CubeSmart operates as a self-managed and self-administered real estate investment trust with its operations conducted solely through CubeSmart LP and its subsidiaries. The company is headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania and currently employs 3,040 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2004-10-22. The firm's self-storage properties are designed to offer climate-controlled storage space for residential and commercial customers. The company owns its assets and conducts its operations through the CubeSmart, L.P. (Operating Partnership), and subsidiaries of the Operating Partnership. Its customers rent storage cubes for their exclusive use, on a month-to-month basis. Additionally, some of its stores offer outside storage areas for vehicles and boats. Its stores are designed to accommodate both residential and commercial customers, with features, such as wide aisles and load-bearing capabilities for large truck access. Its customers can access their storage cubes during business hours, and some of its stores provide customers with 24-hour access. The company owns about 611 self-storage properties located in 24 states and in the district of Columbia, containing an aggregate of about 44.1 million rentable square feet.