Marcus & Millichap Handles Deals

 

Marcus & Millichap brokered the following sales:

•    Provo Mini Storage in Provo, Utah. CubeSmart will manage the asset.
•    The Storage Place in Fort Wayne, Indiana. 

 

 

 

Superior Sells Mississippi Asset

 

Superior Capital Advisors brokered the sale of Magnolia Storage in Gautier, Mississippi. 

 

StorageCafe: Inventory Headed South

 

StorageCafe’s analysis of 190 U.S. metros projects 55.4 million square feet of new self storage space coming online in 2026, a 2.6% expansion of existing inventory. More than half of the new space is in the South. Florida is the state-level leader with 10.4 million square feet of new supply. 

 

Boardwalk Buying Alabama Portfolio

 

Boardwalk Development Group launched its fifth investment fund to acquire the seven-property Sun Self Storage portfolio in Auburn, Alabama.

 

SkyView Sells Pennsylvania Storage

 

SkyView Advisors brokered the sale of Aunt Mini Self-Storage in Oakdale, Pennsylvania. 

 

Morahan Offering AI-Driven Marketing

 

Morahan Associates, an ad agency serving the self storage industry, ended its association with Lock America and is now offering AI-driven marketing programs to security-focused suppliers and operators in the industry. 

 

Central States Expands Product Line

 

Central States expanded its Sentry Door and Hallway product line with new accessory options, including ventilated doors, insulated door kits and the Easy Roller 14 Door Opener. The additions give owners greater flexibility to tailor door systems to needs. 

 

StorTropolis Offers Aid to Storm Victims

 

StorTropolis Self-Storage facilities in Lenexa and Olathe, Kansas, and SubTropolis Storage in Kansas City are offering a month’s free storage to residents impacted by recent tornadoes. 

JLL Handles Transactions

 

JLL Capital Markets arranged the following loans: 

•    $15.53 million construction loan for Badger Road, Bend Self Storage in Bend, Oregon. The borrower was Signal Ventures.
•    Five-year acquisition loan for Coro Realty Advisors for Coro Terrell Mill Storage and Coro Carpenter Storage in Georgia. 

 

Absolute Releases Operating Results

 

Absolute Storage Management’s operating results for Q1 2026 include increased same-store revenue by .5% vs same period in 2025. Absolute acquired five management contracts, four operating facilities and one facility at the completion of construction. 

 

TractIQ Launches AI Tool 

 

TractIQ launched the TractIQ AI Connector, which brings the industry’s most complete self storage dataset directly to Claude, ChatGPT and other MCP-compatible AI tools, allowing investors, brokers and operators to query verified facility-level data to build underwriting memos, and run competitive analysis.

 

SkyView Starts Residency Program

 

SkyView Advisors has launched Deal Lead in Residency Program, which creates a direct path into live commercial real estate transactions. The program is built around exposure to live transactions with increasing responsibility as participants develop understanding of the firm’s execution model.  

 

MJ Partners to Host Storage Summit

 

MJ Partners Self Storage Group will host the Great Lakes Self Storage Owners Summit & Expo on June 24, 2026 at the Union League Club in Chicago. Tom Boyle, CEO of Public Storage will be the keynote speaker.