- June 17, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
ELLSWORTH — How many self-storage units does a city need? Apparently the number keeps growing for Ellsworth. The reasons are various and anecdotal but point to a seasonal cycle that leaves a scant number of available units when people want them most.
Storage units seem to be in demand both from people who need them and people who want to develop them. That demand “surely has a relationship to the housing crisis,” City Planner Elena Piekut said.
The Planning Board on June 2 approved the expansion of one facility and approved a preliminary plan for a second.
Located on Hagans Elbow, 1 Stop Self Storage has seven buildings with self-storage units and plans to add six more buildings. Currently it has just six units available. Rocky Pond LLC plans to build XL Space on Bangor Road with 43 self-storage units — a relatively small number when it comes to self-storage.
As of early June, nearly all…
