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Clear-Push5407 t1_ja7vcbb wrote
F*cking hell how many of these things do we need?
Good-Expression-4433 t1_ja7vjxn wrote
We need places to store our shit when we're homeless and living out of our cars.
listen_youse t1_ja7xiuo wrote
So you can also get behind on rent while homeless
FIFAFanboy2023 t1_ja7y3wc wrote
NGL having a storage unit for my shit and living out of my car was an awesome plan when I found myself in that situation. Grinded it out for 3 months to save the money needed for my next apartment and never looked back.
jt_tesla t1_ja814rk wrote
More storage. Just what we need. Not
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Status_Silver_5114 t1_ja83duv wrote
"No one lives nearby" seems a bit odd since it's spitting distance of Duncan/Cypress/Abbott etc. What a terrible waste of space. There's literally a huge storage complex over by the Post Office.
mrvis t1_ja86ia7 wrote
The only positive I see is that it won't add a ton of traffic. I hate that it's a BS storage place, but imagine if it was a Chick Fil'A.
That intersection at Branch & Route 1 already sucks - entering/leaving Nikki's Liquors especially. A real traffic generator would be distruptive.
stand-up-tragedy t1_ja86iy7 wrote
Cool
Comet_Empire t1_ja8cptj wrote
Another one? The old Ann and Hope in Warwick is also becoming a storage complex. Soon R.I. will be just dollar stores, auto parts places, and storage buildings.
cowperthwaite OP t1_ja8duf8 wrote
Link, requires sub:
>The Warwick Zoning Board of Review approved a special permit earlier this month to turn the complex into a 1,600-unit self-storage space run by U-Haul, along with a retail showroom, truck and equipment rentals and a space for the company to perform maintenance on its vehicle and trucks.
wise_garden_hermit t1_ja8fhox wrote
Storing things:
Storing people:
dilly-dilly- t1_ja8lu7e wrote
I agree with you. There isn't much that can open in that spot that would be better. There is already a strip mall next door with open vacancies. I hope the entrance is on Dryden Ln too so it ensures that no traffic builds up.
Right now, that building looks abandoned and is just a box. If anything will move there and make it seem less run down the better.
Sarcofaygo t1_ja8mrbl wrote
I mean the building itself is already there
nodumbunny t1_ja8nrt8 wrote
YES but they want to add height and depth to it. That stretch should be retail.
Sarcofaygo t1_ja8o45x wrote
We are headed into a recession, I can't think of a worse time to build a multi use retail development in a new location
Also retail would lead to much more traffic in the area compared to storage
GotenRocko t1_ja8o675 wrote
I used to live on Duncan, this is the old board of elections building and right next to nikkis. North main Street really does separate the two sides though, even though we would want to walk sometimes to the old bennys or Nikki's we would rather drive since it was safer.
ynwp t1_ja8pf2y wrote
Storage gets expensive.
airforcereserve t1_ja8pn9r wrote
The demand is skyrocketing. The developers aren't investing millions of dollars because they love the storage business. There's no profit in housing anymore unless you build one of those Boston style luxury towers for the beautiful people.
UsedCollection5830 t1_ja8q6mj wrote
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bluehat9 t1_ja90rkb wrote
I don't think there are any vacancies in that plaza and it was only built like 3 years ago
bluehat9 t1_ja90tmo wrote
You can get into and out of Nikki's from the street behind and it really makes it much easier
Status_Silver_5114 t1_ja95wkf wrote
(Obligatory moment of silence for Benny’s!)
nostragram t1_ja9609k wrote
50 Branch Ave is the RI Board of Elections administrative offices. Where’s that going?
cowperthwaite OP t1_ja97m0g wrote
From the article,
>The state sold the brick building at 50 Branch Ave. in 2020 after the Board of Elections decamped for a larger new home in an industrial park in suburban Cranston.
Link in article goes here:
cowperthwaite OP t1_ja97sy1 wrote
The building that's there is basically 2 stories tall. Proposal would keep the facade and build way up.
nostragram t1_ja9cszg wrote
I dont have a subscription to projo. Thanks for the juicy tidbits.
justincase1021 t1_ja9eyns wrote
I know people live in the storage unit that I use by the main post office.
cowperthwaite OP t1_ja9fgkx wrote
Story isn't behind a paywall. If you're hitting a paywall, it's because you've read a few stories already this week.
Please consider subscribing. We still have a President's Day sale that is really, really affordable.
KeepYrGlitterDry t1_ja9q4f8 wrote
We need more storage units like we need more AirBnbs.
lateroundpick t1_ja9qjnd wrote
Another lovely addition to the city❤️just like all the red and green paint on the downtown streets, massive amount of speed bumps, and endless number of bike lanes that don't get used.
lateroundpick t1_ja9qn7i wrote
I think Providence need more dollar value, stores and storage units😞
katieleehaw t1_ja9qv9x wrote
What are people storing? I see so many of these damn places! When I run out of space I just get rid of stuff.
infestans t1_ja9sj91 wrote
If it makes you mad it's all worth it
Fishareboney t1_ja9v0ko wrote
Jesus. The first part had me like “yay more housi…” then I see the rest and I’m like “really?! Storage?”
Fishareboney t1_ja9v8hg wrote
My aunt had a nice home once. Then my uncle passed away and her idea of downsizing was to move somewhere smaller and keep everything that was in her big house and just move it into 4 storage units.
charons-voyage t1_ja9y1i2 wrote
4D chess: Rent storage unit and rent it out via AirBnB.
cowperthwaite OP t1_jaa1yni wrote
Speaking of getting rid of stuff… buy nothing groups!
jt_tesla t1_jaa2q1g wrote
Hate to agree with you but yeah. Developers don’t go into something to lose money.
kickstand t1_jaa565w wrote
That's basically going to be half the downtown of American cities soon ... self-storage units and parking lots (car storage units).
kickstand t1_jaa57gz wrote
You forgot parking lots. And empty vacant lots.
TheSausageFattener t1_jaa67cz wrote
This headline is the biggest fucking blueball bonanza I've ever read.
"Providence approves" - Yes?
"5-story" - YES?
"1,400 unit" - YESSSS?????
"self-storage complex" - Fuck you, developer
gusterfell t1_jaa6ati wrote
I semi-seriously wonder how long it will be before we start seeing some of these self-storage complexes getting converted into bargain-basement housing.
DiegoForAllNeighbors t1_jaa6mp3 wrote
Pay attention to local elections folks… where decisions actually get made…. Biggest illusion out there is that federal government impacts our life the most hence deserves all the coverage and dollars… didn’t always used to be like that either…
nathanaz t1_jaa78p5 wrote
Unless self-storage is a colloquialism for single person apartments, this seems like a bad idea
dilly-dilly- t1_jaacuvz wrote
Yeah you're right! I took a look on google maps to see the building and mistook the lifespan tarp as an empty building.
total_life_forever t1_jaan9la wrote
would live in that U-Haul building across from the Big Blue Bug on 95
total_life_forever t1_jaanlj2 wrote
Feel like one of the reasons why these have become popular to develop is because there are presumably no employees so no cost of labor, no risk of unionizing...
Mountain_Bill5743 t1_jaap6ih wrote
Modern MBA has a good episode on the economics of self storage and why it's exploding as an industry.
KGBKitchen t1_jaav9pf wrote
Yup just because you can’t participate in the grand private equity bro siphon via the “joy” of home ownership doesn’t mean we don’t have an alternate market solution for you. Everyone gets to play regardless of housing or healthcare status just keep payin’, these pjs don’t redecorate themselves.
KGBKitchen t1_jaavdsi wrote
Glad you made it.
KGBKitchen t1_jaavnqk wrote
Hold on while I create a pivot table to check the ROI…
SqueakieDeekie t1_jab1wym wrote
Boooooo make it a Bennys !
camSchlong t1_jabqhyp wrote
what a great use of buildings and land- a "storage center". Right there behind a pawn shop or parking lot...kudos
wise_garden_hermit t1_jacp7hr wrote
I have to imagine that retrofitting these buildings would cost way more than just tearing it down and building something else.
BuffaloBill72 t1_jacrahl wrote
Oh lord
cowperthwaite OP t1_ja7tsyy wrote
>PROVIDENCE − A plan for a hulking 1,400-unit, five-story self-storage complex off Branch Avenue received initial approval from the City Plan Commission on Tuesday night, drawing praise for maintaining the brick façade of the building.
>Attorney Joseph Brennan said the site, 50 Branch Ave., was chosen by developer Trunk Space LLC of Quincy, Massachusetts, because of the location. The biggest neighbors are the North Burial Ground, the Dryden Mill strip mall and other businesses. No one lives nearby. The location also means high visibility on Branch Avenue and Route 95.
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>No one from the public commented on the proposed project.
>Brennan said it was "rare" for no neighbors to show up to a proposed self-storage development, especially since it was the subject of a Providence Journal article before the meeting.