3145 Washington St W

For someone wishing a small, compact commercial building for a specific use, this masonry building located on a major thoroughfare in North Charleston might be exactly what you're looking for. Originally, it started out as a neighborhood grocery. Later, it was sold to the local electrician’s union and they used it as a training center and a lodge hall for many years. After they moved to a new, modern facility in another part of town, it was sold to an investor who remodeled it for a day care center. The daycare center morphed into a small neighborhood church, and after they folded, it was taken back to the basics and is now ready for the next phase of development, be it a commercial kitchen, an office building, an expanded daycare center, a small distribution warehouse for someone who might be a factory rep, or any number of things that are covered in the commercial zoning. Except for industrial uses which are smoke belching and noisy, the C – 10 zoning covers most everything that someone would want to do in the building. It would be easy to tie both floors together with an enclosed outside stairway. As of now, they are separated. The upstairs could be offices and the lower level could be a meeting room or conference/training area. With some double stacking, there is room for 12 cars to park. The outbuilding could easily be remodeled for storage.
The building will require new air conditioning and heating units, and upgrades in the bathrooms and kitchens. It is the owner's estimate that $30,000-$40,000 would be necessary to spend in order to put it in the really good condition ready for the next 20 years.