ARCO/Murray delivers in New Jersey; Blackstone buys Simply; NAM offers tailored dispute resolution; All Aboard Storage buys in Florida; Chicago buyer enters Tennessee market; US Storage to manage new Clearwater property; Oregon storage sells; G5 unleashes Uber Leasing 3.0; Connor joins Burlington; Allen named Pinnacle district manager; Storage Max portfolio sells; CubeSmart earns kudos for diversity

 Self Storage REITs Weather Difficult Quarter, See Quick Rebound By Laura Williams-Tracy, SSA Magazine It was a quarter fraught with uncertainty, new cleaning and rental protocols, and far fewer new faces at the customer service counter. In all, self storage appears to have weathered Q2 of 2020 with few battle wounds. Those smarting from a steep drop in rentals or delinquent payments in the spring may already be feeling a rebound. Based on analyst calls with the largest publi...

All Seasons portfolio sold to local operator; New Mexico’s Valley Vista sells in 1031 exchange; Lockaway adds Xercor for tenant insurance; StorQuest opens in Kissimmee, Florida; U-Haul opens larger property in Tucson; Yardi: Street rates show resilience in June; Brookwood bets on Baton Rouge; WPC doubles Maryland storage

Lok Safe sells in Wisconsin; Preacher joins William Warren Group; CSSA reveals new brand; U-Haul building in Florida; StorageKing enters Colorado market; StorQuest opens new California property; Metro Storage to build near Minneapolis; CubeSmart opens new project in Rhode Island; New CubeSmart coming to northern Virginia; SkyView brokers St. Petersburg sale; Woodland, California, storage to proceed; SmartStop hires Shay; Talonvest offers capital market update

NitNeil opens storage in Florida; Two join Midcoast Properties; Talonvest closes loan for Georgia development; SkyView starts troubled assets group; StorQuest adds 16th Arizona property; Marcus & Millichap brokers deals in Ohio, Illinois; McElmurry joins InSite Property Group; Hughes to lead BETCO’s business development; Storable adds contactless technologies; CubeSmart moves rentals fully online

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.

10 Federal launches offering; BSC Group closes two sales; Marcus & Millichap brokers 2 deals; SST IV buys WA storage; StorQuest makes move to Boulder; NH builder plans Hudson storage; Texas architecture firms merge; Yardi: Supply dampens self storage rent growth; Xercor hires Malagisi; Storage Group promotes Cotto; Talonvest hires 2, promotes controller; CubeSmart among most engaged workplaces; WA storage expands; Talonvest secures two loans

SkyView advises on FL sale; HFF finances storage in NJ; Upstate NY storage plans expansion; StorageVault Canada to acquire 38 properties; Marcus & Millichap sells MI facility; SC developer converts empty building to storage; Georgia storage sells by EquiCap; VA town approves 4-story storage; Hampshire Cos. partners with Harrison Street; Investors plan to convert CA bowling alley; Yardi Matrix report shows falling street rates; Pogoda leads acquisitions for family business; Rosewood names Perdue ...

ARCO/Murray completes NM storage; CubeSmart achieves LEED Platinum status; 1784 Capital Holdings begins Scottsdale project; Betteridge joins Deans & Homer; Amer joins Devon Self Storage; EquiCap closes WI project; Developer plans Jacksonville storage; Capella opens Texas facility; StorageMart secures refinancing; Ohio hotel conversion opens; Storage of America plans two Ohio centers; SST buys in Florida; DOMICO acquired by Fullsteam;

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