Wisconsin Storage Trades; U-Haul Makes Giant Office Purchase; SAM Hires Schmitz as CFO; Inland, Devon Open Lubbock Conversion; StorageMart Expands on 2 Continents; Five Star Buys in Sioux Falls; Nuveen Provides Storage Post Refi; CBRE Brokers Florida Sale; Franklin Street Sells Florida Asset; NexPoint Reaches Equity Goal; McDermott Sells Storage Building Firm; Ardian Buys French Operator

Guardian Opens West Virginia New Build; Vantiva Unveils IoT Gateway; Safeguard Completes 21st Florida Location; SmartStop Buys Miami Facility; Marcus & Millichap Sells Connecticut Asset; Queens Safeguard Wins Award; SurePoint Develops in Texas; INSOMNIAC Installed in UK Facility; DXD Starts Arizona Construction; Lindsey Sells Minnesota Facility; Talonvest Arranges StorQuest Loans

Los Angeles Facility Gets Loan; Five Star Launches Management; Silo Opens Another in Georgia; Public Sets Sustainability Goals; StorageMart Manages Colorado Store; Bloch Joins Marcus & Millichap; Blackwell Joins EquiCap as Partner; ASM Adds Two Contracts; Marcus & Millichap Sells New Mexico Portfolio; IREGC’s Ching Honored; OpenTech Grows C-Suite; Guardian Opens Colorado Location

Barings Bets on Carolinas; Marcus & Millichap Sells in Texas, Utah; Sauls Sells Georgia Assets; Lindsey Sells 10 Federal in Durham; GLP Raises $1.58B for Storage; InSite Buys Seattle Property; Guardian Opens in Pennsylvania; Storage Authority Grants 2 Franchises; Midcoast Brokers South Carolina Deal; MakoRabco Hires Maynard; Talonvest Closes Platinum Loan; Merit Hill Adds in Florida; Tenant Integrates with swivl; Public Storage Recognized for ESG

Wasatch Adds to Texas Portfolio; All Storage Explores Sale; SpareBox Makes Largest Acquisition Yet; Yardi: Rents Grow, Pace Slows; Guardian Developing in Pennsylvania; DXD Developing in Las Vegas; Red Hat Buys in Oregon; Original Storage in San Diego Sells; Marcus & Millichap Completes Deals; Maryland Storage Sells

Marcus & Millichap Texas Deals; Andover Buys in North Carolina; EquiCap Brokers Wisconsin Sale; Dominus Manages Two Texas Sales; Gorenstein Joins Storage Authority; CBRE Fund Buys 4 StorQuest Stores; Gantry Arranges Financing for 9 Stores; SkyView Brokers Dallas Sale; Midcoast Represents in Tennessee Deal; Storage Acquisition Handles Portfolio; Northpointe Opens Michigan Facility.

SVN Brokers New Jersey Portfolio; PSA to Release 2Q Results; Westport Adds Small Town Management; Chicago Suburb Rejects Storage Fee; Guardian Plans Allentown-Area Storage; SpareBox Grows in Waco; Indiana Storage Sells; Storage Construction Expands to Denver; Bellomy Sells Austin CubeSmart; Corner Completes Florida Facility; Extra Space Hits 2000 Stores; Brookwood Taps Life Storage; True Storage Converting JCPenney

The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated adoption of online and over-the-phone self storage unit rentals to limit contact between staff and customers. Here’s a sampling of ways self storage industry operators are responding to the crisis.

Liberty developing #EatShopStore; Janus names Jackson CEO; Skyview brokers sale to Lake Wales; Xercor Insurance to serve Life Storage; Marcus & Millichap brokers two in TX; Private Equity invests in Mako Steel; SmarterSpace underway in Gainesville, FL; Sylios moves ahead with GA project; Security opens in Ohio; Talonvest secures financing for Nuvo and Clark; EquiCap Commercial closes COO deal; TSG to release product upgrades; JLL brokers Houston sale; East Penn acquires Pak Rat in PA; New storag...

Bellomy brokers 365 Self Storage deal; Bothell, WA facility sells; HI developer expanding; SmartStop acquires in Gilbert, AZ; SROA completes historic, non-merger transaction; Developers embark on NJ Extra Space; Pinnacle buys 2 in TX; StorageAuctions.com hires Wittingslow for sales