Clear out, McCarty
Stephen Jackson, a moving lead with Moving and Surplus, closes the box truck door after wardrobes from McCarty Hall in Seattle, Wash. were packed up on Jan. 29, 2016.
McCarty Hall has housed generations of undergraduates, but now, it’s time for the building to move on. Moving and Surplus was prepared to help.
Eric Himes, a truck driver for Moving and Surplus, stands on the edge of the box truck as Phil Aldred, a mover, pushes a wooden McCarty wardrobe onto the lift in Seattle, Wash. on Jan. 29, 2016.
After students packed up their bags and vacated McCarty Hall last June, the building has been cleared from the inside out as the demolition date inches closer. Both Haggett Hall and McCarty Hall are being demolished as part of a north campus student housing project. The buildings will be replaced by five new residence halls, which are estimated to open in 2018.
Equipped with trucks, plastic warp, and rolling carts, Moving and Surplus was well prepared to pack up the building. The team started hauling bookshelves, pedestals, dressers, wardrobes, and beds from McCarty Hall in August 2015.
Plastic wrap is circled around the drawers of a wardrobe in McCarty Hall in Seattle, Wash. on Jan. 29, 2016 by Jeff Robinson, a truck driver with Moving and Surplus.
Some of the furniture from McCarty Hall was moved to other Housing and Food Services locations, but the remaining items were sent off with Moving and Surplus, or to various local non-profit organizations. In September 2015, the team started sending furniture to either the Seattle or Sandpoint warehouse. The first phase of removal was completed in mid-November.
Alex Kiszelewski, a mover with Moving and Surplus, pushes a wooden wardrobe through an elevator door in McCarty Hall in Seattle, Wash. on Jan. 29, 2016.
Instead of tossing the furniture aside, the Surplus store sells the furniture for reuse. It is part of their mission to reuse, re-purpose, or recycle.
For the past few years, UW Surplus has diverted 99% of their surplused materials from the landfill through resale or recycling. In October, November, and December of 2015, over 20,000 items were diverted from the landfill. A little more than 60% of those items were sold or designated for sale by the UW Surplus store.
Before the contractor took control of McCarty Hall at the start of February, Moving and Surplus pushed out some of the remaining pieces of furniture. Now, a chain link fence plastered with “Do Not Enter” signs surrounds a large chunk of upper campus. According to Capital Planning and Development, demolition will begin in late February.
For UW Departments, the Surplus store is regularly open Monday through Friday from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. The store is open to the general public Tuesdays from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.
To check out the current inventory or look at moving options, go to the Moving and Surplus website.
Stephen Jackson, a moving lead for Moving and Surplus, stands on a lift after wardrobes from McCarty Hall have been packed into a box truck in Seattle, Wash. on Jan. 29, 2016.
