Top 10 Markets for Self Storage Deliveries in H1 2025

The pace of self storage development slowed somewhat in the first half of 2025, with developers completing close to 27.7 million rentable square feet on a national level, according to Yardi Matrix data. Deliveries were down 12.8 percent compared to the same period of 2024 when more than 31.7 million square feet of storage came online. Despite the dip, construction activity remained robust in key metros.

Highlighted below are the top 10 U.S. markets which accounted for 36.2 percent of all deliveries. These metros also continue to show strong development drive with nearly 16.5 million rentable square feet under construction across some 210 facilities and another 570 planned projects totaling 40 million rentable square feet.

1. Atlanta

Atlanta supplanted Dallas-Fort Worth at the forefront of self storage construction, securing the top spot with more than 1.5 million rentable square feet of space delivered during the first half of the year. Contrary to the national trend, completions increased 16 percent compared to the same period of 2024. Back then, 17 facilities totaling 1.3 million rentable square feet of storage came online.

Atlanta had 20 projects under construction totaling 1.4 million rentable square feet as of June. The metro had the highest number of planned projects among the markets on the list, with 79 facilities encompassing some 4.7 million square feet. However, the pace of new construction has decelerated. In the first six months of the year, developers broke ground on just 609,102 square feet. This was less than half of the 1.3 million square feet that began construction in the same timeframe of 2024. All in all, the metro is expected to gain more than 2.3 million rentable square feet of self storage stock by the end of 2025, according to Yardi Matrix forecast.

2. Phoenix

Phoenix added some 1.5 million rentable square feet of storage space in the first half of the year, claiming the second spot on our list. The metro’s construction activity kicked into high gear, as in the first six months of 2024 merely 415,555 rentable square feet came online. With a 259.3 percent year-over-year increase, the Valley saw the most elevated expansion in deliveries among the metros on the list.

Greater Phoenix had the largest under-construction pipeline with 28 facilities totaling 2.5 million rentable square feet as of June. Developers also had 72 planned projects encompassing nearly 5.3 million rentable square feet. There had been a slowdown in construction starts for Phoenix too, but not as sharp as in other metros on the list. Developers broke ground on 998,128 square feet of storage in the first six months of 2025 and on more than 1.1 million square feet in the same period of 2024. Phoenix is expected to gain close to 2.7 million square feet of storage by the end of the year, according to Yardi Matrix.

3. Los Angeles

Los Angeles secured third place for self storage deliveries, with more than 1.2 million rentable square feet of storage space added in the first half of 2025. Completions increased 27.7 percent compared to the same period of 2024, when 964,450 rentable square feet came online.

The metro had 18 projects under construction totaling around 1.6 million rentable square feet as of June, with an additional 41 planned projects encompassing close to 3.7 million rentable square feet. Contrary to national trends, construction starts have increased markedly. Developers kicked off construction on more than 1 million square feet in the first half of 2025 and on just 610,628 square feet in the first six months of 2024. Yardi Matrix expects that the metro will gain close to 2.1 million square feet of storage space by the end of 2025.

4. Tampa, Fla.

Tampa added 935,162 rentable square feet of storage space in the first half of the year. Deliveries dropped 13.1 percent year-over-year, as approximately 1.1 million rentable square feet came online in the first six months of 2024.

Tampa had 23 facilities under construction totaling more than 1.7 million rentable square feet as of June, rounded out by an additional 64 planned projects encompassing some 4.2 million rentable square feet. While deliveries have diminished, construction starts have prominently picked up. Developers broke ground on approximately 1.1 million square feet of storage space in the first half of 2025. This marked an 80 percent increase compared to the same period of 2024 when developers started on 588,791 square feet; it was the sharpest rise among the metros on the list. Yardi Matrix expects Tampa will gain 1.5 million square feet of storage space by the end of the year.

5. Houston

Houston gained 888,195 rentable square feet of space in the first six months of 2025. Deliveries increased 63.8 percent year-over-year, as 542,211 rentable square feet came online in the first half of 2024. This contrasted with national trends, where deliveries fell.

Houston had 21 facilities under construction totaling around 1.8 million rentable square feet and 52 planned projects encompassing more than 3.8 million rentable square feet as of June. Construction starts have somewhat decreased. Developers kicked off construction on 752,829 square feet in the first half of 2025. This marked an 11 percent drop compared to the same period of 2024, when developers started on 846,867 square feet. Yardi Matrix expects Houston will gain around 2.1 million square feet of storage space by the end of 2025.

6. Sarasota-Cape Coral, Fla.

With 879,675 square feet of storage space completed in the first half of 2025, Sarasota-Cape Coral secured a spot on the list and was also one of the emerging self storage metros of the year. Completions across the metro increased 34.7 percent year-over-year as developers delivered 652,938 square feet of storage in the first six months of 2024.

Sarasota-Cape Coral had 28 storages under construction, totaling more than 2.1 million rentable square feet, and 73 projects encompassing some 5.8 million rentable square feet in the planning stages. Construction starts have also picked up with developers kicking off construction on 858,834 square feet of space in the first half of 2025 and on 727,516 square feet in the same period of 2024. Yardi Matrix expects that, by the end of the year, Sarasota-Cape Coral will gain around 1.9 million square feet.

7. Chicago

Chicago gained 861,542 rentable square feet of storage space in the first half of 2025. Deliveries increased 83.1 percent year-over-year, as merely 470,488 rentable square feet came online in the first half of 2024.

Chicago had 15 developments underway, totaling some 1.1 million rentable square feet, along with 36 planned projects encompassing around 1.9 million square feet as of June. Among the metros on the list, construction starts have decreased most sharply in Chicago. Developers broke ground on merely 215,752 square feet in the first six months of the year, marking a 62 percent drop compared to same period of 2024 when developers started on 563,142 square feet. All in all, Chicago is expected to increase its self storage stock by more than 1.3 million square feet of space by the end of the year, according to Yardi Matrix.

8. Orlando, Fla.

Orlando added 858,153 rentable square feet to its self storage stock during the first half of 2025. Deliveries declined slightly, as in the first six months of the previous year 912,544 rentable square feet of storage space came online.

Orlando had 23 facilities under construction totaling approximately 1.7 million rentable square feet as of June. The pipeline also included 65 planned projects encompassing 4.4 million rentable square feet. There had been a slowdown in construction starts for Orlando as well. Developers broke ground on 648,516 square feet of storage in the first six months of 2025 and on 925,550 square feet in the first half of 2024. Overall, Orlando is expected to gain more than 1.8 million square feet of storage by year-end, according to Yardi Matrix.

9. San Antonio

San Antonio added 680,840 rentable square feet of storage to its inventory in the first half of 2025. Completions increased markedly, up 77.7 percent from the same period of 2024 when 383,155 square feet came online.

San Antonio had 12 projects under construction totaling 892,300 rentable square feet as of June, with an additional 27 planned facilities encompassing some 1.9 million rentable square feet. Construction starts have dropped 53 percent year-over-year. Developers kicked off construction on just 375,251 square feet in the first six months of 2025 and on 806,168 square feet in the same period of 2024. Yardi Matrix expects that 1.2 million square feet of storage will come online across the metro by the end of 2025.

10. Dallas-Fort Worth

Dallas-Fort Worth rounded out the top 10 markets for self storage deliveries with 664,713 rentable square feet of space coming online in the first half of 2025. Deliveries dwindled, as the Metroplex gained 819,101 rentable square feet during the first six months of 2024.

Dallas-Fort Worth had 23 facilities under construction totaling close to 1.6 million rentable square feet as of June, with an additional 60 developments encompassing 4.4 million rentable square feet in the planning stages. Construction starts have increased slightly. In the first half of 2025, developers started on 758,295 square feet of storage, up from the 697,194 square feet that kicked off construction in the first six months of 2024. Yardi Matrix estimates the Metroplex will add some 1.5 million square feet of space to its self storage stock by year-end.