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U-Haul and the Detroit Future City Plan: Horizon 3
In our previous posts about the Detroit Future City plan, we discussed how U-Haul will fit into the first two out of the four horizons in the plan. During the first five years,...
Cruising in Detroit 02-18-13
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...
“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...
Good Progress on Self-Storage Build-Out 02-04-13
We made good progress on the build-out of the self-storage units on the third floor. The frames are in place and doors have been installed in the first row. This week, two...
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,...
U-Haul and the Detroit Future City Plan – Horizon 1
Photo courtesy of the Detroit Works Project's "Detroit Future City" plan. Recently, the Detroit Works Project unveiled a 50-year comprehensive plan titled “Detroit Future City.”...
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...