905 7th Ave 21,400 SF Industrial Building Charleston, WV 25302 $616,581 CAD ($28.81 CAD/SF)

In 1969, Central Distributing Company opened a brand-new state-of-the-art fully air conditioned beer distribution center on the West Side of Charleston West Virginia. It served very well for the Budweiser brand along with numerous other beers being shipped all over. In about 1991, they moved to a much larger facility south of Charleston and left this building for another user. In 1993, a local wine merchant purchased the property and started distributing wines all over the state. The building was perfect for distribution. It had four overhead doors for drive-in vehicles and a truck dock with sunken well for loading and unloading 53s. In about 2019, the wine merchant became ill and he died three years later. In the meantime, the wine distribution business suffered for lack of leadership. He passed away in about 2022, and it took about three years to settle the estate. In the meantime, the building sat vacant. Unfortunately, thieves broke in and stole the copper and all the electrical gear, meaning there is no electricity to the building, consequently showings need to be with a flashlight. The consequence of all this is that the building needs a makeover. A substantial makeover. It needs new heating, cooling were necessary, electrical systems, lights, and a general refurbishing both on the inside and the outside, more than likely to include a new roof. Consider this a substantial fixer-upper. It would not be surprising to learn that all this would cost $500,000 or more. This means that if that amount of money were spent, then a very good structural warehouse facility could be had for roughly $1 million and it would contain slightly over 20,000 ft.². Also, that would mean that the fencing for the truck dock area, the truck docks the truck doors and all of the integral parts of the facility would be brand-new and ready for the next 50 years. All the asphalt is intact. There is parking in the front of the building for customers and employees. The maneuvering area for the trucks is quite large as can be seen from the aerial photos in the brochure. This will be simply a case of someone going in and taking an older building and making something very good out of it, as the structural nature of it is outstanding. It's a clear span building with 20 foot ceilings. This is a huge project but a good project. The result would be a fabulous facility. Please look at the tax map which shows all of the land included and the aerial photographs that show its relationship to Virginia St., West, Seventh Avenue, and other photos that show its location in the West Side area of Charleston.
There are no floorplans or architectural drawings for the building but it is basically a pre-engineered steel building measuring 150' x 132' with all of the truck docks and doors on the westerly end. Inside, there is office and meeting/storage space on the first floor measuring 20' x 100', and above that, there is office space measuring 20' x 80' meaning there is 1600 ft.² more than the footprint of the building. It is accessed by twin stairwells.
It is currently assesses by the county at $171,960 and the annual taxes are about $5200.
This is not a project for the faint of heart. It's a major renovation of a major building in Charleston and the result can be an extremely nice facility.