Life Storage

Life Storage, Inc. is a fully integrated, self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT) that acquires and manages self-storage properties throughout the United States. Headquartered in Buffalo, New York, the company employs over 2,000 people and operates approximately 925 self-storage facilities encompassing over 67 million square feet in 33 states.

Life Storage, Inc. currently operates under the brand name Life Storage®, and is one of the largest self-storage companies in the world. Prior to 2017, the company operated under the brand Uncle Bob’s Self Storage®.

Founded in 1982, the company was originally a financial planning firm but opened its first self-storage facility in Florida in 1985. Within three years, it owned approximately 30 facilities along the East Coast and accumulated 62 facilities over the next decade. Life Storage was originally known as Sovran Self Storage, Inc., operating under the brand name Uncle Bob’s Self Storage beginning in the late 1980s.

Life Storage went public on the New York Stock Exchange in 1995, trading under the name Sovran Self Storage. Within a year, it grew its holding to 111 self-storage facilities along the East Coast and Texas. Life Storage doubled to 222 facilities by 1999 and by 2003 operated in 21 states.

Life Storage continued its acquisitions throughout the United States, expanding into cities such as Chicago, New York, Atlanta, and St. Louis. It operated 478 facilities by the end of 2013 and 500 facilities by the end of 2014. It made its way to the West Coast in 2016, acquiring California-based LifeStorage LP.

The company rebranded from Sovran Self Storage, Inc. to Life Storage in 2016 and now trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol LSI (formerly NYSE:SSS).

In 2017, the company rebranded its facilities to Life Storage – a name that more closely depicts the Company’s customer-centric focus, progressive growth, and innovative technologies.

Storage Unit Sizes
We offer small, medium, and large storage unit sizes, plus parking spaces for vehicles. To select the best size, start by counting your boxes and belongings and then check out our Storage Unit Size Guide or Storage Unit Size Estimator tool to determine what will fit you best.

Rent Business Storage
Your business is always changing and growing – wouldn’t more space help? We can help your business overcome storage challenges with low-cost commercial storage rental, or provide more comprehensive solutions for making storage an extension of your business.

Life Storage has the perfect solution for your small business, non-profit, or community organization whether your commercial storage space needs are large or small. Our storage units are a great value for storing business files, extra product inventory, equipment, vehicles and more. You’ll pay a month fee based on the size of your storage unit or parking space, at a fraction of the cost of most commercial real estate.

Lower Cost Per Square Foot
If your business is leasing commercial space and some of that space is needed for storage, you will find that storage units are more affordable. Plus, you can put your valuable commercial space to better use. Your storage unit rental is month-to-month – you won’t have to commit to 6 months or a year.

Climate Controlled Storage
Help protect your valuable business documents, records, inventory and furniture in a storage unit with temperature and/or humidity control.

Drive-Up Storage Units
Many Life Storage locations offer drive-up storage units to load and unload your items with less effort and in less time.

Facility Security Measures
Life Storage uses digital surveillance monitoring and key coded entry/access systems to keep an eye on facility activity and deter would-be trespassers. Your storage unit is secured with your own lock so only you and your team have access.

Convenient Access
Don’t expect 9-5 rules for accessing your property. Each of our storage facilities have access hours that open early and close late at night. Some of our facilities can offer business customers 24 hour access – please ask!

Delivery and Package Acceptance
As a business customer, you can have inventory and other items shipped directly to your storage facility via shipping services or courier.

Vehicle Storage
If your vehicle depends on vehicles, but you don’t have the space to park them – Life Storage offers convenient vehicle parking spaces. Trailers, box trucks, delivery vans, and other common buisness vehicles can be parked and stored or parked and accessed every day.

Before you choose your space:
Select from inside storage for vehicles that will fit into a space, as well as outdoor parking and in some locations, covered parking.

Measure your vehicle before selecting a storage space! Note that the vehicle you wish to store must meet the following requirements:

Vehicle must be in running condition or on a trailer.
You must show registration and/or title.
In some states, vehicle storage is taxed at a different rate. The tax charges will be included and shown in the storage cost estimates.