So, since everyone has been asking, here's some pictures of the building I'm buying for $2500.
A few details:
The buildings were built in the late 1890's, and at one point the east-side was a shoe factory, then later on they were both combined & operated as a hardware store through 1970. They were purchased several years later by a couple guys who opened an antique store, and operated it until around 2002/3 when it closed.
Eventually, these buildings, as well as several others they owned, were abandoned & eventually became the property of our village. The village spent quite a bit of money fixing the roof & tuck-pointing the exterior, and have been trying to sell the properties for some time.
Honestly though, the main intent of the village was not to profit - or even recoup their costs - but to save the buildings & what's left of our downtown(we lost 1/2 our small downtown to a fire in 2004, and many other stores closed soon after. What they want are people who are going to open businesses, repair & maintain the buildings, and hopefully bring a few jobs & some sales tax into town.
Knowing that, I presented my offer of $2500 with my plans for the property, to the village at their board meeting last month. It was initially a split vote, and required a 2nd meeting to re-vote, but it passed unanimously the second time.
This is looking south at the front of the buildings. My plan is to get setup on the east-side by Halloween so I can get opened, then work on renovating the rest.
This is the alley-side on the west. These windows aren't in great shape, but I think they might be salvageable. There are a couple broken panes to deal with asap though.
And here's the back. On the right, you can see the archway of bricks over the window & a/c. That's where eventually I'll re-install a doorway & setup the garage area.
This is the front area where I'll setup shop first. It's hard to tell, but it still has the original tin ceiling in great shape!
And the other part of the front east side.
This I where I'll build the garage. The wall on the right is a facade & will be removed. I think I'll keep the chandelier! It will be about 24' x 35' when opened up.
Here's the west-side. I love the glass cabinets, once I get the studio built I plan on filling it with guitars! You can see some ceiling damage in the far back that I need to address, and the enclaves on the right will be where the sound-rooms are built.
This is one of the immediate concerns - the only bathroom(presently) has a couple holes in the floor!
And here's the other serious issue, this is the 2nd floor, looking down toward the back of the building. Fortunately all the joists are good, so I'll just reinforce them & re-sheet everything.
These next few are some shots of the 2nd floor apartment area, and finally the 3rd floor.
And what an awesome price! I can't wait to see what you do with it!
