Beautiful Brick School Building for sale!
* Final Price Reduction *
Buy it now for $95,000!
~ Last chance, only 25 days remaining ~
Make $5,000 available immediately (Paypal, wire transfer, etc..), have $90,000 available
for transfer within 30 days of receiving earnest money and this amazing property will be yours!
Simple deed transfer - no closing costs or realtor fees.
This beautiful, historic school building is located just blocks from Main Street in Marenisco, Michigan.
The 3-story brick structure has approx. 30,000 sq. ft. of heated space and sits on almost 3 acres of land.
Combine the great downtown location, a well-maintained building and the pristine beauty of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula with the wealth of development possibilities, and you will find this property impossible to pass up!
The Roosevelt School was built in 1922 and was in use as Marenisco’s K-12 school until 2004 when it was closed due to consolidation. The building has been winterized and the heating system drained. It has an oil burning boiler (installed in 1997), an up-dated, 3 phase electrical system, a natural gas line and uses town water and sewer systems.
The windows were replaced in 1985 with double-paned thermo windows. The school also has storm windows.
The Dura-Last roof was installed in 1992 and passed a full inspection in July of this year.
The property also includes a 3-stall bus garage with automatic garage doors.
Aside from being minutes from downtown, the school is walking distance to the beautiful Presque Isle River and Bobcat Lake.
The inside of the school has many exceptional, original elements.
All the halls and stairways have beautiful terrazzo floors with decorative inlays.
The classrooms have tongue & groove, maple hardwoods (most are currently covered with either carpet or vinyl tile), elaborate trim details and high ceilings.
The interior features include:
* 12 Classrooms – including science lab, home ec room and wood shop.
* 2 Teacher’s Lounges – each with a ½ bath.
* Full Auditorium with stage and exterior exit.
* Gymnasium with newer Flex-Court flooring, catwalks and scoreboard.
* Administration and Principal’s offices.
* Reference Library.
* 3 large Supply Closets/Coat Rooms
* Boiler Room, Lunch Room, Steel Shop & Locker Room.
* 2 Handicapped accessible Restrooms – each has 2 sinks, 3 stalls and double showers.
- These restrooms were completely renovated in 2003 at a cost of $83,000.
This property has amazing possibilities for its new owners. It can easily be zoned for commercial, residential or mixed-use and the annual property taxes are only $1,032.
So, whether you are looking for your own spacious northwoods retreat or converting it into much-needed apartments for the community, the Roosevelt School will more than meet your needs!
It could also easily accommodate a wide variety of other purposes, such as: a bed & breakfast, office space, call center, light warehouse or distribution center, charter school, wellness/fitness center or even a hotel.
Area Info:
Marenisco is a main hub for local recreational activities and tourism. Snowmobile/ATV trails 1 & 2 intersect right in town and bring a steady flow of riders through. The area has become increasingly well known for its wide variety of outdoor activities and stunning natural wilderness. Gogebic County is known as the ski capital of the Midwest and is a prime destination for snowmobiling, ATVs, fishing, hunting, biking, camping, boating and sightseeing. With 100’s of miles of snowmobile trails, ski slopes, 1200 miles of rivers and streams, 300 inland lakes, 50 waterfalls and over 1 million acres of unspoiled northwoods, Gogebic County is fast becoming one of the top destinations in the country. Here is your chance to claim a piece of it!
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