Cardinal State Storage Hudson at 115 Main St is one of the few storage facilities in the Hudson / Lenoir / Granite Falls area that carries 5x5 compact units. That size matters more than it sounds. Most facilities skip 5x5 because it's less profitable per square foot — but for a lot of Hudson customers, 5x5 is exactly the right unit.
A 5x5 is 25 square feet with an 8-foot ceiling. Think a small walk-in closet. It holds:
Downtown Hudson has residential units on and near Main Street — apartments above storefronts, a couple of newer conversions. Those units are affordable and walkable but tight on storage. A 5x5 at Cardinal Hudson (three blocks away) essentially acts as your closet extension.
If you run a business in downtown Hudson — retail, service, professional — you probably have some stuff you don't want in your storefront: extra inventory, seasonal displays, tax records, marketing materials. A 5x5 is cheap and close.
Hudson has a strong retiree community. When you downsize from a full house into an apartment or condo, you don't always want to purge everything all at once. A 5x5 lets you keep the emotional items — photo albums, china, holiday things, a few pieces you may want to gift later — without paying for space you don't need.
When a Hudson family member passes and the family is settling the estate, a 5x5 buys you time. It holds the boxes of records, photos, and small heirlooms that need to be sorted deliberately — without pressure to rush decisions.
Hudson students coming home from ASU, NCSU, App State, or Lenoir-Rhyne bring boxes. Rather than clutter Mom's house, a 5x5 holds the dorm supplies over summer or gap years cleanly.
Our 5x5 units start affordably — significantly less than a larger unit — with the same features as our other sizes: drive-up access, gate hours 7 AM to 9 PM seven days a week, month-to-month terms, no security deposit, no long-term contract, online rental with instant gate code. See Rent Online for current availability and pricing, or call (828) 728-7744 to talk to someone local.
If 5x5 is too small, we carry 5x10, 10x10, 10x15, and 10x20 units at the same Main Street location. Bumping up one size costs less than double the smaller unit. Call and we'll walk through what actually fits your specific stuff.