It is probably bigger than the house I rent. I read about a lady in New York that pays $800 a month for a 90 square foot room. My bathroom is bigger than that and I only pay $350 (granted, I don’t live in New York).
Actually, self-storage places often charge more on a per-square-foot basis than apartments do (especially for the smaller storage units). It’s quite the racket if you can get zoning approvals for one - pulling an example off of the web, the closest self-storage place to me is charging $113 per month for their smallest unit (25 s.f.) and and $644 for their largest unit (494 s.f.). This works out to $4.52/s.f. and $1.30/s.f. respectively. If you paid these rates for a small, 800 s.f. apartment, you’d be paying $3,616 or $1,042. $3,616 per month would pay for a pretty amazing little apartment in this area; you’d be lucky to get a dumpy place for $1,042, but it could be done. But even with a dumpy, low-rent apartment building, the maintenance costs would exceed that for a self-storage building - self-storage has minimal utility usage, minimal staffing requirements, and cheap finishings (multiple-story places do have to be quite strong, though). Again, self-storage places are quite the racket.
Would that be metal, plastic or wood? Well Ziggy, a storage locker is just the right size for you to put your home office supplies in. You know the ones that you will be getting from your retirement wishes. Make sure it has wheels on it so you can roll it to wherever your little heart desires.
stewartava about 13 years ago
How much per sqare foot?
pamlicorat about 13 years ago
It is probably bigger than the house I rent. I read about a lady in New York that pays $800 a month for a 90 square foot room. My bathroom is bigger than that and I only pay $350 (granted, I don’t live in New York).
lewisbower about 13 years ago
PAMLICORAT Location. Location. Location. My condo would have been dirt cheap if it were 10 blocks north.
Nighthawks Premium Member about 13 years ago
yes, it is all about location…..
so, it depends on whether that storage locker is on the beach or in the bus station
Fogger_man about 13 years ago
Better than a cardboard box in the alley.
stewartava about 13 years ago
again,.. depends on the alley.
Woody157 about 13 years ago
Greetings Pamlicorat. You said your bathroom is larger than 90 sq ft and you pay only $ 350.00. How much for the rest of the apartment?
fishbulb239 about 13 years ago
Actually, self-storage places often charge more on a per-square-foot basis than apartments do (especially for the smaller storage units). It’s quite the racket if you can get zoning approvals for one - pulling an example off of the web, the closest self-storage place to me is charging $113 per month for their smallest unit (25 s.f.) and and $644 for their largest unit (494 s.f.). This works out to $4.52/s.f. and $1.30/s.f. respectively. If you paid these rates for a small, 800 s.f. apartment, you’d be paying $3,616 or $1,042. $3,616 per month would pay for a pretty amazing little apartment in this area; you’d be lucky to get a dumpy place for $1,042, but it could be done. But even with a dumpy, low-rent apartment building, the maintenance costs would exceed that for a self-storage building - self-storage has minimal utility usage, minimal staffing requirements, and cheap finishings (multiple-story places do have to be quite strong, though). Again, self-storage places are quite the racket.
DrMoses about 13 years ago
Would that be metal, plastic or wood? Well Ziggy, a storage locker is just the right size for you to put your home office supplies in. You know the ones that you will be getting from your retirement wishes. Make sure it has wheels on it so you can roll it to wherever your little heart desires.