Storage You Never Have to Drive To
Most people comparing storage in New York are comparing the wrong two numbers. The question is not which unit is cheapest per square foot. It is whether you want to move your own things twice.
What a Storage Unit Actually Costs
A self-storage unit in New York runs $100 to $600 a month depending on size and borough. A 5×5, roughly a walk-in closet, averages about $60. A 10×10 averages about $250. Manhattan runs 40 to 60 per cent above the outer boroughs for the same box.
Then there is everything the advertised price leaves out, and you pay most of it twice.
| What you pay for | Full service | Self-storage unit | Paid twice? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly storage | Quoted on volume | $100–$600 | No |
| Truck to move it | Included | $80–$150 per trip | Yes |
| Movers to load and unload | Included | You | Yes |
| Collection from your home | Included | Not available | — |
| Redelivery to you | Included | You collect it | — |
| Lock | Not needed | Required purchase | No |
| Insurance | Basic included | Usually mandatory | No |
| Trips to the facility | None | Two minimum | Yes |
Self-storage figures are 2026 market ranges from independent cost guides and will vary by borough and unit size. Our storage is quoted on the volume you are storing, with a one-month minimum.
The honest caveat: self-storage wins if you need to visit your things regularly. Storing a workshop you use at weekends, rent a unit. Storing a flat between leases, a renovation, or a season of furniture you will not touch until you want it back — full service is less work and usually less money once the van and the trips are counted.
NYC Storage With Pickup and Delivery
The point of full-service storage is that the logistics are ours, not yours. Collection works like a move: the same crews, the same wrapping, the same protection on floors and door frames.
Redelivery works the same way in reverse, and it does not have to go back where it came from. Storing between two homes is the most common reason people use us, and the second address is usually different from the first.
Both collection and redelivery are quoted on the volume you are storing, so a studio’s worth costs less to move in and out than a three-bedroom. Tell us roughly what is going in and we will price both before you commit.
One thing to plan for: this is managed storage rather than a locker you can drop into, so you will not be able to call in for something you forgot. Keep out whatever you will need before your delivery date.
Climate Controlled Storage, as Standard
Climate-controlled storage holds roughly 55 to 80°F with stable humidity. Across the market it costs 20 to 30 per cent more than an unconditioned unit. Ours is climate controlled as standard rather than as an upgrade, and it is worth checking whether whoever you are comparing us with says the same thing in writing.
It matters most for exactly what New Yorkers store. Wood swells and splits between a humid August and a dry radiator winter. Upholstery and mattresses hold moisture. Anything glued — which is most furniture — comes apart. Electronics corrode. A piano is the extreme case: humidity, not time, is what ruins an instrument in storage.
For anything wooden, upholstered or electronic beyond a few weeks, unconditioned space is a false economy.
When Storage Is the Answer
Between Leases
Your lease ends on the 30th and the new place is not ready until the 3rd. The most common storage booking we take.
Renovating
Furniture out of the way while the work happens and back when it is done, rather than living under sheets in the one room you are not touching.
Downsizing
Somewhere for what does not fit yet, while you decide what stays. No pressure to make that decision on moving day.
Selling or Staging
Clearing a flat to show it properly, with everything back whenever the sale closes.
Working Away
Travelling or posted elsewhere for months. Storage costs a fraction of keeping an empty apartment.
Seasonal Overflow
Winter coats, sports equipment, the spare bed — the things a New York apartment has no room for eleven months of the year.
Storage for Every Length of Stay
Residential Storage
Household furniture and the contents of a flat, stored by the company that moved them.
Commercial Storage
Office furniture, files and equipment between premises, or overflow you do not want paying Manhattan rent.
Moving and Storage Together
Most storage bookings start as a move. Both handled by one crew, one quote and one point of contact.
Storage NYC — Frequently Asked Questions
A self-storage unit runs $100 to $600 a month depending on size and borough — about $60 for a 5×5 and $250 for a 10×10, with Manhattan 40 to 60 per cent above the outer boroughs. Full-service storage across the market runs $75 to $300. Ours is quoted on the volume you are storing rather than on a unit size, with a one-month minimum, so tell us roughly what is going in and we will price it.
We collect your belongings, store them and bring them back when you ask. You never rent a van, never visit a facility and never carry anything. A self-storage unit is the opposite arrangement: you rent the space and do all the moving yourself, twice.
Usually, once the real costs are counted. The unit price excludes the van at $80 to $150 a trip, fuel, parking, materials, a lock and insurance, and you pay the moving part twice. Self-storage only wins if you need regular access to your things.
Yes — that is the service. Collection works like a move, with the same crew and the same wrapping, and redelivery can go to a different address from the one it left. Both are quoted on the volume you store.
Yes, as standard rather than a paid upgrade. Climate-controlled space holds roughly 55 to 80°F with stable humidity, which across the market costs 20 to 30 per cent more than an unconditioned unit. It is worth asking anyone you compare us with to confirm the same in writing.
Yes, one month. Beyond that you can store for as long as you like — short-term covers the gap between leases or a renovation, long-term covers a move abroad or furniture you are not ready to part with.
No. This is managed storage rather than a unit you hold a key to, which is what keeps it cheaper and means you never travel to a facility. Keep out anything you will need before your delivery date. If you want regular access to your things, a self-storage unit is the better product for you.
Anything perishable, flammable or living. Beyond that the thing to watch is humidity rather than time — wood, upholstery, mattresses, electronics and instruments all suffer in unconditioned space, which is why ours is climate controlled as standard.
Yes, basic coverage is included while your belongings are with us, with additional protection available for anything you could not replace. Tell us what is going in and we will tell you what cover it carries.
Often within the same week and sometimes the same day, subject to crew availability. End of month is busiest, because that is when leases turn over.
Get Your Storage Quote
Tell us roughly what is going in and how long for. We will price the storage and the collection separately so you can see both.
Or call 212-365-0707.
