Adaptive Reuse at U-Haul at Lake Ave

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120 Lake Ave Rochester, NY 14608
(2 Blocks North Of Lyell Ave)

(585) 254-1677

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(585) 254-1677

120 Lake Ave
Rochester, NY 14608
(2 Blocks North Of Lyell Ave)

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Mon–Thur

7 am–7 pm
Friday

7 am–8 pm
Saturday

7 am–7 pm
Sunday

9 am–5 pm

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Adaptive Reuse in Rochester, NY at U-Haul at Lake Ave

Building History

If you take a short trip down any road, you are more than likely going to pass a Shell fuel and service station. Shell Stations have been bringing quality gas and customer service to communities since 1912. Shell is now viewed as one of the largest and most prolific oil and gas companies in the world. They merged with Texaco in 1997, which only accelerated their growth and reputation as the industry leader. The industry giant had humble beginnings going back to 1833 when a shopkeeper named Marcus Samuel decided to sell his antique business to pursue importing and exporting seashells, which were in high fashion at the time. His export and import business would soon expand from seashells to machinery, textiles, tools, rice, silk, sugar, wheat, flour and eventually oil when the first petrol powered internal combustion engines arrived in 1886. With the industrial revolution, the world would never be the same and communities would become reliant on gasoline to thrive. Shell built gas stations cross continentally to serve those communities. U-Haul couldn't let such an iconic building from 1950 fall into ruin, so they acquired the property 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:

190 tons of metal manufacturing & transportation prevented
1,667 tons of new concrete pours avoided
1,875 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 Rochester community:

1,435,050 lbs greenhouse gas emissions prevented

Steel Production 190 tons (172 tonnes) of steel manufacturing and delivery saved to date
Energy 0 kWh annual energy savings
Concrete 1,667 tons (1,513 tonnes) of new concrete pours avoided to date
Emissions 1,435,050 lbs (650,934 kgs) of greenhouse gas emissions prevented
Landfill Debris 1,875 lbs (1,701 kgs) of construction debris prevented