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First Self Storage Acquisitions of 2015

First Self Storage Acquisitions of 2015

It’s been a busy week in the world of self storage real estate development. Self storage facilities all over the country have been building and expanding at a rapid pace. This week, self storage facilities in New York and Florida…

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Fire Damages Self Storage Facility in West Virginia

Fire Damages Self Storage Facility in West Virginia

Tenants of a self storage facility in Morgantown, West Virginia were horrified to find out that a fire recently damaged several self storage units. Thirteen units at the Route 10 Self Storage facility located in the Cumru Township were either…

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Store Here Acquires 3 New Properites

Store Here Acquires 3 New Properites

The self storage industry has been expanding rapidly lately and shows no sign of slowing down as the holiday season approaches. Store Here LLC recently added three new properties in Kansas to its portfolio. This new addition follows the recent…

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Storage Vault Closes on $51 Million Self Storage Deal

Storage Vault Closes on $51 Million Self Storage Deal

Canadian based self storage firm StorageVault recently entered into a purchase agreement worth a little over $51 million with Access Self Storage Inc. and Cubeit Portable Storage Canada. StorageVault will purchase all rights and assets to Cubeit Portable…

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Self Storage Industry Gets $120 Million Investment

Self Storage Industry Gets $120 Million Investment

If anyone needed further proof that the industry has been growing at a rapid rate, then TPG's latest cash infusion may very well serve as that. The Fort Worth based global private investment firm recently invested $120 million into LifeStorage.

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MakeSpace is the Newest Digital Self Storage Startup

MakeSpace is the Newest Digital Self Storage Startup

MakeSpace is the latest startup to attempt to merge the ease and timeliness of modern technology with the self storage industry. These startups have been popping up seemingly overnight. A few weeks ago, we profiled Vaultd, a peer-to-peer self…

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Crowdfunding Helps to Launch New Self Storage Facility

Crowdfunding Helps to Launch New Self Storage Facility

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Crowdfunding has helped to launch many projects from revamping Reading Rainbow to helping to start a comic book about self storage. Popular crowdfunding sites like Go Fund Me, Kickstarter and Indiegogo have become increasingly popular, sometimes for raising…

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New Startup Brings Valet Service to Self Storage

New Startup Brings Valet Service to Self Storage

Vaultd, a new startup, is attempting to deliver a valet type form of self storage to college students who need some extra space. The novel self storage concept has already attracted the attention of Start Garden, a $15-million seed…

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