The crews at the U-Haul Nabisco building in New Center Detroit continue to rev things up at 899 W. Baltimore Ave. Cruising on three We are cruising along on the construction of...
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“This Place Is Coming Together” 02-12-13
What a difference a week makes. We reached a crescendo of activity this past week at the U-Haul Nabisco building that, as Joseph Tangari, our Wayne State revitalization research...
Detroit Future City: Where U-Haul Fits In
Detroit Future City is the planning framework created by the Detroit Works Long Term Planning Committee. Photo: Detroit Works Project Two weeks ago, we reported on...
U-Haul and the Detroit Future City Plan: Horizon 2
In our previous post about the Detroit Future City plan, we discussed how U-Haul will fit into the first of the four horizons in the plan. During the first five years, the plan...
“Impossible” is an Opinion, not an Option 01-28-13
From top to bottom, last week was a busy week here at the U-Haul Nabisco building. On the third floor, the scraping and painting of the walls, ceiling and columns was completed,...
Why Move to Detroit: Interview with Vittoria Katanski
Photo: muresan113 via sxc.hu Each city has something that makes it special and unique. During our revitalization efforts in Detroit, we've been able to hear from the locals...
Self-Storage Construction Set to Begin 01-21-13
Things are about to get busier at the U-Haul Nabisco building. The steel is in, the doors are in and the floor is ready. Construction of the self-storage units on the third floor...
One Strong Building- Moving Detroit
Revitalization of the 90+ year-old U-Haul Nabisco building in New Center Detroit involves more than just making repairs and slapping on a new coat of paint. It also requires...
Light Show in New Center Detroit – 01/14/13
If people didn't know that U-Haul was in New Center Detroit, they do now. Last Thursday, the fire alarm system in the U-Haul Nabisco building was triggered by dust from...
Sign Asks, “Where Will U Go Next?” 01-07-13
For 25 years, “Where will U go next?” has been the tag line for U-Haul SuperGraphics on U-Haul trucks and trailers in the U.S. and Canada. Here at the U-Haul Nabisco building...
Revitalizing the Detroit Riverfront
Photo courtesy of AIA Urban Priorities Committee. The Detroit Chapter of the American Institute of Architects' (AIA) Urban Priorities Committee is sponsoring a people's choice...
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 installing on...