Category: Self Storage News

The Cornelia, Georgia City Commission voted 3-1 to approve an amendment permitting Blue Bird Mini Storage LLC to extend its planned development at 1509 Level Grove Road onto a corner parcel originally set aside for retail. Engineering constraints related to stormwater retention reduced the usable area for a retail tenant, leading the developer to request the change. The hearing raised issues around cemetery proximity, market demand, and land use trade-offs — a combination of concerns that reflects the broader scrutiny self-storage projects commonly face in smaller municipal markets. Read the…

SecureSpace Self Storage has opened a location at 5950 Federal Blvd in San Diego’s Encanto neighborhood, marking the brand’s fourth facility in the metro area. The three-story building offers 51,190 square feet across 555 units and eight rentable parking spaces, with ongoing renovations that include AI-enabled security systems. A fifth San Diego location is currently under construction. The openings illustrate a market clustering strategy in which operators concentrate multiple facilities within a single metro to build brand density and operational efficiency. Read the Full Article Source: PR Newswire (by CISION)

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…

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

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

AAA Vault Storage, located in Orange, Texas, is expanding its climate-controlled storage offerings to serve residential and commercial customers across Orange County. The facility provides eight unit sizes from 5×5 to 10×30 feet, along with drive-up and indoor options, vehicle and RV parking, and month-to-month leasing terms. The facility’s focus on climate control reflects a demand pattern common to Gulf Coast markets, where heat and humidity make temperature-regulated storage a practical consideration for a broad range of customers. Read the Full Article Source: The Malone Telegram

A self-storage facility at 1722 Highway 138 SE in Conyers, Georgia, has been acquired by Corner Storage Conyers JV LLC and rebranded as Conyers Climate Storage. The 303-unit, 39,650-square-foot property includes both climate-controlled and standard units and will be managed by Absolute Storage Management. The deal is representative of a broader industry trend in which local ownership groups engage third-party operators to handle day-to-day management, a structure increasingly common in smaller Southeast markets. Read the Full Article Source: Absolute Storage Management

JLL arranged construction financing through Provident Bank for a 709-unit self-storage facility at 35 Bedle St. in Hillsborough, New Jersey. The project, developed by Shadowbrook Capital, will encompass 76,119 net rentable square feet of climate-controlled space on an 8.6-acre site, with delivery expected in 2027. Extra Space Storage will manage operations upon completion. The transaction adds to a pattern of institutional capital targeting Northern New Jersey, a market where regulatory barriers and limited land continue to constrain new self-storage supply. Read the Full Article Source: RE Business Online

Westport Properties has opened a new US Storage Centers-branded facility at 529 Cutter Way in Covina, California, comprising 1,402 units and 182,737 rentable square feet. The climate-controlled building is equipped with AI-powered security systems and sits near the I-10 and I-210 freeways in the San Gabriel Valley. The development adds to Westport’s growing presence in the greater Los Angeles market and is consistent with broader institutional interest in large-format self-storage in high-density Southern California submarkets. Read the Full Article Source: PR Newswire (by CISION)