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‘Green’ self-storage facility opens in Thornwood

Mary Sue Iarocci

Aug-28-09, 09:16 AM

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Topics: Green

Many fields have their wild anecdotes and the seemingly staid world of self storage is no exception. Take, for example, the ultimate staycation.

Michael Gyory, co-owner of the new, “environmentally friendly” Thornwood Self Storage Center, tells the tale:
“One of the industry stories is some guy rents a unit and they see him coming in every day and they know there’s nothing in his unit. The people in charge can’t resist anymore, so they say to him, ‘Look, you don’t have to tell us, but what do you do in the unit every day?’ And the guy opens the door and there’s a battery-operated lamp and a chair, and he says, ‘I have six kids.’ … so some people just use this as a place to get away.”

Gyory said he isn’t too worried about that happening here, however.

The 48,000-square-foot facility at 950 Broadway includes 361 units, which measure from 25 square feet to more than 400 square feet, on three floors. Rental fees for units start at $99 a month. Green features include rooftop solar panels, a motion-sensored lighting system and climate control.

Gyory built, operated and sold Katonah Self Storage Center in 2005. The Thornwood facility is his second self-storage business venture.

“My father built this building back in the early ‘60s and it was originally a two-floor furniture showroom and warehouse,” Gyory said. “Over the years it got chopped up to various tenants. The biggest tenant was a health club, which frankly was a poor use for the property because there wasn’t a lot of parking and there were a lot of people here, so I always wanted to convert this to a storage facility.”

As the gym’s lease was set to expire, Gyory saw an opportunity.

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