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Since 1986

Ramser Development Company is a multi-generational, vertically integrated developer and operator of RV & Boat storage, self-storage, and industrial outdoor storage properties. With operating facilities in California’s Orange, Los Angeles, Alameda, and Sacramento counties and in Florida, Ramser Development’s established portfolio includes over 1.5 million rentable square feet of RV & Boat storage property and over 6,200 indoor and outdoor storage spaces.

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Ramser Development Company is a multi-generational, vertically integrated developer and operator of RV & Boat storage, self-storage, and industrial outdoor storage properties. With operating facilities in California’s Orange, Los Angeles, Alameda, and Sacramento counties and in Florida, Ramser Development’s established portfolio includes over 1.5 million rentable square feet of RV & Boat storage property and over 6,200 indoor and outdoor storage spaces.

Ramser Development was founded in 1986 as an industrial real estate development firm by Scott Ramser and his grandfather, Harold Ramser. Initially focused on building industrial buildings in downtown Los Angeles, the firm expanded its portfolio in the 1990s to include retail and residential assets in Southern and Northern California that it acquired from the Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC). Ramser Development eventually entered the storage sector in 1995 when it became involved with Baker Ranch RV Storage. The firm took over Baker Ranch in 2003 and has since remained focused on self-storage, RV & Boat storage, and select single-tenant net-leased investments.

Today, Ramser Development is a proven leader in the RV & Boat storage sector. With a highlighted focus on its investment platform, it is leveraging its unmatched industry experience in the storage sector to expand its portfolio by acquiring value-add assets and developing facilities in select high-growth markets within the Sunbelt, Mountain West, and Pacific Northwest regions of the U.S.

Every deal since 1986

40 years of acquisitions, developments and sales, from industrial buildings in downtown Los Angeles to RV and boat storage in two states.

1980s

  1. 1986 Company Ramser Development Company founded
  2. 1986–1990 Industrial 10 industrial buildings in Los Angeles CountyShow all
    1. 1986–1990 Industrial Fifteenth Street Industrial Buildings, Los Angeles 50,000 sq ft
    2. 1986–1990 Industrial Alameda Street Industrial, Vernon 110,000 sq ft industrial building
    3. 1986–1990 Industrial Soto & Fruitland Industrial, Vernon 200,000 sq ft
    4. 1986–1990 Industrial Downey Road Industrial, Vernon 75,000 sq ft
    5. 1986–1990 Industrial Maywood Industrial 79,000 sq ft
    6. 1986–1990 Industrial Crown Commerce Center, Los Angeles 300,000 sq ft industrial
    7. 1986–1990 Industrial 37th & Santa Fe, Vernon 350,000 sq ft industrial
    8. 1986–1990 Industrial Saybrook Industrial, Commerce 25,000 sq ft industrial
    9. 1986–1990 Industrial Carson Industrial 250,000 sq ft industrial
    10. 1986–1990 Industrial Signal Hill Building 25,000 sq ft industrial

1990s

  1. 1991–2002 Land & mixed use Plaza Pacifica and the Comac Land portfolio (8 projects)Show all
    1. 1991–2002 Mixed use Plaza Pacifica, San Clemente 166-acre mixed-use retail and single-family residential
    2. 1991–2002 Land & mixed use Comac Land, Northern California Portfolio of assets bought from the Resolution Trust Corporation
    3. 1991–2002 Land & mixed use 20 acres, San Jose Comac Land portfolio · Sold to Alterra
    4. 1991–2002 Land & mixed use 500 single-family lots, Vallejo Comac Land portfolio · Sold to home builders
    5. 1991–2002 Land & mixed use 200 single-family lots, El Dorado Hills Comac Land portfolio
    6. 1991–2002 Land & mixed use 8 custom home lots, Napa Comac Land portfolio · Sold to home builders
    7. 1991–2002 Land & mixed use Albany Hills, 50 single-family lots Comac Land portfolio · Sold to a home builder
    8. 1991–2002 Land & mixed use Napa Commercial, 2 acres Comac Land portfolio · Sold to Mondavi
  2. 1995 Company Enters the storage sector through Baker Ranch RV Storage
  3. 1997 Opened RV Storage Depot – Baker Ranch

2000s

  1. 2003 Company Takes over Baker Ranch
  2. 2003 Opened Develops and opens RV Storage Depot Santa Ana
  3. 2005 Ground lease RV Storage Depot – Stadium
  4. 2006 Opened Redevelops and opens RV Storage Depot Brea
  5. 2007 Opened Opens RV Storage Depot Stadium, Anaheim

2010s

  1. 2010 Opened Opens RV Storage Depot McClellan Park
  2. 2012 Closed Closes RV Storage Depot Baker Ranch
  3. 2012 Opened Opens RV Storage Depot Mission Viejo
  4. 2015 Acquired Buys StoragePro on Roseville Road, North Highlands
  5. 2017 Acquired RV Storage Depot – Stadium
  6. 2018 Sold Sells RV Storage Depot Stadium, Anaheim
  7. 2018 Sold Closes and sells RV Storage Depot Brea
  8. 2019 Leased Leases the Santa Ana site as fleet and commercial parking
  9. 2019 Acquired Buys Lockaway Storage, Castro Valley
  10. 2019 Acquired Buys Stow It Storage, Woodland (now StoragePro Woodland)
  11. 2019 Opened Opens StoreLocal McClellan Park
  12. 2019 Acquired Buys the Family Dollar and Dollar Tree center, Long Beach
  13. 2019 Closed Closes RV Storage Depot Mission Viejo

2020s

  1. 2020 Opened Opens RV Storage Depot Great Park, Irvine
  2. November 2021 Acquired Buys Adult Toy Storage, Orlando area; rebrands it RV Storage Depot
  3. 2022 Sold Sells the Family Dollar and Dollar Tree center, Long Beach
  4. 2023 Expanded Buys added acreage in the Hillview tract, Altamonte Springs
  5. August 2023 Acquired Buys Truck Storage Depot Orlando
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Leadership

Scott Ramser and Ally Young standing together in a garden, smiling.

Scott Ramser

Chief Executive Officer

Founded Ramser Development Company in 1986 with his grandfather, Harold. He took the company into storage in 1995 through Baker Ranch RV Storage.

Ally Young

Chief Operating Officer

Joined RDC in 2003 as site manager at Santa Ana RV Storage Depot. She now manages the firm's daily operations and consults on new acquisitions.

The team

The people who run RDC day to day, from Newport Beach and the field.

Scott Ramser, Chief Executive Officer

Scott Ramser

Chief Executive Officer

Scott founded Ramser Development Company in 1986 with his grandfather, Harold. The firm first developed industrial buildings in downtown Los Angeles for the garment industry, then entered the storage sector in 1995 when it became involved with Baker Ranch RV Storage. Ramser Development took over Baker Ranch in 2003 and has since acquired, developed or entitled more than 10 million square feet of storage and industrial assets.

Today Scott oversees the firm, sets its strategy and is involved in its investments, developments and corporate relationships. His focus is on expanding the portfolio and growing the business into a nationwide platform.

Scott is a founder and owner of Storelocal, a co-op owned by independent self-storage operators that offers its members technology and brand services. He is also a shareholder in its subsidiary, Tenant, Inc., a technology firm for self-storage operations. Scott sits on the Board of Directors of both Storelocal and the California Self Storage Association.

He attended the University of Southern California and has four children and eight grandchildren.

Ally Young, Chief Operating Officer

Ally Young

Chief Operating Officer

Ally manages RDC's daily operations and marketing, and consults on new portfolio acquisitions. Her main focus is using technology to improve the operating side of the business and to create a quality standard for all RDC facilities.

She started at RDC in 2003 as site manager at Santa Ana RV Storage Depot, where she rented units, processed payments and maintained the property. Ally has since assisted in the development and acquisition of nine RV and self-storage facilities totaling more than 1 million square feet. In 2006, she helped lead the conversion of a 300,000-square-foot industrial building into the largest indoor-outdoor RV & Boat Storage facility in California.

Ally serves on the Storelocal Brand committee and earned her undergraduate degree in history from Southern Methodist University. She lives in Newport Beach, California, with her husband, four children and one English Mastiff.

William Carver, Director of Operations

William Carver

Director of Operations

William oversees facilities throughout Northern and Southern California and Florida. He works with executive leadership and onsite staff on customer service at each store and carries out RDC's marketing plans at the store level.

William entered self-storage as an assistant manager with American Self-Storage after RDC purchased the facility in 2014. He soon became site manager for three of RDC's Northern California locations, and in 2018 was promoted to Northern California area manager over five locations in the Greater Sacramento and Bay Area market.

A native of greater Sacramento, he attended American River College and then Sacramento State University.

Kimberly Torrence, Accounting Manager

Kimberly Torrence

Accounting Manager

Kim improves and organizes the monthly closing process for several RDC properties so that financial reporting is accurate and timely. She also leads treasury management, runs the A/P department and is improving RDC's use of its ERP system, NetSuite.

Kim previously worked with My Car Auction, an automobile/technology company. Most of her career has been in technology, at companies such as Veritone, Inc., Vision Solutions, Inc. and MTI Technology Corp.

Kim holds a bachelor's degree in business administration, with a minor in English, from Principia College in Elsah, Illinois.

Ivette Jimenez, HR Generalist

Ivette Jimenez

HR Generalist

Ivette leads RDC's human resources department and supports corporate and field staff. She manages employee relations, staffing, training and recruitment, along with payroll and benefits.

Her background is in HR and Environmental Health and Safety. Before RDC, Ivette worked for corporate, manufacturing and hospitality companies such as General Electric, Motorola and Black & Decker. She has also worked as a dental hygienist.

Ivette holds certifications in HR management, office, and manufacturing ergonomics.

Nicole Carver, Operations Coordinator

Nicole Carver

Operations Coordinator

Nicole Carver

Operations Coordinator

Nicole supports RDC's field staff, director of operations and executive leadership with daily operations. She manages the monthly marketing audits and coordinates site improvement work with vendors and contractors.

In 2017, Nicole started in self-storage as an assistant manager at RV Storage Depot at McClellan Park. She joined Ramser Development full-time in 2018 as site manager for the first Storelocal branded self-storage facility and was promoted to her current role in 2022.

Nicole earned her bachelor's degree in Deaf Studies, with a minor in Psychology, from Sacramento State University.