BYRON CENTER, Mich.,
July 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/
-- U-Haul® will soon be presenting an impressive retail and
self-storage facility in Byron
Center thanks to the recent acquisition of the former Kmart®
property at 701 68th St. SW.
U-Haul Moving & Storage of Byron
Center is currently operating out of a temporary
showroom and offering truck and trailer sharing, towing equipment
and moving supplies. U-Haul acquired the 115,440-square-foot
building in March.
Adaptive reuse of the property will render about 50,000 square
feet of indoor self-storage, giving customers access to
climate-controlled rooms with high-tech security features at
affordable price points. The facility should be fully operational
by spring 2020.
"U-Haul will be renovating the vacant Kmart store to serve as a
state-of-the-art moving and self-storage facility," said
Jonathan Gilmore, U-Haul Company of
Western Michigan president.
"Big-box stores like this can remain vacant and become blight on
communities. Our initiative is to breathe life back into these
buildings and invite other businesses to invest in the
neighborhood."
Contact U-Haul Moving & Storage of Byron Center at (616) 426-6193 or stop by to
visit general manager Sonya Will and
her team. Current hours of operation are 8
a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. Reserve equipment at uhaul.com
or contact Reservations at 1-800-GO-UHAUL.
Acquisition of the former Kmart store was driven by U-Haul
Corporate Sustainability initiatives: U-Haul supports infill
developments to help local communities lower its 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.
"This site was attractive to us because our ecofriendly business
model encourages the reuse of existing facilities," Gilmore said.
"We want to serve as a business anchor in Byron Center while renovating a large space to
meet the self-storage demands of our neighbors."
U-Haul Truck Share 24/7 is revolutionizing the moving
industry through its more convenient, more secure way to pick up
and return a truck. Since 2017, U-Haul Live
Verify℠ technology has allowed customers to conduct
transactions entirely on their smartphones at any hour – day or
night. There are no membership fees. Create an online account at
uhaul.com to start skipping the lines and stop worrying about store
hours.
For self-movers who aim to keep their costs low but need extra
hands to help with their move, MovingHelp.com has been successfully
pairing customers with reliable Moving Help® Service Providers for
more than a decade. The online marketplace lets customers shop and
compare local moving companies that provide labor services
including: loading and unloading, packing and unpacking, cleaning,
and U-Box pick up/delivery. More than 1.5 million unedited customer
reviews, transparent pricing and payment release subject to
customer approval have led to 93 percent of Moving Help users
rating their experience four stars or higher.
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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