Apartment construction has been booming in Austin the last 40 years, fueling a surge in the number of self-storage facilities across the city, too.
According to a new analysis from national storage space marketplace StorageCafe, Austin had the second highest rate of new apartment construction nationwide over the past four decades. During that same period, Austin produced the 11th highest supply of self-storage space in the U.S.
The report says self-storage facilities in places like Austin have become “an essential support system” for the city’s rental market growth. Everybody’s got to have a place to put their stuff…