joint ventures to build a national self-storage portfolio, launching with more than 106 properties across 16 states. The partnership will pursue value-add and core-plus investment strategies, with both firms characterizing current market pricing as an opportunity to acquire assets below replacement cost. Additional market expansion is planned. The transaction is among the larger institutional self-storage platform formations disclosed during the current period of reduced new supply and post-pandemic demand normalization. Read the Full Article Source: Yahoo Finance

QuikStor and Keep It Simple Storage have announced a native integration connecting QuikStor’s property management software with the KISS ONELock NFC smart access system. The integration ties unit access directly to tenant record status, automating access grants at move-in, restrictions at delinquency, and overlocks without manual staff steps. The ONELock system operates without WiFi, gateways, or batteries. The partnership targets a recurring obstacle in smart access adoption — infrastructure cost and complexity — that has historically limited deployment among smaller and independent operators. Read the Full Article Source: CISION (PR…

The Hoover, Alabama Planning and Zoning Commission is scheduled to review a proposal for a 39,105-square-foot indoor self-storage facility on Valleydale Road, adjacent to the Jefferson State Community College Shelby-Hoover campus. The proposed development would include 500 climate-controlled storage units and 6,000 square feet of office space. The site is located west of the college campus. The application is one of several land use items on the commission’s agenda and has not yet received approval. Read the Full Article Source: Hoover SUN

Centennial American Properties has proposed a four-story, 108,900-square-foot climate-controlled self-storage facility at 3940 Pyramid Way in Sparks, Nevada, planned for operation under the Extra Space Storage brand. The 1.88-acre site requires rezoning from single-family residential to general commercial, a comprehensive plan amendment, and a conditional use permit. The Sparks Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval in May, and the Truckee Meadows Regional Planning Agency confirmed the project conforms with the regional plan. Read the Full Article Source: BEX nvBex

Talonvest Capital has arranged a $47.7 million permanent loan for a six-property self-storage portfolio in Texas held by a partnership between The Jenkins Organization and Clark Investment Group. The portfolio spans more than 600,000 net rentable square feet across facilities in Austin, McKinney, Frisco, Houston, and Bee Cave. The lender was not disclosed. The transaction adds to a series of large self-storage financing deals Talonvest has closed in recent months across multiple states. Read the Full Article Source: REBusinessOnline