Storage Tips

Did you know that within the self storage industry there are 50,000 storage facilities in the US alone? Or that one in 10 households rents a self storage unit? Those are some pretty amazing statistics. That's seven times more facilities than Starbucks! The SSA estimates that in 2009 the industry had total sales of more than $22 billion (USD). The average US self storage facility has approximately 46,200 square feet of rent available space and pays an average of between $30,000 and $40,000 per year in local property taxes.

This is a company which specializes in managing self storage properties and mixed use retail locations. This is a subsidiary of Storage Centers, a privately held corporation based. The company and its affiliates currently own and operate 35 properties located in California and Arizona totaling over 2 million square feet. The future growth plans include additional acquisitions and construction of new self storage and retail facilities.