Vacant 60,500 sq ft space to become urban storage hub
Birmingham’s empty former Beatties department store is set to become a new urban storage hub.
Self-storage entrant StoreAway has already began to transform the 60,500 sq ft vacant space on Corporation Street into 650 lockers across three floors.
The move comes as part of StoreAway’s plans to repurpose more than a quarter of a million sq ft of unoccupied retail and leisure space across the country into convenient storage.
Built in 1955 for C&A, the space which has been vacant since 2006 and will be open to the public on September 5th.
Managing Director of StoreAway Richard Lanyon said: “Our long-term vision for the future is clear and while the concept is still in its infancy, we have captured the attention of owners such as Legal & General.
“The new store sits in a prime location in UK’s second largest city and is in the perfect place for our facility to thrive due to it being right on the doorstep of our many different types of customers that we know this service will be of benefit to.”
StoreAway’s flagship site opened in Liverpool back in May, before the brand launched its Cheltenham offering in June. Further sites have now been confirmed in Bath, Basildon and Swindon, with their associated openings expected later this year and early in 2023.
Joint Managing Director & Founder of StoreAway Christian Yates said: “When developing this concept, we wanted to revolutionise the inclusivity of modern life, meaning that the one size fits all approach no longer works. By excluding this, we have been able to open new doors to those seeking flexibility and control over their own time, space and routine”.
Supporting the launch and operations of each site is leading independent storage consultancy Engage, led by Anthony Adams and Mark Van Adrichem.
