Our Clients: Self-Storage Industry

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The self-storage industry sits at the center of one of the largest untapped opportunities in real estate: wireless infrastructure revenue. Because self-storage facilities are zoned in the same categories as cellular sites across much of the United States, they are uniquely positioned to capture recurring 5G and 6G income streams while protecting property values and strengthening compliance.

At SCM Advisors, we are proud to serve as the exclusive national wireless advisor to CubeSmart, one of the largest publicly traded self-storage REITs in the country. For more than six years, we have worked directly with CubeSmart’s Chief Legal Officer and corporate legal team, ensuring that every cellular lease, upgrade, and compliance review is handled with precision, enforceability, and long-term asset value in mind.

In that time, SCM Advisors has:

• Increased CubeSmart’s asset value by more than $9 million through cellular lease optimization and new revenue generation.
• Recovered over $1.5 million in one-time fees in addition to recurring rents.
• Eliminated carrier liability and compliance gaps that previously exposed properties to legal and financial risk.
• Developed a master lease agreement with 5G indemnification protections that shields CubeSmart’s assets from evolving liability.
• Expanded general liability coverage to $5 million across all stores.
• Implemented RF engineering compliance audits to ensure every site meets FCC standards.
• Positioned CubeSmart’s portfolio for both today’s 5G buildout and tomorrow’s 6G evolution.
   

Why Self-Storage Properties Are a Prime Wireless Asset

Unlike office, retail, or residential portfolios, self-storage sites combine high-capacity power, fiber adjacency, and zoning compatibility, making them natural candidates for 5G and future 6G deployments. Carriers need these sites for expansion, but often attempt to undervalue them through low lease offers, complex agreements, or 6409 misclassifications.

SCM Advisors ensures that self-storage owners:

• Capture true market value for every rooftop, tower, or equipment installation.
• Enforce 6409 compliance by classifying upgrades as Major Modifications when appropriate, unlocking additional fees and protecting authority.
• Secure indemnification so carriers, not the owner, carry liability for future claims tied to RF safety or equipment.
• Monetize underutilized land and rooftops, turning dormant assets into steady income streams.
• Protect portfolio value for refinancing, sale, or REIT valuation by aligning wireless leases with best-in-class standards.
   

Why SCM Advisors Leads the Self-Storage Industry

What sets SCM Advisors apart from competitors is not only our technical depth, licensed RF engineering, FCC compliance oversight, and financial modeling, but also our proven results in the self-storage sector.

Our long-standing role with CubeSmart demonstrates our ability to:

• Work directly with executive leadership and legal counsel at the REIT level.
• Deliver measurable revenue and compliance outcomes across hundreds of properties.
• Create repeatable, scalable programs that self-storage owners of any size can leverage to increase income and reduce risk.
   

Whether you own a single facility, manage a regional portfolio, or operate as a national REIT, SCM Advisors provides the tools, experience, and advocacy to transform wireless infrastructure from a liability into a high-value revenue source, today with 5G, and tomorrow with 6G.