Stuf is a new-era self-service storage facility at 176 E. Third St. between Avenue A and Avenue B.
The company has locations in several cities with two outposts in NYC. The East Village location debuted this past weekend. Co-founder and CEO Katharine Lau (above left) and her husband gave EVG contributor Stacie Joy a quick tour of the space...
Lau secures unused spaces in residential buildings and strikes a revenue-sharing deal with the landlords. Stuf aims to be closer to residents who may want more frequent access to their stored items. And you can enter your unit via a mobile app. This TechCrunch piece from December has more about the Stuf business model. Find more info at the Stuf site here.
"as opposed to dumping it off at a remote facility along the West Side Highway or something" - Like on Keepers, just around the corner ?
ReplyDeleteI took out that line. I also didn’t factor in Manhattan Mini-Storage on Second Avenue just below 2nd Street. 👍
DeleteI like the idea but it does seem to incur some risk for the hosting landlords and the residents.
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ReplyDeleteTwo Boots used to have its office in that basement. I lived there for many years with roommates [one of them was Chan Marshall]. I am sure that the current tenants of apartments there are not too happy about having a large number of random people having access to the building.
ReplyDeleteHow much is the rent ? I may decide to rent one so I can afford to move back and live in the East Village again. I probably should not have posted this comment but I do wonder if this has happened in any of their other storage space {Apartments} ?
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