When Rod Baker, owner of Baker First Commercial
Real Estate, has a dream, it will become a reality! Nine years ago, Baker was aware the Walmart
building at Reno and S. Midwest Blvd in Midwest City would soon be vacant. Baker knew expanding into the Midwest City
market would be perfect for Security Self Storage and a dream was born.
The Walmart location sat empty for eight years
as the property went on the market and then off. For eight years the 17 acre lot was an
empty eye sore on the Midwest City map.
Finally in December of 2012, Baker’s client; MWC Self Storage Investors,
LLC was able to close on the property and begin turning the vacant property
into a new storage facility.
Alliance Property Development began
construction in mid-January 2013 when 8.5 acres, which included the Walmart
store itself, were fenced off to become the new MWC location for Security Self
Storage. The entire inside of the
building was demolished, leaving only the exterior walls. Jay Baker, Director of Construction for
Alliance Property Development, said “After demo, a non-load bearing system was
installed to create the separate storage units.” The entrance into the remodeled facility is
now be on S. Midwest Blvd.
The Midwest City location has 17,803 square
feet of climate controlled storage; the largest climate controlled facility in
the OKC metro with 145 units. There will
be 60,000 sf of exterior units. When
converting the Walmart building, openings on the east and west walls create the
driveway access to the exterior storage units.
Cindy Polando, the Market Manager over all eight locations, stated “A
unique feature to this location is a covered drive over the exterior unit
doors. We are one of the few places in
the metro that offers you rain free, snow free access to your units.”
Resident Managers George & Elaine Fast made
the move from the Security Self Storage location near Memorial & N. Santa
Fe to the new Midwest City facility.
They have been managers with Security Self Storage for over nine
years. Elaine says “It’s good to get
back home to the community George and I are from. We are looking forward to serving the Mid-Del
area with great storage prices and super nice units.”
An almost 10 year vision is finally open! What
once was a dream is now a reality. With
the 8th location of Security Self Storage, from Bethany to Midwest
City, and Norman to Edmond, We’ve Got YOUR Storage,
Covered!
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