{"id":1004051487,"date":"2012-08-26T18:47:29","date_gmt":"2012-08-27T02:47:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/synd.yardi.com\/?p=64697"},"modified":"2020-04-08T07:58:26","modified_gmt":"2020-04-08T15:58:26","slug":"nabisco-becomes-u-haul-self-storage-location-urban-farm-receives-grant-for-solar-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/nabisco-becomes-u-haul-self-storage-location-urban-farm-receives-grant-for-solar-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Nabisco Becomes U-Haul Self-Storage Location; Urban Farm Receives Grant for Solar System"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Veronica Grecu, Associate Editor<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">AMERCO Real Estate, the parent company that owns U-Haul International based in Phoenix, AZ, has recently acquired one of Detroit\u2019s historic buildings, the 250,000-square-foot National Biscuit Company (Nabisco) located at 899 West Baltimore Street, expanding its network of self-storage locations in the city.<a href=\"https:\/\/synd.yardi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2012\/08\/Nabisco-Building.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-64743\" title=\"Nabisco Building\" src=\"https:\/\/synd.yardi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2012\/08\/Nabisco-Building.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The company\u2019s acquisition is part of the U-Haul Detroit Revitalization project that aims to expand and invest in Detroit by buying and repurposing existing historic buildings. \u00a0&#8221;U-Haul wants to give back to the great city of Detroit by expanding and investing in it,&#8221; says U-Haul International Chairman Hoe Shoen.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The seven-story Nabisco building (pictured), which was built in 1920 as a bakery, will have more than 930 indoor, single-level storage rooms with nearly 63,000 square foot of self-storage. The facility is expected to become fully operational in mid-2013, when the renovation project is completed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In other news, <em>Detroit Free Press<\/em> reports that a four-acre urban farm will be run on solar power thanks to a grant from\u00a0<em>GOOD<\/em> magazine. The magazine\u2019s \u201cUse Technology for GOOD\u201d challenge for ideas of a project that fuels social change through technology resulted in a $2,500 grant that was offered to farm owner Noah <a href=\"https:\/\/synd.yardi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2012\/08\/urban-farm-solar-system.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-64744\" title=\"urban farm solar system\" src=\"https:\/\/synd.yardi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2012\/08\/urban-farm-solar-system.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/><\/a>Link, who received most votes for his project, <a href=\"https:\/\/technology.maker.good.is\/projects\/SolarSystem?fund_id=technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Off Grid Solar System for an Urban Farm<\/a>. The farm began in 2011 in the Highland Park area and over the course of one year it has harvested a big amount of organic produce for the surrounding community and has built good relationships with its neighbors.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to\u00a0<em>GOOD<\/em> magazine, a four-person team has been working to design and implement the solar system\u2019s components, which cost $8,000. The system installation will be completed by the end of the month and will provide energy for farming and day-to-day living throughout the year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.multihousingnews.com\/news\/market-snapshot-as-auto-industry-bounces-back-detroit-sees-sharp-increase-in-multifamily-rentals\/1004049836.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>Click here<\/strong><\/a> for more market data on Detroit.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>Nabisco building image courtesy of U-Haul website; solar system installation image credits to GOOD magazine<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Veronica Grecu, Associate Editor AMERCO Real Estate, the parent company that owns U-Haul International based in Phoenix, AZ, has recently acquired one of Detroit&rsquo;s historic buildings, the 250,000-square-foot National Biscuit Company (Nabisco) located at 899 West Baltimore Street, expanding its network of self-storage locations in the city. 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