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Self storage (a shorthand for "self-service storage," and also known as "device storage") is an industry that rents storage space (such as rooms, lockers, 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.
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.
In 2016, an investment fund sponsored by Brookfield Corporation acquired Simply Self Storage, an owner/operator of 90 self-storage facilities in the U.S. totaling 6.8 million square feet, for $829 million. [58] It was sold to funds managed by The Blackstone Group in 2020 for $1.2 billion. [59]
Robert J. Moser is an American business executive from Saratoga Springs, New York.As of 2010, he was the owner and CEO of Prime Group Holdings, [2] Moser's prior company, Ideal Resorts, was the largest operator of recreational vehicle parks and resorts in the United States. [3]
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.
Extra Space Storage Inc. is a real estate investment trust headquartered in Cottonwood Heights, Utah that invests in self storage facilities. The company rents storage units, including climate controlled units, drive-up units, lockers, boat storage, RV storage and business storage under the brands Extra Space Storage, Life Storage, and Storage ...
CubeSmart Headquarters, Malvern, PA. CubeSmart is a real estate investment trust that invests in self storage facilities in the United States. As of December 31, 2022, it owned 611 self storage properties in 24 states and the District of Columbia containing 44.1 million rentable square feet. [1]
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 ...