Adaptive Reuse at U-Haul Moving & Storage of Marshalltown

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1720 S Center St   Marshalltown, IA 50158

(641) 752-9466

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(641) 752-9466

1720 S Center St
Marshalltown, IA 50158

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Adaptive Reuse in Marshalltown, IA at U-Haul Moving & Storage of Marshalltown

Building History

In 1899, Sebastian Spering Kresge invested in his own five and ten cent store where the people of downtown Detroit could go for reasonably priced everyday items. The modest prices were an instant hit with consumers and soon Mr. Kresge had expanded the concept to 85 stores. Even through an era of economic depression, the Kresge stores were able to keep their doors open, selling affordable goods and offering steady jobs. Times evolved and the price of goods inflated, but the S.S. Kresge Company continued to strive to find new models of retail that would continue to provide affordability. In 1920, Mr. Kresge designed a popular one dollar and under store with a green front that would be placed next to the traditional five and ten Kresge stores.

In 1959, the leadership torch was passed to Harry B. Cunningham and he became the president of the company. Under Cunningham's leadership, a new strategy was imagined, that included the modern Kmart discount department store. The first Kmart department store was opened in 1962 in Garden City, Michigan. Within a year, seventeen additional Kmart department stores were also opened around the country. There were also 753 successful Kresge stores still open at the time. In 1976, the company opened an unprecedented 271 Kmart department stores all in one year! Within a year, it was clear the majority of the sales revenue was coming from Kmart branded stores, which resulted in the S.S. Kresge Company officially changing their name to the Kmart Corporation. In 1987, the corporation sold off all of the remaining Kresge branded stores and focused primarily on the bix-box store discount merchandising.

Unfortunately, on January 22nd, 2002 the Kmart Corporation and 37 of it's subsidiaries filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Thankfully, a restructuring and reorganization under President Julian C. Day has allowed the company to continue to sustain operations at several stores across the country.

The Marshalltown Kmart building was built in 1965 and U-Haul acquired the building in 2019. Adaptive reuse building conversions allow U-Haul to promote infill development to meet citizens’ needs while preserving the natural resources and land normally required for new construction. Adaptive reuse also allows resources to be focused on integrating environmentally thoughtful features into the existing building rather than creating waste in the form of demolition and using valuable resources for new construction.

Environmental Impact

Serving U-Haul customers since 2019, 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: 

  • 1,353 tons of metal manufacturing & transportation prevented 
  • 6,257 tons of new concrete pours avoided 
  • 7,732 tons of construction and demolition debris prevented 

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

  • 7,948,821 lbs greenhouse gas emissions prevented 
  • Steel Use

    Steel Production 1,353 tons (1,228 tonnes) of steel manufacturing and delivery saved to date

  • Energy Use

    Energy 0 kWh annual energy savings

  • Concrete Use

    Concrete 6,257 tons (5,678 tonnes) of new concrete pours avoided to date

  • CO2 Emissions

    Emissions 7,948,821 lbs (3,605,562 kgs) of greenhouse gas emissions prevented

  • Landfill Debris

    Landfill Debris 7,732 lbs (7,016 kgs) of construction debris prevented

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