TL;DR
Storage Authority Carolina Road, a self-storage facility in Suffolk, Virginia, is now open, offering RV parking spaces and climate-controlled units. The facility was developed with guidance from Storage Authority, a company that provides assistance in building or buying self-storage facilities.
The project has 29 RV parking spaces. It has standard, premium, and elite units, including both climate-controlled units and drive-up non-climate units. The 8-acre parcel is located at Suffolk, Virginia. The balance of the facility in approximately 3 months.
“We are so excited to open a family-owned and operated business and to be working with our daughter Tia as our full-time manager.
Storage Authority’s development assistance and guidance in pre-opening preparations have provided us with a significant head start. We look forward to using the Storage Authority Operations, sales, and marketing system to provide exception over the top service to our family of renters.”
“Mark and Christi have done an incredible job working with the development team, and just as important, they have worked hard to be well prepared and well positioned to help their clients and have a very successful first month and first year. We look forward to them being a master of the Storage Authority Operations, Sales and marketing platforms for a very successful business.”
Marc Goodin, CEO of Storage Authority®.
Storage Authority® provides guidance to assist individuals in building or buying self-storage facilities. The Dynamic Ease Platforms for self-storage development, operations, sales, and marketing describe a framework intended for users with varying levels of experience.
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This story was originally published in Franchising.com on July 31, 2026. Burnaze summarizes and links to the original reporting.
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