LANSING, Mich., Jan. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- U-Haul® is
unveiling details and the sustainability impact its adaptive reuse
project would have at the closed Kmart® store at 5400 Cedar St. in
Lansing.
The building, erected in 1970, was vacated in 2017. U-Haul is
pursuing acquisition of the 9.38-acre property, which has been
awaiting a permanent tenant.
Adaptive reuse plans for the 119,791-square-foot building
include about 800 indoor self-storage units, giving customers
access to a variety of climate-controlled storage rooms with
high-tech security features at affordable price points.
One of many ecofriendly site features will be a bike path
connector and bike rest area where riders can utilize free tools
and benches to service their cycles.
"U-Haul has been repurposing buildings for decades, and we are
eager to bring our sustainable practice to Lansing," stated Jon
Gilmore, U-Haul Company of Western
Michigan president. "We have been working closely with the
Lansing City Council and our neighbors to develop a site plan
that's best for everyone."
U-Haul Storage at Jolly & Cedar will be managed by the
longstanding U-Haul facility at 5020 S. Cedar. The new project will
also offer customers a U-Haul Reuse Center – a redistribution area
where gently used household items, furniture, sporting equipment,
bikes and clothing can be donated and shared amongst the
community.
By repurposing the former Kmart building, U-Haul will prevent
the use of approximately 938 tons of metal manufacturing and
transportation (the amount of steel used to make 945 passenger
cars); avoid 6,008 tons of new concrete pours (enough to create 121
miles of concrete blocks); keep 10,727 tons of building and
demolition debris out of landfills (avoiding 413 dump trucks
traveling 8,664 miles); and stop 6,235,598 pounds of greenhouse gas
emissions from entering the atmosphere (the carbon emissions of 479
large SUVs or pickup trucks for one year).
"We don't want this building to become blight on South Lansing, and we have added much-needed
green space to the property," Gilmore said. "Big-box stores offer a
unique opportunity for U-Haul. We take these buildings, which are
often vacant for years, and transform them into moving and
self-storage facilities that revitalize the surrounding
neighborhoods and business community. Approximately 70% of our
existing facilities are the result of adaptive reuse."
Pursuit of this property is driven by U-Haul Corporate
Sustainability initiatives: U-Haul supports infill developments to
help local communities lower their carbon footprint. The adaptive
reuse of existing buildings reduces the amount of energy and
resources required for new-building materials and helps cities
reduce their unwanted inventory of unused buildings.
Contact parent store U-Haul Moving & Storage at Jolly &
Cedar at (517) 394-0075 or stop by to visit general manager
James Powell and his team. Hours of
operation are 7 a.m.-7 p.m.
Monday-Thursday and Saturday; 7
a.m.-8 p.m. Friday; and 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Sunday. Reserve equipment at uhaul.com or contact
Reservations at 1-800-GO-UHAUL.
About U-Haul
Since 1945, U-Haul has been the No. 1 choice of
do-it-yourself movers, with a network of 22,000 locations across
all 50 states and 10 Canadian provinces. U-Haul Truck Share 24/7
offers secure access to U-Haul trucks every hour of every day
through the customer dispatch option on their smartphones and our
proprietary Live Verify technology. Our customers' patronage has
enabled the U-Haul fleet to grow to approximately 167,000 trucks,
120,000 trailers and 43,000 towing devices. U-Haul offers nearly
697,000 rooms and 60.7 million square feet of self-storage space at
owned and managed facilities throughout North America. U-Haul is the largest installer
of permanent trailer hitches in the automotive aftermarket
industry, and is the largest retailer of propane in the
U.S.
Contact:
Andrea Batchelor
Jeff Lockridge
E-mail: publicrelations@uhaul.com
Phone: 602-263-6981
Website: uhaul.com
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