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  • Monday, March 05, 2012 1:51 PM | CSSSA Admin (Administrator)

    Phoenix, AZ, March 05, 2012 --(PR.com)-- The new book "Greetings from California: Best Practices of the California Self Storage Association" is now available for purchase from MiniCo Insurance Agency, LLC. The book features a unique collection of self-storage insights and knowledge from members of the California Self Storage Association, which counts among its members some of the most experienced operators, property managers and marketing experts in the self-storage industry.

    Aimed at prospective and current self-storage owners, operators, managers and developers, Greetings from California includes information on a wide range of topics from this highly respected group of professionals.

    Working Together
    · Erin King, California Self Storage Association
    · Karen Jones, KureIt!

    Operating for Success
    · Joe Robinson, Extra Space Storage
    · Steve Mirabito, Storage PRO Management
    · Mike Schofield & Keith McConnell, MiniCo Insurance Agency LLC
    · Harmon Wasserman, Westport Properties
    · John Cardoza, Storage Auction Experts

    Technology Tools
    · Larry Rolando, OpenTech Alliance
    · Nick Bilava, USStoragesearch.com
    · Ajay Prasad, GMR Web Team
    · Tron Jordheim, PhoneSmart
    · Markus Hecker, SMD Software-SiteLink

    Acquisitions & Sales
    · Peter Ingersoll, Safe Harbour Equity
    · Jim Stevens, Extra Space Storage
    · Dean Keller, Bancap Self Storage Group

    Financial Facts
    · Eric Von Berg, Newmark Realty Capital
    · Doug McCarron, Holliday, Fenoglio Fowler LP

    Visit www.ministoragemessenger.com to purchase Greetings from California for $29.95 plus shipping.

    MiniCo Insurance Agency, LLC, publishes the "Mini-Storage Messenger,” the leading monthly trade magazine covering the global self-storage industry. Other publications include the "Self‑Storage Almanac,” "Self-Storage Canada,” "Self‑Storage Now!,” "Mobile Self-Storage Magazine,” and the "Self‑Storage Buyer’s Guide.”

    About MiniCo Insurance Agency, LLC
    MiniCo Insurance Agency, LLC, was founded in 1974 as a provider of specialty insurance products and publications for the self-storage industry. Today the company is a full-service managing general agency offering multiple specialty property and casualty insurance products for a variety of unique industries and exposures. MiniCo Insurance Agency, LLC, the parent company of MiniCo Insurance Agency of Canada, Incorporated, is a member of the Aran Insurance Services Group.

    For More Information
    Mini-Storage Messenger – www.ministoragemessenger.com
    California Self Storage Association – www.californiaselfstorage.com

  • Thursday, March 01, 2012 1:52 PM | CSSSA Admin (Administrator)

    NEWS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


    Newport Mesa Self Storage for Sale in Costa Mesa, California

    February 29, 2012:   Bancap Self Storage Group, Inc., the "#1 Self Storage Broker in California,” recently announced that it has begun marketing and sales activities for the lender owned self storage property known as Newport Mesa Self Storage in the city of Costa Mesa, California.   The firm was selected as the exclusive listing broker for the Orange County facility.     

     Newport Mesa Self Storage is a three-story self storage property located on Newport Boulevard in the city of Costa Mesa in Orange County, California.  It is currently operating under the Storage Direct trade name. The property is located on a busy frontage road with freeway visibility along the busy 55 (Costa Mesa) Freeway.  This freeway is the main connection between Newport Beach and the rest of the Orange County metropolitan area.

    The project contains approximately 37,870 net square feet of storage space in 480 rental units. The property is currently at 62% occupancy by unit count and 72% occupancy by rentable square footage.  Economic occupancy currently stands at about 65% of the gross potential rental income.  As the average occupancy in the area is approximately 90%, it appears this property has significant upside potential to increase value with higher occupancy and income.

    "There have been very few storage properties available for sale in Southern California and especially in Orange County,” said Dean Keller, President of Bancap Self Storage Group. "This is a rare opportunity to purchase a well located facility in a very desirable market, with tremendous upside potential.”

    Costa Mesa is well known for its retail (including the renowned South Coast Plaza), higher education (including Orange Coast College and Vanguard University) and its arts and entertainment (including the Segerstrom Center for the Arts.)  The city is ideally located with close proximity to commercial, industrial and residential districts around the Orange County / John Wayne Airport area.  It is also closely associated with its coastal neighbor, the world famous Newport Beach.

     

    The property was recently obtained through foreclosure and the foreclosing lender/owner is represented by LNR Partners, LLC as the special servicing agent for the note-holders.  LNR Partners has engaged Platinum Storage Group to provide professional property management services for the property.   LNR has previously engaged Bancap Self Group as its exclusive broker – most recently in the sale of the Casino Self Storage property in Moorpark, California.

    Bancap Self Storage Group is the top selling broker of self storage facilities in California with over $900 million in completed sales.  The company has specialized exclusively in self storage properties for over 25 years.  The firm has recently brokered several lender-owned "REO” properties, as well as several first-class high occupancy properties that were very profitable.  The firm has also facilitated numerous self storage portfolio sales in the state. 

    For more information contact Dean Keller, President of Bancap Self Storage Group at (949) 888-5355 or visit the company web site at www.bancapselfstorage.com


    Contact: Dean Keller

    Phone (949) 888-5355

    Fax (949) 203-6105

    Email: DKeller@BancapSelfStorage.com


    Bancap Self Storage Group, Inc.

    30021 Tomas Street, Suite 245

    Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688

    www.bancapselfstorage.com


  • Thursday, March 01, 2012 1:51 PM | CSSSA Admin (Administrator)

    6th Annual Event Focuses on Navigating Through 2012


    NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. —February 29, 2012 —The California Self Storage Association (CSSA) has announced that former San Francisco Mayor Willie Lewis Brown Jr. will be a key speaker at the 6th Annual Northern California Owners Symposium on Tuesday, April 17, 2012. Brown will speak about the California government and its fiscal challenges at the event which is expected to draw nearly 200 attendees.

    Brown served as a two-term Mayor of San Francisco from 1996 to 2004. He was also a legendary Speaker of the California State Assembly from 1980 to 1995 and is widely regarded as the most influential African-American politician of the late twentieth century.He has been at the center of California politics, government, and civic life for four decades, and heads the Willie L. Brown, Jr., Institute on Politics and Public Service, where this acknowledged master of the art of politics shares his knowledge and skills with a new generation of California leaders.

    Held at The Lesher Regional Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek, Calif., the event partner for the 6th Annual Northern California Owners Symposium is Colliers Valuation & Advisory Services ( www.colliers.com/globalvaluationadvisory). Other speakers at this year's event includes Spencer Kirk, CEO of Extra Space Storage (www.extraspace.com), KC Conway, MAI, CRE, executive managing director of real estate analytics at Colliers Valuation, and employment law specialist Lisa Barnett Sween, a partner at Lewis, Beisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP ( www.lbbslaw.com).

    "We are proud to have The Honorable Willie Brown as one of our speakers at the 6th Annual Northern California Owners Symposium,” says California Self Storage Association Executive Director Erin King. "We look forward to hosting this full-day event that will feature compelling ‘need to know' sessions by noted industry experts who will focus on what every self-storage owner and operator needs to know to successfully navigate through the challenges of 2012.”

    For more information about the 6th Annual Northern California Owners Symposium or to register for the event, please visit www.californiaselfstorage.org or contact the California Self Storage Association at (949) 783-4130.

    About The California Self-Storage Association
    Founded in 2002, the California Self Storage Association (CSSA) is the state's not-for-profit trade organization dedicated to serving the California self-storage industry, including owner-operators, facility managers, and industry vendors. The CSSA represents some 450 direct member companies that own and operate over 1,200 facilities in California. CSSA direct members range from individual facility owner-operators to multiple-facility operations, to the industry's largest publicly traded real estate investment trusts (REITs).


  • Thursday, February 16, 2012 1:52 PM | CSSSA Admin (Administrator)

    For Immediate Release    

    Contact: Erin King, Executive Director                                  

    Phone: (949)783-4130

    E-mail: erinking.cssa@gmail.com

     

    Powerful Program Focuses On Navigating Through 2012


    NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. —February 16, 2012 —The California Self Storage Association (CSSA) is pleased to announce its 6th Annual Northern California Owners Symposium at The Lesher Regional Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek, Calif., on Tuesday, April 17, 2012. The event partner is Colliers Valuation & Advisory Services (www.colliers.com/globalvaluationadvisory).  The full-day program will feature compelling "need to know” sessions by noted industry experts who will focus on what every self-storage owner and operator needs to know to successfully navigate through the challenges of 2012.

    This year’s program includes a self-storage industry update by Spencer Kirk, CEO of Extra Space Storage (www.extraspace.com), the second largest real estate investment trust (REIT) and the second largest operator in the U.S. A dynamic session will also be presented by noted economist KC Conway, MAI, CRE. Currently the executive managing director of real estate analytics at Colliers Valuation, Mr. Conway is perhaps best known for his role as key player at the Federal Reserve where he briefed Chairman Bernanke, the Board of Governors, Federal Reserve district bank presidents, and real estate industry groups on market conditions and burgeoning issues during the 2008-2009 Financial Crisis.

    Also speaking is employment law specialist Lisa Barnett Sween, a partner at Lewis, Beisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP (www.lbbslaw.com), where she has represented employers in all aspects of employment law and litigation including state and federal employment harassment and discrimination litigation and wrongful discharge litigation.

    "The 6th Annual Northern California Owners Symposium will feature some of the most powerful speakers we have ever had the privilege of presenting,” says California Self Storage Association Executive Director Erin King. "Moreover, this event will allow area operators and professionals to attend dynamic educational programs without ever having to get on a plane.”

    The Owners Symposium was created by the CSSA to bring Northern California self-storage professionals together in a forum that would provide both compelling content and invaluable networking opportunities. With growing attendance every year, this year’s event should draw nearly 200 attendees.

    For more information about the 6th Annual Northern California Owners Symposium or to register for the event, please visit www.californiaselfstorage.org or contact the California Self Storage Association at (949) 783-4130.


    About The California Self-Storage Association
    Founded in 2002, the California Self Storage Association (CSSA) is the state’s not-for-profit trade organization dedicated to serving the California self-storage industry, including owner-operators, facility managers, and industry vendors. The CSSA represents some 450 direct member companies that own and operate over 1,200 facilities in California. CSSA direct members range from individual facility owner-operators to multiple-facility operations, to the industry's largest publicly traded real estate investment trusts (REITs).


  • Monday, November 28, 2011 1:53 PM | CSSSA Admin (Administrator)

    NEWPORT BEACH, CA November 28, 2011 – The California Self Storage Association (CSSA), a nonprofit trade association dedicated to the Self-Storage industry in the state of California, recently announced that three new board members have been appointed to the 2012 CSSA Board of Directors.

    The CSSA proudly welcomes Dean Keller of Bancap Self Storage Group, Eric Snyder of Talonvest Capital and Karen Ann Kolbe of American Self Storage. You can learn more about each of our new directors by visiting the CSSA's website, http://www.californiaselfstorage.com/.

    Erin King, Executive Director, stated, "All are outstanding additions to our Board of Directors. We look forward to their ideas and contributions to CSSA."

    About the California Self Storage Association

    Founded in 2002, the California Self Storage Association (CSSA) is the state not-for-profit trade organization dedicated to serving the California Self-Storage industry including owner-operators, facility managers and industry vendors. The CSSA represents some 450 direct member companies that own and operate over 1200 facilities in California. CSSA direct members range from individual facility owner-operators to multiple-facility operations, to the industry's largest publicly traded Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs).

    Company Contact:

    Brenda Lafontaine/Executive Assistant

    Brenda@cssaweb.com

    (949) 783-4130


  • Monday, October 31, 2011 2:53 PM | CSSSA Admin (Administrator)

    San Diego, CA – October 28, 2011– A-1 Self Storage, the premier provider of self storage in California, announced their support towards the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Annual Holiday Toy Drive. There are 39 A-1 Self Storage locations throughout California that are now collecting new and unused toys to be distributed to underprivileged children in their communities this Christmas.

    "A-1 Self Storage is proud to make a difference in our local communities by participating in the Toys for Tots drive again this year. We understand that times are tough and families are struggling to make ends meet. Many children may possibly not be getting a Christmas gift” said Brian Caster, President and CEO of Caster Companies. "We feel it is important to bring hope and the joy of Christmas to needy children. Our annual events have always been a huge success and we hope to continue to be able to collect as many toys as possible for deserving children this holiday season.”

    The U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program was founded in 1947 by Major Bill Hendricks. Their mission is to collect new and unwrapped toys during the holiday season and distribute them as Christmas gifts to needy children in the community in which each campaign is conducted.  For more information about the U.S. Marine Corps Toys for Tots Holiday Toy Drive, please visit:  http://www.toysfortots.org/

    For more information about A-1 Self Storage, please visit:

    http://www.a1storage.com/about_a1_storage

    Or to find an A-1 Self Storage location near you, please visit:

    http://www.a1storage.com/self_storage/locations


    About A-1 Self Storage:

    A-1 Self Storage is one of the leading providers of self storage in California with over 40 locations across California. A-1 is the Self Storage division of the Caster Companies, a third generation family-owned company headquartered in Southern California since 1959. The Caster Companies specializes in acquisitions, development and management of A-1 Self Storage, A-1 Car Storage and other commercial properties in California. Its Real Estate Portfolio includes over 4 million square feet in real estate properties. It is one of California’s fastest largest independent self storage owner/operators in California.

    CONTACTS:

    Fran Laporga-Ching

    A-1 Self Storage

    (619) 287-8873 x 141

    fran@a1storage.com

    www.a1storage.com


  • Monday, September 19, 2011 2:53 PM | CSSSA Admin (Administrator)


    Newport Beach, CA – September 19, 2011 – We are proud to announce that the California Self Storage Association has been selected by Inside Self-Storage readers as a 2011 Best of Business winner in the category of Best State Association. The CSSA is honored to be recognized among the 28 esteemed winners which include such industry names as Mako Steel Inc., Kiwi II Construction, PhoneSmart, Deans & Homer, SMD Software Inc. (SiteLink), Chamberlain Access Solutions, Janus International, Centershift Inc., USstoragesearch.com, and OpenTech Alliance Inc., among others. All 28 winners will be highlighted in the November and December print editions of ISS magazine and will also be honored in a special ceremony at the Inside Self-Storage World Expo in Las Vegas, March 14-16. We look forward to seeing you there.

     

    On behalf of the CSSA we would like to thank everyone who voted for us, as well as our Board of Directors, staff, and association members, without whom we would not be where we are today.

     

    For a complete list of the 2011 ISS Best of Business winners, please visit: http://www.insideselfstorage.com/news/2011/09/inside-selfstorage-announces-best-of-business-opinionpoll-winners.aspx

     

    To learn more about the California Self Storage Association, please visit: http://www.californiaselfstorage.org

     

    About the California Self Storage Association:

    Founded in 2002, the California Self Storage Association (CSSA) is the state not-for-profit trade organization dedicated to serving the California self-storage industry including owner-operators, facility managers and industry vendors. The CSSA represents some 380 direct member companies that own and operate over 800 facilities in California. CSSA direct members range from individual facility owner-operators to multiple-facility operations, to the industry's largest publicly traded Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs).

     

    CONTACT:

     

    Erin King

    Executive Director

    California Self Storage Association

    (949) 783-4130

    Erin.King@cssaweb.com

    http://www.californiaselfstorage.org


  • Tuesday, August 02, 2011 2:54 PM | CSSSA Admin (Administrator)

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

    (Temple, GA – August 2, 2011) Janus International is pleased to announce the addition of Rob Finelli as District Sales Manager, Southwest Region. Finelli was most recently employed by U.S. Door as Vice President of Sales, Western Operations, where he was responsible for regional sales of self storage and commercial door products. Prior to U.S. Door, he founded Finelli Metal Structures, a self storage metal building company.

    "Rob's vast amount of knowledge in the door and building components industry will be a tremendous asset to the Janus sales team,” states Vice President of Sales Ramey Jackson.

    Finelli will operate from his Gilbert, Arizona home office where he will spearhead regional commercial sheet door and rolling steel sales.

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    Janus International is a leading manufacturer of rolling steel doors and coiling sheet doors for the industrial, commercial and self storage markets.

    Headquartered in Temple, GA, Janus has four U.S. locations as well as joint ventures in the UK and Mexico. For more information, visit our website at http://www.janusintl.com/.

    Contact:

    Amy Fuhlman

    Director of Marketing

    J A N U S I N T E R N A T I O N A L

    p. 770.562.2850

    f. 770.562.1991

    m. 404.787.8444

    http://www.janusintl.com/

    amyf@janusintl.com


  • Tuesday, June 21, 2011 2:54 PM | CSSSA Admin (Administrator)

    NEWS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

    Bancap Self Storage Group Selected To Market Lender-Owned In Southern California Moorpark, California Is Listed for $11.5 Million

    June 20, 2011: Bancap Self Storage Group, Inc., the "#1 Self Storage Broker in California,” recently announced that it has been selected as the exclusive broker for a lender owned self storage property in Ventura County, California. The firm will handle the marketing and sales activities for the Casino Self Storage property located in Moorpark, California. The property has been listed for sale with an asking price of $11,500,000.

    Casino Self Storage is an attractive, well designed and nicely constructed "Class A” self storage project. The project shows very well and enjoys good corner visibility and easy access on State Highway 118 / West Los Angeles Avenue with an average daily traffic count of approximately 32,500 vehicles per day.

    The two-story facility offers over 85,000 net square feet of self storage space demised into 822 units, including 91 climate controlled spaces. The buildings are concrete block, stucco and metal construction with metal interior partitions, roofs and doors.

    "There have been very few properties of this quality available for sale in Southern California,” said Dean Keller, President of Bancap Self Storage Group. "This is a rare opportunity to purchase a first class facility in a very desirable market, with tremendous upside potential.”

    The city of Moorpark is nestled in a flourishing valley near the larger cities of Simi Valley and Thousand Oaks. The area boasts spacious mountain views, a perpetual vacation climate, historical western charm, beautiful residential neighborhoods, outstanding schools, an exceptional college, fruit stands, cultural arts, fantastic shopping and a variety of restaurants. Moorpark is the perfect blend of country and city living. It is a family-oriented community with abundant open space, hiking & equestrian trails, world famous golf courses and incredible sunsets.

    The property was recently obtained through foreclosure and the foreclosing lender/owner is represented by LNR Partners, LLC as the special servicing agent for the original loan. LNR Partners has also engaged Platinum Storage Group to provide professional property management services for the property.

    Bancap Self Storage Group is the top selling broker of self storage facilities in California with over $900 million in completed sales. The company has specialized exclusively in self storage properties for over 25 years. The firm has recently brokered several lender-owned "REO” properties, as well as several first-class high occupancy properties that were very profitable. The firm has also facilitated numerous self storage portfolio sales in the state.

    For more information contact Dean Keller, President of Bancap Self Storage Group at (949) 888-5355 or visit the company web site at www.bancapselfstorage.com

     

    Contact:

    Dean Keller Ph. (949) 888-5355 

    Email: DKeller@BancapSelfStorage.com


  • Thursday, June 16, 2011 2:54 PM | CSSSA Admin (Administrator)

    Contact:

    Dwayne Doherty

    212-841-7748

    Dwayne.doherty@cushwake.com

     

    DEPT. OF CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS

     

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

     

    Renowned Self Storage Expert Ray Wilson Joins Cushman & Wakefield 

    -Industry leading authority on self storage performance data combines forces with global firm to provide fully integrated service platform

    New York – June 15, 2011 – Cushman & Wakefield today announced that Charles Ray Wilson, MAI, CRE, Founder and Principal of Self Storage Data Services (SSDS) has joined the firm as a strategic partner in the company's Self Storage Industry group. Mr. Wilson is recognized as the industry's leading authority and foremost source for current and historic performance trending information pertaining to the self storage sector.

    "We are extremely pleased to announce that Ray Wilson will be joining Chris Sonne's industry leading self storage practice and become part of the Cushman & Wakefield team,” said John Busi, Executive Vice President and head of Valuation and Advisory for Cushman & Wakefield's Americas region. "In a dynamic partnership designed to differentiate Cushman & Wakefield from its competitors, Ray's unique service offerings will allow us to integrate the firm's sophisticated Self Storage Appraisal Report template with the most robust Self Storage database in the industry. The combined product will provide clients with optimal industry intelligence drawing from SSDS's 20 years of historical and current industry, market, and property specific data.”

    Mr. Wilson, who's internationally recognized Self Storage Performance Quarterly Report (SSPQ) Tracks thequarterly performanceon 6,000±facilities in the nation's top 50 largest markets, will work closely with Cushman & Wakefield Senior Managing Director Chris Sonne and his team in delivering a fully integrated platform of services. Current subscribers to the SSPQ report, including prominent Wall Street analysts and major institutional investors, also receive theMonthly Rental Activity Report that tracks the rental demand on one-million storage units nationwide.

    Recognizing the need for independent third party reporting on the industry, Mr. Wilson founded SSDS in 1992. It is currently the only comprehensive source for real time industry performance benchmarking and research reports. It is recognized world-wide for current performance trending information that includes; supply and demand statistics, rental rates, occupancy levels, concessions, and rental income. Its database includes proprietary information from both privately and publicly owned facilities and contains over 50,000 facilities coast to coast.

    Cushman & Wakefield's Valuation & Advisory division, which includes the Self Storage Industry group, is one of the largest fully integrated real estate valuation and consulting organizations in the world. The investment in this new addition advances the company's strategic direction in focused, specialized and dedicated practice groups.

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    Cushman & Wakefield is the world's largest privately-held commercial real estate services firm. Founded in 1917, it has 234 offices in 61 countries and more than 13,000 employees. The firm represents a diverse customer base ranging from small businesses to Fortune 500 companies. It offers a complete range of services within five primary disciplines: Transaction Services, including tenant and landlord representation in office, industrial and retail real estate; Capital Markets, including property sales, investment management, investment banking, debt and equity financing; Corporate Occupier & Investor Services, including integrated real estate strategies for large corporations and property owners; Consulting Services, including business and real estate consulting; and Valuation & Advisory, including appraisals, highest and best use analysis, dispute resolution and litigation support, along with specialized expertise in various industry sectors. A recognized leader in global real estate research, the firm publishes a broad array of proprietary reports available on its online Knowledge Center at www.cushmanwakefield.com.

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