MANSFIELD, Ohio, June 26, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- U-Haul® will soon
be presenting an impressive self-storage facility in Mansfield thanks to the recent acquisition of
the former Big Lots® and Value City Furniture® at 1140 Park
Ave.
U-Haul Moving & Storage of Mansfield is currently offering truck and
trailer sharing, towing equipment and moving supplies from a
temporary showroom at this location. U-Haul acquired the 9.35-acre
property on Feb. 26.
Adaptive reuse of the 83,208-square-foot complex will render
approximately 600 indoor self-storage units, giving customers
access to climate-controlled rooms with high-tech security features
at affordable price points. The facility should be ready by
2021.
Propane, professional hitch installation, U-Box® portable
storage containers, drive-in load/unload areas, extended hours
storage access, the ecofriendly Take A Box, Leave A Box program,
and much more will soon be available to the public.
"U-Haul is eager to renovate the former Big Lots store and
provide a clean, secure and modern storage facility," said
Cory Hall, U-Haul Company of
NW Ohio president. "This building
has been vacant for years. It was becoming blight on the community.
We're going to repurpose it and have it serve as a business anchor
for Mansfield. We invite others to
invest here, too."
Contact U-Haul Moving & Storage of Mansfield at (419) 989-6209 or stop by to see
our progress. Hours of operation are 8
a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday and 8
a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. Reserve equipment at uhaul.com
or contact Reservations at 1-800-GO-UHAUL.
Once the new facility is fully complete, Hall expects to hire
additional Team Members. U-Haul will look to hire locally to
promote job growth within Louisville. Find U-Haul career opportunities
at jobs.uhaul.com.
Acquisition of the property was 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.
"Large properties like this often remain empty for years. It
takes a unique company to utilize all of the space wisely," Hall
noted. "Our goal is to work closely with and our new neighbors and
the city officials to benefit this community. That's what U-Haul
has been doing for 75 years."
As an essential service provider, U-Haul has remained open
throughout the COVID-19 outbreak while offering contactless
programs and enhanced cleaning protocols, including added steps for
sanitizing equipment between customer transactions. U-Haul products
are used daily by First Responders; delivery companies bringing
needed supplies to people's homes; small businesses trying to
remain afloat; college students; and countless other dependent
groups – in addition to the household mover.
Please visit uhaul.com/announcement for more information on how
U-Haul is keeping its Team Members and customers safe during the
summer moving season.
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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