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Decorative and practical, grandfather clocks are true time capsules from the past. They may connect you to past generations with every tick and chime, but let’s be real, they’re pretty finicky. All those gears and springs inside need extra care, so proper storage is a...
Scratching your head trying to figure out where to stash extra stuff? Your garage, attic or basement aren’t always the best solution. In fact, sometimes they’re not a solution at all. The top two options to consider here are traditional storage units and storage...
About 53% of Americans who moved in 2023 had unexpected moving costs, and if your big day is approaching, chances are you may already be looking for alternatives to renting a moving truck. To cut down costs, you may even consider borrowing a friend’s truck instead of...
Moving things to a storage unit seems straightforward, but many small details can trip you up. Whether doing it yourself or hiring help, a good plan can save you from headaches later. You might find the storage unit too small after you start moving things in, or your...
Malone Commercial Brokers led the sale of a newly built 26,000-square-foot self-storage facility at 17 Town House Road in West Gardiner, ME. The 7.5-acre property has five buildings and was sold to Town House Road LLC for $2.134 million. West Gardiner Self Storage is...
On May 15, Ironside Storage opened a self-storage facility in Redmond, OR. The facility is at 2260 SW 6th St. near Redmond Municipal Airport. It has 549 units spread across 79,198 rentable square feet. Designhaus Architects designed the facility. BECON Civil...
Global Self Storage, Inc. a publicly-traded real estate investment trust with a portfolio of 13 self-storage properties, finds itself in the crosshairs of a third unsolicited acquisition proposal from Austin-based Etude Storage Partners LLC. The proposal, amounting to...