Adaptive Reuse at U-Haul Moving & Storage of Fort Smith

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2205 Towson Ave Fort Smith, AR 72901
(@ U St)

(479) 785-4036

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(479) 785-4036

2205 Towson Ave
Fort Smith, AR 72901
(@ U St)

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Mon-Thur: 7 am–7 pm
Fri: 7 am–8 pm
Sat: 7 am–7 pm
Sun: 9 am–5 pm

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Adaptive Reuse in Fort Smith, AR at U-Haul Moving & Storage of Fort Smith

Building History

The Safeway chain was originally named Skaggs Cash Stores due to their unusual practice of cash only purchases. Customers operated on a "cash-and-carry" basis and were not able to use a credit card for payment. This debt free store was the "safe way" to shop because early americam families couldn't go into debt for groceries. Their slogan mirrored these principles, "Drive the Safeway; buy the Safeway" It was in 1915 when Marion Skaggs purchased his father's 576-square-foot grocery store in Idaho for $1,089. Not to long after, Skaggs enlisted the help of his five brothers to grow the network of stores and by 1926, the chain had opened 428 Skaggs stores in 10 states. Eventually Skaggs merged his company with another grocery chain and was reincorporated as Safeway, Inc. Safeway was eventually acquired by Albertsons in January 2015 and is now headquartered in Alameda County, California. U-Haul acquired the building in 1977.

Environmental Impact

Serving U-Haul customers since 1977, this facility was built through adaptive reuse of an abandoned building. Adaptive reuse promotes infill development in an effort to strengthen communities, with the following benefits achieved at this site:

54 tons of metal manufacturing & transportation prevented
3,531 tons of new concrete pours avoided
3,641 tons of construction and demolition debris prevented

Energy-efficiency and waste-reduction programs at this facility provide the following estimated benefits each year for this Fort Smith community:

47,833 kWh annual energy savings
1,669,485 lbs greenhouse gas emissions prevented

Steel Production 54 tons (49 tonnes) of steel manufacturing and delivery saved to date
Energy 47,833 kWh annual energy savings
Concrete 3,531 tons (3,204 tonnes) of new concrete pours avoided to date
Emissions 1,669,485 lbs (757,273 kgs) of greenhouse gas emissions prevented
Landfill Debris 3,641 lbs (3,304 kgs) of construction debris prevented