Update 11/3/15 – U-Haul has opened East Town Moving & Storage of Green Bay. Situated on 10 acres, the facility officially opened on July 27 with renovations expected to be completed by March 2016, according to a company press release. It currently offers moving and packing supplies, towing equipment, truck and trailer rentals, and U-Box portable moving and storage containers.
General Manager Steve Krause is operating out of a trailer on the property while the building is being overhauled, the release stated. The facility has four employees and another dozen will be hired.
U-Haul plans to add 600 to 900 storage units as well as headquarters for the its marketing team. Once complete, the property will be a full-service U-Haul store with more than 84,000 square feet of space.
"Revitalization of this side of town is needed as the area is seeing huge growth," Krause said. "The customers are very receptive. The location is well-known with a family-owned shoe store in our same strip mall."
The acquisition of East Town Moving & Storage of Green Bay was driven by U-Haul’s corporate sustainability initiatives, which support infill development to help local communities lower their carbon footprint, the release said. U-Haul’s adaptive reuse of existing structures eliminates the amount of energy and resources required for new-construction materials and helps local cities diminish their unwanted inventory of unused buildings, U-Haul officials said.
6/2/15 – Self-storage operator U-Haul Co. of Northern Wisconsin is moving forward with a $3.5 million conversion of a former Kmart building in Green Bay, Wis., to a self-storage facility. The company received a conditional-use permit last month from the Green Bay Common Council to convert 87,000 square feet of building space into self-storage, a retail showroom and regional offices for 35 employees.
The property at 2201 Main St. is close to the U-Haul Moving & Storage of Green Bay at 700 Main St. and the East Towne Mall, a restaurant and retail-shopping center. It’s expected to open by June 9, according to the source.
The city’s planning commission had several concerns when U-Haul first submitted its permit request in March, but the issues were resolved, the source reported. U-Haul agreed to create at least one outlot site for future commercial development, resurface the parking areas within two years, and improve the architectural façade of the building. The company also agreed to submit a landscaping plan for the development and limit commercial-grade vehicle displays to 15 stalls along Main Street, the source reported.
Established in 1945, U-Haul International Inc. has more than 40 million square feet of storage space at more than 1,000 owned and managed facilities throughout North America, including 11 in De Pere and Green Bay, Wis.
Sources:
- Green Bay Press Gazette: U-Haul Expansion Moves Forward at Former Kmart Site
- PR Newswire: U-Haul Breathes Life into Former K-Mart Building in Green Bay
