Who We Are
For more than three decades, RHD has made self-storage development and construction straightforward, efficient, and dependable for owners and investors.
Shaping the Standard in Self-Storage
Robert High Development has built trusted partnerships through integrity, expertise, and a commitment to quality. We approach every project with precision and care, delivering long-term value and shaping the future of self-storage.
Our History
Our Beginning
Robert High Development was founded in 1989 by Robert High to meet a growing need in the self-storage industry. Many investors wanted to own self-storage facilities but lacked the experience or resources to develop them. After years of building facilities for himself, Robert began applying that expertise to help others bring their projects to life.
The Early Days
In the beginning, Robert personally served as the superintendent, overseeing projects in the field and ensuring quality at every stage, supported by a small two-person office team. As demand increased, the company grew to manage multiple projects at once, requiring the addition of superintendents, project managers, and a dedicated design team. This period marked RHD’s expansion into a traveling operation serving clients across a broader region.
Building the Right Team
One of the company’s earliest challenges was assembling a reliable network of subcontractors and design partners capable of delivering consistent quality. Through long-term relationships and shared standards, RHD built a team that remains largely intact today.
Where We Are Today
Today, Robert High Development is a team of more than 25 professionals building self-storage facilities throughout the southeastern United States. With over 250 completed projects, RHD offers a proven, repeatable development process supported by a highly resourceful team. Decades-long partnerships allow the company to deliver efficient, consistent results while staying on the cutting edge of self-storage design.
Our Values
Integrity First
We do what’s right with transparency, honesty, and accountability in every decision.
Partnership at the Core
We foster meaningful partnerships through clear communication, open collaboration, and a shared commitment to project success.
Expertise you can Trust
Decades of experience guide our approach, ensuring every project is thoughtfully planned and executed with precision.
Quality in Every Detail
From concept to completion, we hold ourselves to the highest standards to deliver facilities built to last.
Innovation with Purpose
We embrace forward-thinking solutions that elevate performance, enhance efficiency, and support long-term success.
Testimonials
What Our Clients Are Saying
Having transitioned six properties over the past year, I can confidently say this has been one of the best experiences I’ve had working with a general contractor. Your communication, consistency with updates, and overall professionalism throughout each phase of the project truly stood out. You and your team executed at a very high level, and it shows, this site is in excellent condition, clean, and fully aligned with ESS standards for opening. We’ve already begun seeing customer engagement, and the feedback has been extremely positive. Customers are genuinely impressed with how well the facility came together. Thank you again for your leadership and the quality your team delivered. I look forward to the opportunity to partner together again in the future.
The RHD was great to work with from start to finish. They worked with our team in an effective and efficient manner and they shared our goals of delivering the project on time and under budget.
We’ve been doing work with Robert for close to 15 years. He’s one of the more proactive GC’s we work with and believes that his projects success is dependent on a complete team effort. Twice a year, Robert gathers every trade/sub that works on his projects, for a “meeting of the minds”. Each and every upcoming project is discussed. Concerns and “better practices” are presented with everyone in the room and it helps build a team environment. Potential pitfalls and wasted time are often avoided by this exercise. This not only helps Robert and his group but it’s a tremendous help to all the subs. The end results of these meetings are faster, less expensive and better built self storage projects for the developer, which is why Robert High is one of the best GC’s in the Storage industry.
Robert High and his team are a delight to work with. They have built numerous properties for us in the Carolinas and Virginia. Robert has a knack for figuring out how to fit an efficient and consumer-friendly storage facility on most any piece of property. Once built, they are conscientious about staying after the inevitable issues that come up after construction. I cannot say enough good things about RHD.
Robert High and his team designed and built two facilities as well as an addition for Elite Storage. Robert’s dedication to the self storage industry is second to none. Robert was always very approachable and more than willing to offer any and all suggestions through the process... Elite Storage would highly recommend Robert High Development for any and all things associated with self storage!...
Robert High and his team designed and built us 50,000 ft.² of rentable space here in Greensboro North Carolina and I am extremely pleased with him and his work! I consider myself to be very blessed to have found Robert High in the early stage of building my first self-storage project. I didn’t really know what I was doing but he led me every step of the way. He was very helpful with the site planning as well as the building design and layout. My engineer noted that his input on the site plan saved me quite a bit of construction money. We had record rainfall here in 2018 so, therefore, we had a lot of issues with wet soils and bio-pond conversion. Robert was an absolute Rock Star working to solve all the weather related issues without blowing up my budget. I highly recommend Robert High! He is a storehouse of knowledge in the self storage industry. He is truly is a kind and honest gentleman! p.s. He’s working on two more projects for me now
Brinson & Sons has been working with Robert High Development from day 1. It has been really neat watching RHD grow into a very large successful development company over the many years. We have worked with many mini storage developers over the years and I would say RHD understands the ins and outs of mini storage facilities better than anyone. RHD always strives to give the customer a good product in a timely manner. We currently are working with RHD in four states now. The facilities we are doing range from small 20,000 sq ft single story buildings up to 3 – 5 story buildings over 150,000 sq ft. It has always been a pleasure working with Robert and his employees in our efforts to give their customers a product to be proud of.
Robert High Development, with decades of hard work and experience, consistently builds facilities that meet the needs and preferences of self-storage customers utilizing designs, means, and methods that focus on lower overall cost of construction and long-term operating costs for owners and operators. We are very fortunate to have a customer with such deep experience and the ability to see the entire picture through zoning, site planning, construction, final building inspections, and ongoing operations. Robert High Development takes pride in treating their vendors and customers alike with the highest level of respect. In today’s world it’s rare to find businesses that understand the value and goals that can be accomplished by forming partnerships and providing a quality product in a safe, timely manner. In addition, Robert High Development works tirelessly to inform and lobby for practical application, amendments, and exceptions to fire, building, and energy codes that are written and implemented without consideration of the real-world use of self-storage facilities. We are very proud and fortunate to work with the highly capable team at Robert High Development.
Working with the Robert High Development team for the last four and half years has been an exceptional experience. Relationships are built around trust and integrity and Robert High lacks nothing in this area. The RHD team is always helpful and willing to go the extra mile to find solutions for the typical unforeseen complications that are experienced in this industry. We look forward to many more years of growing this partnership.