BALTIMORE, Aug. 14, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- U-Haul®
corporate sustainability initiatives are being applied through the
adaptive reuse of the former Kmart® department store at the North
Point Mall in Baltimore.
U-Haul Moving & Storage of Eastpoint at 222 N. Point Blvd.
currently offers truck and trailer sharing, moving supplies and
U-Box portable moving and storage containers out of a temporary
showroom. U-Haul acquired the 95,810-square-foot building on
Aug. 9.
Renovation plans call for the creation of 60,000 square feet of
indoor self-storage with high-tech security features at affordable
price points. There will also be approximately 15,000 square feet
of outdoor drive-up self-storage and RV, boat and vehicle storage
on the 11.25-acre property.
Self-storage will be available starting early next year.
Professional hitch installation and propane will also be offered in
the near future.
"I'm excited to bring top-of-the-line moving and self-storage
services to this part of Baltimore," said Mike
Finkelstein, U-Haul Company of Baltimore president. "Dundalk was one of the first inner-ring
suburbs of Baltimore and this
facility will finally service that community."
Contact U-Haul Moving & Storage of Eastpoint at (443) 503-3725 or stop by to see
the progress. 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.
The recent acquisition of the Eastpoint 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.
"U-Haul is pleased to reuse older buildings because it benefits
the community in so many ways," Finkelstein said. "This building
was originally built in 1974. It was renovated in 1997, so it's in
really good shape. We're going to make it even better."
Finkelstein expects to employ a robust staff of full- and
part-time U-Haul Team Members when the facility is fully
operational. U-Haul will look to hire locally to promote job growth
in Baltimore. U-Haul always
encourages local contractors to bid on construction work.
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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