Portable Storage in Pasadena, Glendale and Burbank

We run containers up the 110 and across the 134 most weeks, and the three cities have more in common than people think: older housing stock, narrow streets lined with mature trees, and driveways that were laid out for a 1950s sedan. That changes the delivery, not the price. Here is what we tell people in each one.

Pasadena

Craftsman neighborhoods, Bungalow Heaven, the streets south of Colorado. The lots are generous but the driveways are long and skinny, often with a carport at the end. Our mule walks the container up the driveway and sets it exactly where you point — no flatbed backing across the lawn, no scraped concrete. Low tree canopy is the thing to check: anything under about 12 feet of clearance, send us a photo and we will plan the approach before the truck leaves the yard.

Pasadena is also our busiest remodel city. Kitchen jobs, ADUs behind the main house, garage conversions. A container in the driveway for the length of the job is cheaper than a second month of paying the crew to work around furniture.

Glendale

Two different cities depending on the street. South of the 134 it is apartment buildings and condos: alley access, shared parking, and the question of where a container can legally sit. North of it, the hillside neighborhoods — Rossmoyne, the Verdugo Woodlands, Chevy Chase Canyon — where the driveway has grade and the street has a slope.

Grade is the thing that stops the flatbed companies. It does not stop a remote-controlled mule, which places the unit level on a sloped driveway using blocks we bring. If you have been told “we can’t deliver to that address,” call us before you give up.

Burbank

Burbank runs on production. A big share of our containers in the city are not in driveways at all — they are behind stages and shops holding set pieces, props and gear between projects. Ground-level access, month to month, placed by remote control in a yard a truck cannot get into. The household side is the same as Glendale’s flats: Magnolia Park bungalows with side driveways, and the Rancho district’s wider lots.

Permits and HOAs

On your own driveway, none of the three cities requires a permit. On the street, each one does, and Pasadena in particular enforces it. We will not put a container in the public right-of-way without one. Condo and HOA rules vary by building — the write-up on driveway rules and HOA tips covers what to ask.

Sizes and prices

• 5x8 — one room’s worth. $109/mo at your place, $149/mo in our warehouse.
• 8x12 — a small apartment. $199/mo at your place, $269/mo in our warehouse.
• 8x16 — most two- to three-bedroom homes; first month 50% off at your place, then our standard rate.
• 8x20 — a full house or a commercial job. $299/mo at your place, $379/mo in our warehouse.

Delivery is a one-time fee quoted up front ($79 for a 5x8, $109 for the others), the damage waiver is $10 a month, and everything is month to month with no contract. The full breakdown is on the mobile storage rentals page.

How fast

Usually next day, often same day if you call in the morning. We are open 8 to 5 every day and the phones are answered around the clock. Tell us the cross streets and whether the driveway is flat, sloped or shared, and we will give you a delivery window and a real price in one call.