
901 East 10th Street
97% Occupied | Upside In Rents | Easy Management
Marketing description
901 East 10th Street is a stabilized, turnkey drive-up self-storage facility in the City of Chester, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. It totals approximately 8,290 square feet of storage on a 0.43-acre lot (84' x 223') and offers 33 rentable storage units, originally built as roughly 50 individual bays (many currently leased in paired or grouped units that a new owner could separate to lift the unit count and income - only the two true double garages cannot be split), plus 3 parking spaces.
The facility offers all drive-up access across a wide, paved center aisle. Most units are established single-story building units, complemented by 5 shipping container units fitted with roll-up storage doors. The unit mix ranges from compact 8'x10' units up to a large 51'x20' (1,020 SF) drive-in unit, giving the property broad appeal to household tenants, contractors, and small businesses. One combined unit has its own separate electric panel and can serve as an on-site office.
The property is stabilized at approximately 97% occupancy and is run entirely remotely through cloud-based storage-management software, with all tenants paying online or by ACH and no on-site employees. Demand is driven primarily through online channels, and the operation is gated, fenced, and monitored by 24/7 video recording. The result is a low-overhead, automated business that a first-time storage investor can step into and operate in place. If preferred, the seller is willing to continue managing the site for the buyer.
The value-add opportunity is straightforward and low-risk. Current in-place rents are roughly 18% below the facility's own standard rates, and the majority of units have not seen a rate increase in more than a year. A new owner can bring rents to market, grow the tenant-insurance program beyond its current ~45% penetration, and apply standard late and admin fees to lift income with minimal capital. The predominantly drive-up construction keeps ongoing maintenance and capital costs low.
The location is a core strength. The property sits in an infill Chester neighborhood immediately off I-95, minutes from Widener University, Harrah's Philadelphia Casino & Racetrack, Walmart, and the Penn Terminals port and industrial corridor, and roughly 25 minutes from Center City Philadelphia. This is a dense, established, supply-constrained submarket that supports steady storage demand.
Priced at $675,000, the facility offers a going-in cap rate of approximately 8.7% on current income, with upside toward 12% as rents are brought to market - an attractive, income-producing entry point into self-storage ownership.
Information contained herein is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed. Buyer to verify all figures. Financials are based on owner-provided data and select operating expenses; a buyer should conduct independent due diligence.
Investment highlights
- Turnkey, fully automated self-storage in the dense, supply-constrained City of Chester, Delaware County, immediately off I-95 and roughly 25 minutes from Center City Philadelphia. No on-site staff required.
- Stabilized at ~97% occupancy with a steady trailing-12-month occupancy history and a sticky tenant base (tenants in place since 2015, 2020, and 2021).
- Significant built-in rent upside: in-place rents sit roughly 18% below the facility's own standard rates, and most units have not had a rate increase in over a year. Rolling rents to market adds roughly $20,000+ per year at minimal cost.
- Priced at a ~8.7% in-place cap with upside to ~12% at market rents - a rare small-facility entry point for a first-time storage investor.
- All drive-up access with a mix of established building units plus 5 shipping container units with roll-up doors. Low-maintenance, no climate systems.
- Additional income upside: a tenant-insurance program is in place on roughly 45% of units, with room to grow toward 80%+, plus late and admin fee income.
- Owner-operated remotely on cloud storage-management software with the large majority of tenants paying online or by ACH - a clean, systems-driven operation.
- Seller will manage the facility for the buyer (paid management) if a hands-off transition is preferred.
- Gated and monitored with perimeter fencing and 24/7 video recording.
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