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...

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

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...

West Coast readies 5 new stores; Janus buys mobile lock partner Nokē; Baja joins California solar effort; Year-old Life Storage sells in CO; Diamond Point plans 2 GA facilities; Partnership buys Buffalo-area storage; Hampshire makes another bet near Philly; StorageMart buys 5th facility in San Antonio; ASM buys and rebrands in LA; Talonvest shares market updates; Ohio developer plans office and self storage; Storhouse sells in PA; Pogoda subtracts and adds to portfolio; Atlanta MSA shows strong...