Adaptive Reuse at U-Haul Moving & Storage of Methuen

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99 Pleasant Valley St Methuen, MA 01844

(978) 237-5053

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(978) 237-5053

99 Pleasant Valley St
Methuen, MA 01844

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Adaptive Reuse in METHUEN, MA at U-HAUL MOVING & STORAGE OF METHUEN

Building History

The building on 99 Pleasant Valley Street was built in 1966 and was last used as a Verizon fleet maintenance garage. Verizon is an American wireless network operator that provides mobile phone services across the United States. Verizon was founded in 1998 when an American and British telecommunication firms, Bell Atlantic and Vodafone, created a joint wireless phone venture that would become known as Verizon Wireless. U-Haul acquired the former Verizon property in 2019 for adaptive reuse.

Located directly behind the Verizon building is a structure along 145 Milk St. that was built in 1970. The property was formerly occupied by the Parlex Corporation. The Parlex Corporation was known for designing and manufacturing flexible and interconnectable circuits and cables for their customers. Parlex has engineered products for use in automotive, computer, telecommunications, medical, and military markets. Parlex Corp. moved out of the building in 2017 and the property was acquired by U-Haul two years later for adaptive reuse.

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, the 99 Pleasant Valley Street 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:

417 tons of metal manufacturing & transportation prevented
1,916 tons of new concrete pours avoided
2,368 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 Methuen community:

2,444,818 lbs greenhouse gas emissions prevented

The nearby U-Haul satellite location at 145 Milk Street has also been serving customers since 2019 and was also built through adaptive reuse. The following benefits were achieved at this site:

1,293 tons of metal manufacturing & transportation prevented
4,436 tons of new concrete pours avoided
5,729 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 Methuen community:

6,970,006 lbs greenhouse gas emissions prevented

Steel Production 417 tons (378 tonnes) of steel manufacturing and delivery saved to date
Energy 0 kWh annual energy savings
Concrete 1,916 tons (1,739 tonnes) of new concrete pours avoided to date
Emissions 2,444,818 lbs (1,108,962 kgs) of greenhouse gas emissions prevented
Landfill Debris 2,368 lbs (2,149 kgs) of construction debris prevented