Adaptive Reuse at U-Haul Moving & Storage of Lapalco Blvd

2340 Lapalco Blvd Harvey, LA 70058
(Located at the corner of Lapalco and Brooklyn Ave, Across the street from New Orleans food and Spirits)

(504) 368-7823

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(504) 368-7823

2340 Lapalco Blvd
Harvey, LA 70058
(Located at the corner of Lapalco and Brooklyn Ave, Across the street from New Orleans food and Spirits)

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Mon-Thur: 7 am–7 pm
Fri: 7 am–8 pm
Sat: 7 am–7 pm
Sun: 9 am–5 pm

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24 hour customer return
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Adaptive Reuse in Harvey, LA at U-Haul Moving & Storage of Lapalco Blvd

Building History

Whitney Holding Corporation is the oldest continuously operating banking firm in New Orleans. Whitney National Bank was originally founded in the early 1880's by 25-year-old George Q. Whitney and 11 other investors. The bank experienced early success and was able to settle into the iconic building on Gravier Street, in 1888. In 1905, the bank became affiliated with Germania National Bank and the Central Bank Savings and Trust Company and changed the name to the Whitney Central National Bank. The merger allowed the company to charter both national and state banks and avoid the some of the more strict regulations on national banks. In 1933, John D. O'Keefe helped oversee the reorganization of the affiliates into a single corporate entity, the Whitney National Bank. Even in 1935, great depression era, the bank was still able to thrive enough to pay regular dividends to the stock holders but also splurge on a $300,000 modern air conditioning system for the main office. In May of 1962, the Whitney shareholders created the Whitney Holding Corporation, which is now the parent company of the current Whitney system of subsidiaries. The Whitney Bank building in Harvey was built in 1975 and U-Haul acquired the building in 2012.

Environmental Impact

Serving U-Haul customers since 2012, 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 ton of metal manufacturing & transportation prevented
981 tons of new concrete pours avoided
1,010 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 Harvey community:

16,910 kWh annual energy savings
409,823 lbs greenhouse gas emissions prevented

Steel Production 1 tons (1 tonnes) of steel manufacturing and delivery saved to date
Energy 16,910 kWh annual energy savings
Concrete 981 tons (890 tonnes) of new concrete pours avoided to date
Emissions 409,823 lbs (185,894 kgs) of greenhouse gas emissions prevented
Landfill Debris 1,010 lbs (917 kgs) of construction debris prevented