FRANKFORT, Ill., June 11,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- U-Haul® has
acquired the former Saunoris' Garden Center property at 19600 S.
Harlem Ave. in Frankfort to better
meet the moving and self-storage needs of Will County.
The 6.88-acre property, now U-Haul Moving & Storage of
Frankfort Square, was purchased on June
3 and will be the first U-Haul-owned and -operated center in
the Village of Frankfort, located
28 miles south of Chicago and
conveniently tucked just minutes away from Interstates 80 and
57.
Many services will be available starting in August. The location
will offer a retail showroom with truck and trailer sharing, boxes
and moving supplies, and more.
Plans call for the creation of a three-story, 94,764-square-foot
building with a mix of 937 indoor climate-controlled
self-storage rooms and drive-up storage units with high-tech
security features at affordable price points.
Once the building is ready, customers will have access to towing
equipment and professional hitch installation, propane, and green
initiatives like a Re-Use Center and the Take A Box, Leave A Box
program. There will also be a U-Box® warehouse
to hold up to 1,000 portable moving and storage
containers.
Download the U-Haul app or contact Reservations at
1-800-GO-UHAUL.
U-Haul Company of Chicago South and Southwest Suburbs president
Rocc Bolden plans to hire up to 10
Team Members to staff the store. U-Haul will look to hire locally
to promote job growth in Frankfort. U-Haul, honored as a Best for Vets
employer by The Military Times, actively recruits veterans and
gives them preference in the hiring process. Find U-Haul careers
at uhauljobs.com.
"U-Haul is thrilled to invest in the Frankfort community," Bolden said. "Our team
is looking forward to reaching more customers with our trusted
moving and self-storage products."
Until the Frankfort store is
ready, customers can find rental equipment at dealer locations in
Mokena, Tinley Park and New
Lenox. There are four full-service facilities within a
15-mile radius of Frankfort,
including U-Haul of Alsip at 11855
S. Cicero Ave.
U-Haul, its Chicago Metro team,
and its local charity partners produced a video several years ago
detailing the Company's commitment and value to the city. Watch it
here: https://youtu.be/RNLgTY71BIM.
About U-HAUL
Founded in 1945, U-Haul is the No. 1 choice of
do-it-yourself movers with more than 23,000 rental locations across
all 50 states and 10 Canadian provinces. The U-Haul app makes it
easy for customers to use U-Haul Truck Share 24/7 to access trucks
anytime through the self-dispatch and -return options on their
smartphones with our patented Live Verify technology. Our
customers' patronage has enabled the U-Haul fleet to grow to
188,700 trucks, 139,400 trailers and 43,700 towing devices. U-Haul
is the third largest self-storage operator in North America with 1,004,000 rentable units
and 86.8 million square feet of self-storage space at Company-owned
and -managed facilities. U-Haul is the top retailer of propane in
the U.S. and the largest installer of permanent trailer hitches in
the automotive aftermarket industry. Get the U-Haul app from
the App
Store or Google Play.
Contact:
Yasmine Esparza
Jeff Lockridge
E-mail: publicrelations@uhaul.com
Phone: 602-263-6194
Website: uhaul.com
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