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.

Self Storage Plus adds in Baltimore; Compass buys near Pittsburgh; Miller-Valentine completes Extra Space; NJ developer plans Uncle Matt’s; VanWest buys 2 FL properties; 1-800-Self-Storage.com breaks ground in MI; West Coast opens in Dupont, WA; Capella opens Austin Public Storage; Diversified Properties plans NJ storage; ASM promotes Miller, announces operating results; ClickandStor® 3.0’s Marketplace released; Seattle-area storage sold; Alliant provides storage funding; WI developer plans 40...

Lutz, FL facility rebranded to Midgard; Self Storage Plus opens in Beltsville, MD; Developer reuses NJ office building; Pogoda closes three acquisitions in 2019; U-Haul embarks on 2 retrofits; Birmingham, AL, considers 1-year storage hiatus; StorageAuctions.com integrates with Storage Commander; Axis buys PA property; Manhattan names Scott COO; PTI’s EasyCode hits milestone; Developer opens new storage in Kent, WA; SkyView brokers Pensacola sale; Store Space launches 3rd party management offeri...