Ross Township, Pa., officials have approved plans for a Beyond Self Storage facility to be built on a 2-acre parcel in the 7200 block of Old McKnight Road. NorthPoint Development intends to construct a three-story, 93,000-square-foot structure that will resemble an office building, according to the source. Site work is expected to begin this spring.
Commissioners voted unanimously in favor of the plan on March 20. The design will feature glass and metal, as well as an EIFS (exterior insulation and finish system) consisting of faux red brick and smooth metal panels, according to project manager J.J. Jenkins. “We're trying to bring class-A facilities to the market, and the look and design of the building is one of the ways we do that,” Jenkins told the source.
The facility will offer 581 climate-controlled units, with all loading and unloading inside the building, Jenkins said. Hours of operation will be 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., with a facility manager present during daylight hours. The facility will have two elevators and up to 30 security cameras.
“The developer was very accommodating to the neighbors' concerns, and we were able to deliver something for the township that is both beneficial to the developer as well as the neighborhood,” commissioner Steve Korbel told the source.
Northpoint launched the Beyond Self Storage brand last year. It has one operating facility in Lenexa, Kan., with several projects underway in the Minneapolis and St. Louis markets.
Based in Kansas City, Mo., and founded in 2012, NorthPoint is a development, management and leasing firm that’s principally focused on the industrial, multi-family, senior-living and self-storage markets in the Central United States. The company has $2.1 billion in raised capital and operates 28 million square feet of industrial properties, thousands of multi-family apartment units, and numerous developed or managed senior-living communities.
