Adaptive Reuse at U-Haul Moving & Storage of North Amarillo

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2100 SW 6th Ave Amarillo, TX 79106
(SW 6th Ave @ S Austin Street, 4 blocks East of Georgia on SW 6th Ave.)

(806) 373-4488

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(806) 373-4488

2100 SW 6th Ave
Amarillo, TX 79106
(SW 6th Ave @ S Austin Street, 4 blocks East of Georgia on SW 6th 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 Amarillo, TX at U-Haul Moving & Storage of North Amarillo

Serving U-Haul customers since 1977, this facility was built through Adaptive Reuse of an abandoned building.

Building History

Introduced by General Motors in 1926, the Pontiac brand brought an affordable line of quiet and reliable automobiles to the market. The Brown Pontiac building in Amarillo, Texas opened for business in 1935 during the era of the Great Depression. From 1942 to 1945 virtually all civilian car production was suspended, and the automotive industry transformed their factories to manufacture items for war-time efforts. At the time, General Motors had 400,000 employees at 112 plants, devoting 95 percent of company output to the war effort. After World War II, Brown Pontiac served its community as an automobile dealership for another three decades.

After Brown Pontiac closed, U-Haul acquired the building in 1977 to provide do-it-yourself moving and storage services for the northern Amarillo community. 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 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:

4,103.40 tons of new concrete pours avoided
4,159.40 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 Amarillo community:

142,595 kWh annual energy savings
1,734,361 lbs greenhouse gas emissions prevented

Steel Production 0 tons (0 tonnes) of steel manufacturing and delivery saved to date
Energy 142,595 kWh annual energy savings
Concrete 4,103 tons (3,724 tonnes) of new concrete pours avoided to date
Emissions 1,734,361 lbs (786,701 kgs) of greenhouse gas emissions prevented
Landfill Debris 4,159 lbs (3,774 kgs) of construction debris prevented