DANBURY, CT — The building is four stories and 110,000 square feet, making it the largest single-building self-storage facility in the greater Danbury, Connecticut, area. It is strategically located at the busy intersection of Candle Lake Road, Federal Road, and Grays Bridge Road, accessed via Exit 11 on Super Route 7.

This area is home to such major, national retailers such as Costco, Home Depot, Raymour Flannigan, BJ's, and Kohl's. It is also the same area as Stew Leonard's and a newly opened Big Y supermarket. There are 810 storage units, including 57 drive-up units up to 10 feet by 30 feet in size. It is a climate-controlled (cooled in the summer, heated in the winter) facility. The design features facades in soft grays, white, and wasabi green accent panels, trim, and overhead doors.

Extra Space Storage will brand, operate, and manage the facility. Extra Space manages 1,400 storage facilities throughout the U.S. and owns an additional 472 facilities.

Completion is expected by October 1, 2024. The development team, headed by de Stefanis & Associates of White Plains, New York, includes local, Danbury, Connecticut-area firms: Claris Construction, Inc. as the construction manager; Structural Consulting Services, P.C. for structural engineering; and CCA, LLC for site engineering. Dean Architects PLLC of Clarence, New York, a self-storage design firm, is the architect of record. de Stefanis & Associates, Inc. has been in operation since 1958. Carl de Stefanis, PE, is the current President. The company has developed warehouses, offices, and banking facilities in Westchester County, New York.

"The location is excellent due the proximity to many well-known big box retailers, and the site's easy-on and easy-off access from Super Route 7," de Stefanis said. "Our market research indicates that the area has a high demand for storage. Potential commercial customers inquiring about preleasing our large, exterior-access drive-up units is strong."