Completed Projects

  • U-Stor-It Kensington facility with clouds and cars parked on the street

    U-Stor-It Kensington

    Project Location: 4260 El Cajon Blvd, San Diego, CA 92119

    Gross SF: 94,000 SF

    U-Stor-It Kensington is a ground-up construction project by First Wave Construction that was completed in July 2024. This project is located in central San Diego within the Kensington neighborhood. Our team managed all aspects of the site work and buildout to construct a class A storage facility.

    First Wave Construction was able to obtain a temporary certificate of occupancy allowing U-Stor-It to begin its operations without interruption during the construction phase allowing for the operator to lease up the site while facility was being constructed.

  • U-Stor-It Vista facility at dusk with clouds and cars parked in the parking lot

    U-Stor-It Vista

    Project Location: 1340 N Melrose Drive, Vista, CA 92083

    Gross SF: 156,000 SF

    U-Stor-It Vista was a renovation of an industrial facility that was previously used to manufacture motocross parts and wheels. This facility was previously a 2-story facility that was renovated by First Wave Construction in a 3-story self-storage facility featuring 1200 units and 50+ recreational vehicle parking spaces.

  • U-Stor-It Otay Mesa during the daytime with clear blue skies

    U-Stor-It Otay Mesa

    Project Location: 2255 Niels Bohr Ct, San Diego, CA 92154

    Gross SF: 74,500 SF

    U-Stor-It Otay Mesa is a renovation of an existing 74,500 gross square foot square foot office building that was previously utilized by the US government. The facility was renovated into a 2-story self-storage facility by First Wave Construction in 2022 and was designed to serve business customers featuring 30’ wide drive aisles and 8’ interior aisles.

  • U-Stor-It Elmhurst facility during the daytime with clear blue skies

    U-Stor-It Elmhurst

    Project Location: 4260 El Cajon Blvd, San Diego, CA 92119

    Gross SF: 76,000 SF

    U-Stor-It Elmhurst is a ground-up construction project by First Wave Construction that was completed in 2018. It is a 2-story addition within an existing 1-story building envelope with 1-story addition. This is a type II-B construction project.

  • U-Stor-It University Village facility at sunset with cars parked around building on the street

    U-Stor-It University Village

    Project Location: 1500 S Blue Island, Chicago, IL 60608

    Gross SF: 111,000 SF

    University Village was a ground-up U-Stor-It facility built by First Wave Construction which completed in 2021. It is a 6-story self-storage facility with climate controlled units located next to University of Illinois - Chicago. It features a drive-through loading bay with drive up units on interior. There is also a locker mezzanine system.

  • U-Stor-It Westmont

    Project Location: 701 Blackhawk Drive, Westmont, IL 60559

    400 Plaza Drive, Westmont, IL 60559

    406 Plaza Drive, Westmont, IL 60559

    Gross SF: 171,000 SF

    U-Stor-It Westmont was a renovation of an industrial facility. The 701 location consists of 1-story with the management office, storage units and a loading dock. The 400 location consists of 2-stories with storage units and 2 exterior docks. The 406 location consists of 1-story with storage units and 2 interior docks with levelers.