Uncle Bob’s Self Storage

Very friendly and climate controlled. Convenient and secure facility with drive in option for loading and unloading. Still open after walmart closure. Excellent location.

I needed a short term solution for my belongings in between a home sale and subsequent purchase. The experience with the staff was fantastic, as was everything else. A great experience. I’d recommend Uncle Bob’s to anyone who needs storage.

Very clean storage facility, easy to access and nice people working there. Most people don’t even know this facility exists because of the Walmart. I keep my tailgating stuff there (and a bunch of other things like Christmas decorations) and am in and out almost weekly. Sooooooooooo convenient!

the service was perfect. Annabel Salazar explained all the services and requirements well. The facility is clean and well lit. we recommend Bobs for your storage needs.

What a great company to deal with. I needed storage for my daughters apartment for 5 – 8 days (she had a delay moving out of one apartment and moving into another apartment). I called 5 different self storage companies, 4 of them wanted $ 270-​$ 350 for my short stay. Uncle Bob’s — manager Venita said we can do a prorated charge plus the admin. fee of $ 20, my total was less than $ 80.
What a great building Uncle Bob’s has, the movers (Roy’s Moving 1 — another great find on Unilocal) were able to drive inside the building up to the LARGE elevator so the movers could move everything to the 2^nd floor.
Venita made our self storage move in and move out a very smooth and pleasant experience. If all Uncle Bob’s managers are like Venita, they have one great company.

The staff is extremely nice and helpful. The facility is clean and bright and they have great music playing which helps with the moving process. I would definitely recommend Uncle Bob’s on Broadway.

I have never been a fan of storage spaces, but Uncle Bob’s on Broadway is amazing! The staff is the most wonderful, helpful staff I have ever encountered. I have worked with a number of the staff, and today, Christal Peden helped me and she was wonderful as well! I always leave feeling happy about my choice to use Uncle Bob’s as my storage space. Easy to get into if I need to check on one of my items in storage; very helpful staff, and just overall recommended!

this place is outstanding and the location is perfect if you live in Lakeview. Easy access, affordable and clean. Nothing bad to say about the place.

Excellent service! Venta was friendly and helpful. She showed us a few storage areas and we found one we felt would work and it did. Our movers had no problem getting our stuff in. We appreciated all Venita’s help. After the move, I didn’t lock my unit properly and Venita caught it on her rounds and called me to come back and lock my unit properly. I didn’t expect that they’d do a daily check of the units. Superb service!

Venita was super friendly and helpful! I can’t remember a time I have received such wonderful customer service! The facilities are well kept and well lit. I had no problem moving my things in or out even though it was somewhat busy there was still plenty of space and trollys. But again, without the amazing customer service of Venita, it would just be another good storage place. She explained all the the options and payment details clearly and efficiently and even showed me the locker herself. She really makes this a five start storage place.

I needed short-​term storage between moves. The staff at Uncle Bob’s on Broadway was extremely helpful in making sure I had the right size storage locker and they had no problem accommodating my short stay. The place is super clean, secure and parking for loading/​unloading is really easy. Using Uncle Bob’s was a whole lot easier than farming-​out my stuff to various friends’ basements. A great find!

I don’t believe in storage units. My motto has always been, «if you have that much crap you need to toss it.»
Well… I guess I need a new motto.
I am moving to a new place, and while I have a decent sized storage unit in my new basement there are other, more important, things that need to go in there. I wasn’t convinced all my stuff would fit, so instead of panicking on a Sunday afternoon the day of my move and paying movers even more money, I chose to rent a small unit from Uncle Bob’s to store away things I rarely need access to, but would like to keep (e.g., childhood stuff).
I did some Unilocaling, and chose Uncle Bob’s based on the great reviews and proximity to my soon-​to-​be old place but still not too far from my new place.
Venita was so incredibly nice and welcoming and cheerful and insert about 100 other positive adjectives here. I don’t know what I was expecting out of storage unit employees, but she was my first experience and has definitely set the bar super high. She showed me around and pointed out all the features, like security, climate control, loading/​unloading, etc. The facility is super secure and CLEAN and they even play music in the halls so it’s not creepy silence while you move your stuff. The price was also totally reasonable and they allow month-​to-​month renting, which sealed the deal, as I don’t know how long I will need this unit.
The loading area is secure and looks small, but when I was there there were two cars (including mine) and a moving truck and we all had plenty of room. If, for some reason, the dock had been full you could just park in the parking lot they share with Walmart, since they also provide moving carts.
I settled on a small unit to just hold the minimum, and when I came back with my stuff she got me all set up with a smile and told me she moved the ladder next to the unit for me already. Some of the smaller units are actually on top of other units, and the ladder in question is actually a totally safe and stable rolling staircase. If you are doubting its safety or your ability to schlep your things up a ladder, I am a girl with zero upper body strength and was easily able to move 10 heavy-​ish boxes by myself with zero problems.
The other thing I noted is that the other customers are really nice. I ran into 4 different customers in various stages of moving in/​out and everyone seemed happy. Folks, moving day sucks — if customers are happy on moving day, you know Uncle Bob’s is doing something right.
Hopefully once I get all moved in I will discover I have room for all of my things in my own basement storage, but in the meantime I am happy to give Uncle Bob’s (and Venita) my business. And if I don’t have room, I know my childhood «crap» is safe and sound here and I’m not breaking the bank.

Very friendly staff. Impeccably clean facility. Great place to store stuff.

Actually, I don’t have anything to place into storage, but if i did… this would be the place I’d go!
Needing some boxes/​packing-​material, I went to Uncle Bob’s, since it was so convenient from my place… and the employees were SO kind, enthusiastic and pleasant.
Such a staff gets my highest recommendation.

The staff at Uncle Bob’s is very friendly and helpful. Renting a space was a very easy experience. Their prices are fair, and facility is amazing. I sort of wanted to move in. It was clean and new. Getting access to your stuff is very easy, and the elevator made dropping things off very fast. Thanks uncle bob’s.

While moving back and forth from Chicago to New York, James at Uncle Bob’s was able to really make sure my belongings were taken care of.
He was always available and went the extra mile to offer his best. I recommend the business to anyone looking to store their things in the city. Great experience!

Excellent facilities — you get your own passcode to access the building and elevator. Very secure building and it’s nice that movers can park inside the storage building. No need to worry about other people taking your stuff!
Everything is well maintained — clean interior, bright overhead lights, individual units are clean as well. Units are also climate controlled.
The manager, Venita, was very helpful and patient — showed me all the options possible and even gave some insider tips for making the move easier.
If I ever have to pay for storage again, I would definitely come back to Uncle Bob’s storage!

As low involvement as a storage unit is, uncle bobs is amazing. Great customer service, über friendly staff and clean units. Special kudos to Venita who has been nothing but great in assisting me!

Ever wonder if such a storage facility exist where it is super clean, climate control, with friendly and attentive staff? Surprise! It does exist and its Uncle Bob’s on Broadway!
Thanks to the staff for making our buying/​selling move less frantic by being on top of things!

Everyone here is so great. I got screwed over by my apartment and had to get a storage unit for one day And they were super helpful and comforting and calming. I definitely suggest using their storage units. Also it is such a clean and well taken care of environment.