Before I get into this week's update, I'd like to thank Jennifer Weston for last week's update. I was off at a week-long conference and really appreciated the help. Also, thanks...
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From Nabisco to U-Haul: Shiny and Secure 03-11-13
Last week, week we mentioned that construction on the third floor of the U-Haul building is in the final stages. Over 100 doors of the third floor storage area have been wired...
Moving Up at the U-Haul Nabisco Building 03-07-13
Construction of 278 self-storage rooms on the third floor wrapped up this week and we are moving up to the fourth floor to begin construction of another 275 self-storage...
Team Play at U-Haul Nabisco Building 02-25-13
If you've ever played any team sport, you've heard your coach say that when everyone on the team knows their position and plays it well, the team wins. That is certainly true of...
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.”...