(Over)Supply And Demand? Local Rental Storage Market Sags
By Art Bukowski | Aug. 8, 2026
While local development activity of all kinds has soared over the last five years, you might have noticed one thing in particular: There’s a heck of a lot more self-storage facilities around town than ever before.
Some growth is from big, national players like UHaul and CubeSmart, which have both built prominent facilities here within the past few years. The rest is from scores of smaller facilities, many locally or regionally owned, built in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
But a headlong rush to build during and after COVID resulted in far too many facilities coming online, and now a lot of operators are paying the price.
“It's a …
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