WEST ALLIS, Wis., June 26, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- West Allis
residents have called on the U-Haul® store at 924 S. 108th St. for
essential do-it-yourself moving products and services since
1980.
Until recently, U-Haul Moving & Storage of West Allis lacked the space to expand its
self-storage operations. But thanks to the recent acquisition of
the abutting 79,805-square-foot former Home Owners Bargain Outlet
(HOBO) directly north of the facility, U-Haul is adding more
self-storage to meet customer demand.
Adaptive reuse of the 7.43-acre property will render
approximately 700 indoor self-storage units with high-tech security
features at affordable price points. The project should be
completed by 2021.
"There is a huge demand for self-storage in West Allis, so U-Haul needs to expand to meet
that demand," said Alex Sonnleitner,
U-Haul Company of South Eastern Wisconsin president. "As a suburb
of Milwaukee, West Allis is seeing new residents moving to
the area every day. We're excited to offer our neighbors a new
range of options, including climate-controlled units."
Contact U-Haul Moving & Storage of West Allis at (414) 258-3692 or stop by to
visit general manager Jose Lopez Jr.
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.
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.
"The HOBO building has been empty since 2018. We're breathing
life back into it," stated Sonnleitner. "West Allis deserves a state-of-the-art
self-storage facility. We can't wait to show off our hard
work."
U-Haul will look to hire locally once the adaptive reuse project
is completed to support job growth within the West Allis community. Sonnleitner plans to
hire at least six more Team Members at that time. Find U-Haul
career opportunities at jobs.uhaul.com.
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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