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Dayton-area self-storage company starts $2.2M Centerville expansion

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CENTERVILLE – A Dayton-area self-storage company has started a $2.2 million expansion of its facility near Interstate 675.Storage Inns of America will increase its 120,000 square feet site at 6400 Bigger Road in Centerville by about one-third and add two jobs, said President and CEO Thomas E. Smith. “We’ve been in the works on this for several years,” Smith said. “We’ve owned the ground and it’s just come time to develop the rest of the property. ”Storage Inns of America has eight locations in the area in with other sites in Beavercreek, Dayton, Huber Heights, Moraine, at Dayton-Wright Brothers Airport in Miami Twp. and in Troy, according to Smith.Self-storage has been a strong-performing investment for business owners for the past 20 to 25 years, but the coronavirus pandemic has added to the growth, according to industry professionals.“People are coming to embrace self-storage now,” Smith said. “It’s like having a second automobile. People need extra space to store things - heirlooms and things like that.” At least three companies have announced plans to move storage facilities into the Dayton area in recent months: Cobblestone Capital at 2121 Harshman Road in Riverside; Larkspur Huber Heights at 7650 Waynetowne Blvd. in Huber Heights; and LDI Hospitality Management at 2455 Dryden Road in Moraine. The industry’s popularity prompted Centerville City Council earlier this year to place a one-year moratorium on self-storage facilities. But Centerville officials said the ban, in general, does not apply to expansions and the city approved plans by Storage Inns of America before passing the moratorium. The 44,000 square foot expansion on Bigger Road will have a large selection of heated and air conditioned one-car garages as well as smaller climate monitored spaces with controlled security access, Smith said.New units are expected to be available in the fall, he added. View original Dayton Daily News article here ...



March 26th, 2021


Construction Facility of the Year

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Self Storage Facility Receives National Recognition for Construction Facility of the Year Storage Inns of America – Self Storage Location on Wilmington Ave receives national recognition. Each year one new self-storage facility is selected to receive the award for Self Storage Construction. Our very own Storage Inns of America on Wilmington Avenue received this high honor. Read more about it in the following article published in the December 2017 issue of Mini-Storage Messenger. What traits identify a winner? While the question is surely debatable, ingenuity must certainly be among them. Ingenuity provides the resourcefulness needed to navigate any number of obstacles, expected or unforeseen. Case in point: putting up a storage facility of more than 500 units with a host of special features in a neighborhood with exacting design requirements – and doing it on a peculiar triangle-shaped site. Inspired by a warehouse in Chicago that has been converted to retail use, the result is a visually structure sporting a brick facade, floor to ceiling windows, outdoor sconce lighting and attractive landscaping. And that’s just on the outside. In the lobby area, there’s a 2000-square feet “boutique museum.” A Special Site With this wealth of experience, the Smiths were well-seasoned when they decided to expand again in 2016. This time to the Patterson Park neighborhood of Dayton. A location close to the campus of the University of Dayton, several mature residential subdivisions, and a dense base of retail and commercial businesses, Patterson Park is known as a somewhat upscale area. Market research indicated the area was underserved and had an extensive amount of pent-up demand. The exact site chosen was one quite familiar to locals. From 1950 to 2010, the address, 1450 Wilmington Pike, was home to WHIO-TV and its radio counterpart, WHIO-AM. As the very first TV station to begin operations in the Dayton area, the broadcaster’s art deco building and landmark transmission tower reigned for decades as community fixtures, and are fondly recalled by generations of Daytonians. The station represented the crown jewel of ...



May 18th, 2018


Jeff Leffel Manager of the Year Runner Up

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Jeff Leffel, Storage Inns of America has been Recognized by MiniCo as Manager of the Year Runner-Up Self-Storage is a fast-evolving industry eager to adopt modern day operational standards by incorporating technology and strategies for quick and vast returns. It’s no doubt that the expectations of a facility manager if not different, is greater than before. Storage facilities now fend for their business in competition against others by incorporating new or more advanced technology on site and hire web designers to increase their online presence in order to maximize their customer service. These changes require managers who are tech-savvy, experienced, marketing experts, and much more. With the growth of the manager role, one attribute that remains constant and most valuable in this industry is leadership. Jeff Leffel has been recognized for his outstanding leadership initiative. To read more copy and paste the link below in your browser: http://minico.imirus.com/Mpowered/book/vssn15/i4/p6 ...



May 18th, 2018


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