Adaptive Reuse at U-Haul At 39th Expressway

4050 NW 39th Oklahoma City, OK 73112
(Btwn Portland & Meridian South side of 39th Expy, SE corner of 39th and Tulsa Ave)

(405) 946-0751

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(405) 946-0751

4050 NW 39th
Oklahoma City, OK 73112
(Btwn Portland & Meridian South side of 39th Expy, SE corner of 39th and Tulsa Ave)

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Fri: 7 am–8 pm
Sat: 7 am–7 pm
Sun: 9 am–5 pm

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Adaptive Reuse in Oklahoma City, OK at U-Haul at 39th Expressway

Building History

There are iconic gas station brands that are uniquely nostalgic to many Americans and DX brand is one of them. In 1968, Sun Oil Co. merged with Sunray DX Oil Company and began marketing petroleum gasoline under the DX brand name in a few midwestern states. Sunray DX-Oil Company would famously patent an upper-cylinder lubricant which was added to their gasoline and then given the iconic brand name "D-X" and "D-X Lubricating Motor Fuel". Sun Oil Co. continued marketing D-X gasoline using both the Sunoco and DX brands all the way into the 1980s.

Not wanting to let such an iconic building fall into ruins, U-Haul acquired the historic property in 1977. This particular DX station was originally built in 1958. U-Haul has acquired and saved many more abandoned DX stations across the United States.

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:

14 tons of metal manufacturing & transportation prevented
672 tons of new concrete pours avoided
689.4 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 Oklahoma City community:

26,613 kWh annual energy savings
341,779 lbs greenhouse gas emissions prevented

Steel Production 14 tons (13 tonnes) of steel manufacturing and delivery saved to date
Energy 26,613 kWh annual energy savings
Concrete 672 tons (610 tonnes) of new concrete pours avoided to date
Emissions 341,779 lbs (155,030 kgs) of greenhouse gas emissions prevented
Landfill Debris 689 lbs (626 kgs) of construction debris prevented