UHAL - U-Haul Plans First Store in Frankfort as Storage Footprint Grows across Chicago Metro

PR Newswire

FRANKFORT, Ill. , June 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- U-Haul ^® has acquired the former Saunoris' Garden Center property at 19600 S. Harlem Ave. in Frankfort to better meet the moving and self-storage needs of Will County .

The 6.88-acre property, now U-Haul Moving & Storage of Frankfort Square, was purchased on June 3 and will be the first U-Haul-owned and -operated center in the Village of Frankfort , located 28 miles south of Chicago and conveniently tucked just minutes away from Interstates 80 and 57.

Many services will be available starting in August. The location will offer a retail showroom with truck and trailer sharing, boxes and moving supplies, and more.

Plans call for the creation of a three-story, 94,764-square-foot building with a mix of 937 indoor climate-controlled self-storage rooms and drive-up storage units with high-tech security features at affordable price points.

Once the building is ready, customers will have access to towing equipment and professional hitch installation, propane, and green initiatives like a Re-Use Center and the Take A Box, Leave A Box program. There will also be a U-Box ^® warehouse to hold up to 1,000 portable moving and storage containers .

Download the U-Haul app or contact Reservations at 1-800-GO-UHAUL.

U-Haul Company of Chicago South and Southwest Suburbs president Rocc Bolden plans to hire up to 10 Team Members to staff the store. U-Haul will look to hire locally to promote job growth in Frankfort . U-Haul, honored as a Best for Vets employer by The Military Times, actively recruits veterans and gives them preference in the hiring process. Find U-Haul careers at uhauljobs.com .

"U-Haul is thrilled to invest in the Frankfort community," Bolden said. "Our team is looking forward to reaching more customers with our trusted moving and self-storage products."

Until the Frankfort store is ready, customers can find rental equipment at dealer locations in Mokena , Tinley Park and New Lenox . There are four full-service facilities within a 15-mile radius of Frankfort , including U-Haul of Alsip at 11855 S. Cicero Ave.

U-Haul, its Chicago Metro team, and its local charity partners produced a video several years ago detailing the Company's commitment and value to the city. Watch it here: https://youtu.be/RNLgTY71BIM .

About U-HAUL

Founded in 1945, U-Haul is the No. 1 choice of do-it-yourself movers with more than 23,000 rental locations across all 50 states and 10 Canadian provinces. The U-Haul app makes it easy for customers to use U-Haul Truck Share 24/7 to access trucks anytime through the self-dispatch and -return options on their smartphones with our patented Live Verify technology. Our customers' patronage has enabled the U-Haul fleet to grow to 188,700 trucks, 139,400 trailers and 43,700 towing devices. U-Haul is the third largest self-storage operator in North America with 1,004,000 rentable units and 86.8 million square feet of self-storage space at Company-owned and -managed facilities. U-Haul is the top retailer of propane in the U.S. and the largest installer of permanent trailer hitches in the automotive aftermarket industry. Get the U-Haul app from the App Store or Google Play .

Contact:

Yasmine Esparza
Jeff Lockridge
E-mail: publicrelations@uhaul.com
Phone: 602-263-6194
Website: uhaul.com

SOURCE U-Haul