Brownsburg has been a home away from home for John Perine since 1999, when he started managing his first property in the city. In 2013, Perine bought his first property in the city, and then developed a second property in the city in 2015.
In 2023 Perine opened his third location in Brownsburg, Acorn Self Storage. The property is a joint venture between Perine’s firm, Aspen Property Management, and Holladay Properties. Acorn Self Storage is located at 1641 East U.S. Highway 136.
“We pulled out all the stops on this facility,” Perine said. “It has the latest innovations and amenities for tenants, including wider and taller doors, wider drive aisles, electric outlets, lights, and asphalt-paved outside parking.”
The facility is one of the first in the city of Brownsburg to have drive-up, climate-controlled units. These units have insulated doors, similar to a garage door, and they are heated and cooled just like other climate-controlled units. However, you can access them from outside, as opposed to having to access them through a hallway, like typical climate-controlled storage units.
These drive-up, climate-controlled units are 10 by 20 square feet, and were designed to accommodate businesses, families, and those with sports cars or other items needing storage space.
Another innovation at the site are the contractor units, which make up almost one-half of the property. Most self-storage units are 10 feet wide, making it difficult to fit trailers, boats or trucks. Acorn’s contractor units are 16 feet wide, and the doors are 12 feet wide. This allows tenants to store their trailers, trucks, boats and other items easily. Also, the doors are 10 feet tall, as opposed to the typical self-storage unit at 7 feet tall. This means tall items like boats and RVs can fit in these units easily. These units are also loaded with amenities like lights and electric outlets, for use by contractors like plumbers and electricians, or individuals.
These large contractor units all sit on a 40-foot-wide drive aisle, so it’s easy to maneuver vehicles in and out of the units.
“We are one of the few storage facilities in Brownsburg that have asphalt-paved outside parking units for your boat, RV, car or trailer,” Perine said. “Our security is one of the best in the city, with gate keypad entry, keypad entry to the climate-controlled building, fencing, security lights, security cameras, and on-site management six days per week.”
Acorn does have standard self-storage units to accommodate individuals or businesses, with sizes from 5 by 5 square feet, up to 10 by 30 square feet. If you are moving or just need extra space, or have a business and need to store inventory, Acorn can take care of you.
“I would say the only thing that beats our amenities is our pricing, which is among the best rates in the city,” Perine said. “If you need a self-storage unit or a contractor unit, just call Acorn at 317-286-6300.”
