StorageMart, headquartered in Columbia, Missouri, operates over 250 self-storage facilities in the United States, Canada and the UK.
History
Early history
The company was founded by Gordon Burnam (1931-2017) who had founded Storage Trust, which became a public company in 1994 and was acquired by Public Storage for $600 million in 1999.
StorageMart used non-traditional buildings to house its storage facilities, including the use of a 10-story mid-rise building in Miami, Florida. This allowed the company to open facilities that were easily accessible for urban dwellers, and camouflage these facilities such that they appear to be just another office or residential complex. By the end of 2001, the firm had opened 31 facilities across the US, including both traditional storage units and climate-controlled units capable of housing more perishable or sensitive goods like wine.[1]
Expansion
In March 2005, the company purchased five properties in Texas.