Green Storage in Clinton Hill

From the great Brooklyn listserv, Brooklyn Based...

At first glance, Clinton Hill’s Hall Street Storage looks like any storage facility, and for years it was. The warehouse provided cold storage for grocery stores and restaurants, a huge energy suck until its owner, Jeffrey Sitt, decided to renovate, add self-storage units, and power it all using 100 percent renewable energy to make Hall Street the country’s first green storage facility.

That's great - but of all the ways to “go green,” why on earth should you do it with storage? Because Hall Street is damn cheap compared to other spots — a 63-square-foot space, for instance, is $140 a month — at least $30 less than most facilities (including one just down the street).

Hall Street is also the only place in Brooklyn where you can buy cornstarch “peanuts” (which dissolve in water!) and wood shavings recycled from the warehouse’s old beams, to pack with. They even sell $1 recycled boxes (in good condition of course) alongside new ones. So even if you don’t store with them, you can pack up your place without creating a ton of waste.

Grand opening specials include two months free with one year pre-paid and a tote filled with eco goodies like a CFL bulb. There’s even a contest for a free year of storage: hallstreetstorage.com.