Throughout it history, U-Haul has adapted old buildings to new uses. The company’s project in the old New Center Nabisco factory is the latest in a long line of such…
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No Snow Day at U-Haul Nabisco Building 12-31-12
Last Wednesday night we had our first major snowstorm, but Thursday was no snow day at the U-Haul Nabisco building. The steel doors for the storage units we will be…
Signs of Activity Are Heating Up in Detroit – 11/12/12
Inside and outside, things are definitely buzzing at U-Haul Moving and Self-Storage of Detroit this week. Sign of Things to Come Soon, two new U-Haul modular signs will grace the…
New Granddad, New Door, Original Design – 11-05-12
Give a big shout-out to Dennis, Detroit Elevator’s service guru. He’s the proud new granddad to Dakota James – his first grandchild. Congrats Dennis. The nice thing about grandchildren is…
Turning a Corner: New Construction Underway – 09/24/12
As fall begins, leaves are starting to turn and our building crew has turned a corner, from demolition and cleanup to new construction…moving toward opening for business. (See photo gallery…
Nabisco Building – City View Lofts, Houston
This is the fourth in a series of posts about the adaptive reuse of Nabisco buildings around the country. The quality of construction and the location of these properties make…
Nabisco Building – Bakery Square, Pittsburgh
This is the second in a series of posts about the adaptive reuse of Nabisco buildings around the country. The quality of construction and the location of these properties make…
Nabisco Building – Chelsea Market, New York City
This is the first in a series of posts about the adaptive reuse of Nabisco buildings around the country. The quality of construction and the location of these properties make…
Progress on All Fronts – 9/10/12
It’s been a good week for our revitalization efforts. We’ve made progress on all fronts. Showroom The asbestos abatement in the showroom has been completed and the room cleared for…
Clear Out and Clean Up Before You Can Revitalize – 8/31/12
Activity at U-Haul Moving & Storage of Detroit this week demonstrates just what it takes to revitalize a 92-year-old building: hard, gritty and often dirty work. It’s necessary to clear…
Tunnel, Mystery Room and Awesome Windows – 8/23/12
We made progress on clearing the underground tunnel we discovered. It leads 63 feet out and away from the building to an area where another building on the property used…
Revitalization Is Off to a Good Start – 8/9/12
In June, we took ownership and possession of the seven-story, 283,000 square foot NBC-Nabisco building. It’s one impressive building. Here’s a brief summary of our efforts to date. The building…