Three decades of building, operating, and growing self storage facilities across the Southeast.
Artisan Properties, Inc. was founded in 1995 by Fred Rickman and Tracy Spencer in Columbus, Georgia. What started as a regional development company has grown into a full-service self storage management, development, and acquisitions firm with a track record spanning three decades.
We manage our own portfolio of 23 facilities — Storage Xxtra across Georgia and The Mini Storage Center across North Carolina and South Carolina — which means every process we bring to third-party management is proven on our own assets first.
Fred Rickman and Tracy Spencer establish Artisan Properties, Inc. in Columbus, Georgia, with a focus on self storage development in the Southeast.
The Storage Xxtra brand is introduced in Georgia, anchoring a growing portfolio of company-owned and managed facilities.
Artisan accelerates development activity across Georgia, executing multiple ground-up projects and establishing deep relationships with regional and national lenders.
Artisan completes its first CMBS loan — the beginning of a capital markets track record that would grow to 14 executions over the following two decades.
Artisan Properties is recognized as a Top 100 Self Storage Operator by Mini-Storage Messenger, affirming its standing as one of the most experienced independent operators in the country.
Artisan assumes third-party management of The Mini Storage Center portfolio, a 10-facility brand across North and South Carolina with roots dating to 1976, bringing total managed square footage to nearly 2 million square feet.
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