BUFFALO, N.Y., June 13, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- U-Haul
corporate sustainability initiatives are being applied through the
adaptive reuse of the former Tyson® refrigerated cold storage and
meat processing plant at 665 Perry St. in Buffalo.
U-Haul® acquired the 165,181-square-foot building, now U-Haul
Moving & Storage at Larkin District, on April 19. Extensive renovations will lead to the
creation of more than 1,200 indoor and outdoor self-storage units
of varying sizes and affordable price points with state-of-the-art
safety features. Self-storage will be available by the end of the
summer.
The store is currently offering truck and trailer sharing,
moving supplies, towing equipment and towing accessories, bike
racks, and U-Box portable moving and storage containers.
Professional hitch installation will be offered in the near
future.
"As a WNY resident, I see the need for U-Haul services
firsthand," said Todd Schnitzer,
U-Haul Company of Western New York
president. "With the revitalization going on downtown, we wanted to
give people the opportunity for convenience. The conversion of
existing buildings into mixed-use and residential property downtown
is growing, and people are moving back into the area. There is a
demand for U-Haul self-storage and moving services."
Contact U-Haul Moving & Storage at Larkin District at (716)
261-3612 or stop by to visit general manager Tom McMullen and his team. Hours of operation
are 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday and
Thursday-Saturday; and 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Sunday. The store is currently closed Tuesday-Wednesday for
construction purposes. Reserve equipment at uhaul.com or contact
Reservations at 1-800-GO-UHAUL.
Schnitzer expects to employ a staff of 20 or more U-Haul Team
Members when the facility is fully operational. U-Haul will look to
hire locally to promote job growth in the Buffalo community. U-Haul always encourages
local contractors to bid on construction work.
The recent acquisition of the Buffalo facility was driven by U-Haul
Company's Corporate Sustainability initiatives: U-Haul supports
infill developments to help local communities lower their carbon
footprint. Our adaptive reuse of existing buildings reduces the
amount of energy and resources required for new-construction
materials and helps cities reduce their unwanted inventory of
unused buildings.
"People are always hearing about overflowing landfills and trash
trains sitting in residential areas because we have more waste than
we know what to do with," Schnitzer said. "Adaptive reuse is
important. U-Haul is committed to stopping the needless dumping of
useable materials into our landfills. We need to provide a better
future for our children and all the generations to come."
To learn more about U-Haul in the news and in your community,
visit myuhaulstory.com.
About U-Haul
Since 1945, U-Haul has been the No. 1 choice of
do-it-yourself movers, with a network of more than 21,000 locations
across all 50 states and 10 Canadian provinces. U-Haul customers'
patronage has enabled the U-Haul fleet to grow to more than 150,000
trucks, 112,000 trailers and 40,000 towing devices. U-Haul offers
more than 581,000 rooms and more than 51 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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