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Self storage (a shorthand for "self-service storage") is an industry that rents storage space (such as rooms, lockers, shipping containers, and/or outdoor space), also known as "storage units," to tenants, usually on a short-term basis (often month-to-month). Self-storage tenants include businesses and individuals.
The Lock Up was founded in 1976 by Robert Soudan and Charles Sample, who built their first self-storage facility in Northbrook, Illinois. Later, Soudan’s son, Bob Soudan, Jr., took over as president of The Lock Up. Soudan Jr. has also served as regional president, director and national president of the Self Storage Association.
As of March 28, 2024 the company owned and/or operated 3,714 locations in 43 states, and Washington, D.C. comprising approximately 2.6 million units 283.4 million square feet of net rentable space. [2] It is the largest owner of self storage units in the United States [3] and the largest self storage property manager. [4] [5]
It is the largest brand of self-storage services in the US. [2] In 2008, it was the largest of four publicly traded storage REITs. [3] There are more than 2,200 Public Storage self-storage locations in the US, Canada and Europe. It also owns 42 percent of an office parks subsidiary, sells packing supplies, and provides other services.
The origins of Life Storage, formerly known as Sovran Self Storage, can be traced back to 1982, when it was founded as a financial planning firm in Buffalo, New York. Three years later, in 1985, the company entered the self-storage industry by opening its first facility in Florida , eventually accumulating around 30 such facilities along the ...
Historically, storage rooms in homes have often been narrow, dark and inconspicuous, and places on floors other than the main floors of the building, such as in a basement or an attic. A storage room can be lockable, and can be located in a housing unit or a common area , indoors or outdoors.
Simply Self Storage is a privately owned self-storage company in the United States. It has more than 100 operating self-storage facilities with over 8 million square feet of storage space combined. It has more than 100 operating self-storage facilities with over 8 million square feet of storage space combined.
As major cities run short of living space, self-storage boxes are now becoming a relevant service in many parts of the world. The service is particularly attractive to clients because its pick-up services save time and effort for the inhabitants of metropolitan areas such as Hong Kong, New York City, [8] London, [citation needed] and Berlin, but in particular in the Asian world.