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FV-01682·STRONGExcellent91

More Space Place

Formerly known as Closets Unlimited

Home Services - OtherFranchising since 1989Website
Investment
$150K – $249K
70th pct Other
Avg revenue
$1.1M
46th pct Other
Royalty
5.0%
6th pct Other
Units
28
42nd pct Other
SBA default
0.0%
vs <3% typical

Bottom line

  • Total investment $150K – $249K including a $60K franchise fee, 5.0% ongoing royalty.
  • Average unit revenue of $1.1M/year (median $1.3M).
  • Rated STRONG with a risk score of 41/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 12 loans (below the industry average).

Item 1 · who you're contracting with

The Franchisor

Legal entity
Closets Unlimited of New Jersey, Inc.
Incorporated in
New Jersey
HQ
436 Commerce Lane, Suite D, West Berlin, NJ 08091
Auditor
Cantor Novak Beaver & Pike, PC
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$4.4M
vs $4.3M prior year

Yale framework · single-unit ROIC

Returns Analysis

Pulls Item 7 (investment) and Item 19 (revenue) from this brand's FDD into the Yale unlevered-ROIC formula. Override any input to stress-test it against your own assumptions.

The model · Yale framework

What would one More Space Place unit return on the cash you put in?

Revenue · per unit, per year
$
FDD Item 19 reports $1,144,664
Franchisor take · royalty + ad fund
Royaltytyp 68%
%
Ad fundtyp 35%
%
Operating costs · category default: restoration
COGS
%
Labor
%
Rent / occupancy
%
Other operating
%
Total invested capital · what you actually put in
Initial investment
$
FDD Item 7: $150K–$249K
Working capital
$
FDD reports $12K–$15K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

59%

In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%

Store EBITDA · annual
$126K
EBITDA margin
11.0%
Total invested
$213K
Payback
20 mo
Unit-level only. A multi-unit portfolio gives up roughly 5–15% of this to shared services (corporate G&A) before reaching the ~10-unit break-even Yale describes.

Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing

What would 25 More Space Place units return on equity?

Edit assumptions

Equity IRR · 5-yr

49.9%

7.57× MOIC

Year-1 DSCR

1.88×

EBITDA ÷ debt service

Equity required

$916K

on $4.6M purchase

Total debt

$3.7M

SBA $2.3M + senior + seller note

Overview

About

More Space Place franchisees operate self-storage rental facilities, managing unit leasing, tenant relations, facility maintenance, and administrative operations. Day-to-day activities include showing units to prospective customers, processing rental agreements, collecting payments, managing occupancy rates, and maintaining storage facility grounds and security systems.

CEO
Robert Lewis
Founded
1987
FDD year
2025
States available
9

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$150K – $249K
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$12K – $15K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$60K
Royalty
5.0%
Gross Revenues · typical 6–8%
Ad fund
$75 per week per territory
Total fee load
5.0%
vs 9–13% typical

Item 19

Financial Performance

Avg gross sales
$1.1M
Per unit, per year
Median gross sales
$1.3M
Item 19 type
Gross Revenues
Sample size
16 units
vs category median 21
Range (low → high)
$453K$1.5M
Cohort dispersion
Transparency
7 / 5
vs category median 4 / 5 · above
Revenue rank46th
vs Home Services - Other peers
Investment cost rank70th
Lower investment ranks lower (better)
Royalty rate rank6th
Lower royalty = lower percentile (better)
Unit count rank42th
vs Home Services - Other peers
Risk score rank10th
Lower risk = lower percentile (better)

Item 20 · unit dynamics

The Growth Chart

Total units
28
Opened
1
Last reporting year
Closed
0
Turnover rate
0.0%
Company-owned
1
Corporate units in the system
% franchised
96%
vs corporate-owned
Net growth (yr3)
+3.8%
Net unit change last year
3-yr CAGR
+3.8%
Compounded over last 3 years
2023
27+1
Franchised units
2024
26
Franchised units
2025
26
Franchised units

Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.

Item 20 · 14 states with active franchisees

The Territory Map

Derived from franchisee contact records. Shows states with at least one current operator — not where the franchisor is registered to sell new units (that data is re-extracting in a future refresh).

AK
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NH
MA
RI
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NY
NJ
PA
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DC
WA
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CA
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MI
IN
KY
AL
OH
WV
GA
VA
NC
SC
FL
HI
Registered · 14 states
Not registered

States derived from franchisee phone area codes (Item 20). Approximate — ported numbers may show the original state, not the franchisee's current location.

Government records

SBA Loan Data

Aggregated from SBA 7(a) loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.

Total loans
12
Loan volume
Avg loan
Default rate
0.0%
vs <3% typical · system-wide
5-yr default

FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17

Risk & Legal

41
Risk · 0-100
STRONG41 / 100

More Space Place presents moderate-to-cautious risk due to undisclosed profitability metrics, anemic unit growth, and opaque financial transparency despite reasonable revenue averages.

Score breakdown · what drove the 41 / 100 rating

  1. 01MEDNet income not disclosed in Item 19 — impossible to validate actual profitability claims against $1.14M average revenue
  2. 02MINORMinimal system growth of 3.8% YoY with only 28 units suggests stagnant or saturated market
  3. 03MINORHigh minimum royalty ($125/week = $6,500/year) creates baseline cost regardless of revenue performance
  4. 04MEDFranchise fee of $59,500 represents 5.2% of total investment with limited disclosed ROI data
  5. 05HIGHNo going concern issues stated, but lack of net income transparency raises questions about system viability

Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification

FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal

Contract & Territory Detail

Territory
Population-based
Protected territory
Yes
Initial term
10 years
Renewal term
10 years
Online sales rights
Restricted
Franchisor can compete
Yes
Hire a manager?
Allowed
Litigation count
0
Right of first refusal
Yes
Franchisor can buy back on resale
Mandatory arbitration
No
Jury trial waiver
Yes
Non-compete
2 yrs
Post-termination restriction
Owner-operator
Optional
Governing law
New Jersey

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
76 hrs
On-the-job training
84 hrs
POS system
BIZTRAX
Operating tech stack

Item 20

Franchisee Contacts

Phone numbers extracted directly from this brand's FDD Item 20. After purchase, you'll also receive a list of validation questions tailored to this brand.

Franchisee contacts

16 numbers

Locked
(518) 473-••••
NY
(503) 378-••••
OR
(217) 782-••••
IL

One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included

FDD download

More Space Place · FDD (2025) PDF

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