Prime location!! Climate controlled storage, loading dock, and 3 oversized bay doors. Paved road/parking, ~4,300 square feet. Two ceiling mounted heaters, Natural gas run to the building, florescent lighting, security lighting on property outside, and exhaust fan mounted on the back wall. Metal & block construction. Partitioned room for office and bathroom. All metal roofing. The building has been maintained with very well. But wait! There is more: taking advantage of the good views, and convenience to all area amenities, including being just a few minutes away from the Blue Ridge Parkway and access to city water. Investor/development incentive! NC boasts a low corporate income tax rate of just 2.5% (the lowest out of the 4 states that levy this tax), and Mitchell County maintains one of the lowest property taxes in NC and is also a Certified Entrepreneurial Community, Tier-1 Ranking, and the property is located in a Designated Opportunity Zone (Census Tract 9503)— meaning possible economic incentives for new job creation as well as other advantages. Mitchell County Economic Development, Chamber of Commerce, County Inspections and elected officials are eager to work with and meet the industrial needs for job creation buyers. The labor force can feed from local as well as 3 nearby county’s within 15 minute drive. Located just on the edge of Spruce Pine, NC and Blue Ridge Regional Hospital, minutes to The Blue Ridge Parkway, 15 minutes to Burnsville, NC 30 minutes to I-40, Marion, NC & Lake James, 30 minutes to I-26, 45 minutes To Boone/Appalachian State University, 50 minutes to Asheville, NC, 60 min. to Johnson City, TN, 2 hr. To Charlotte. The property is central to all major area employers within ½ to 3 miles with 3,500-4,000 employed individuals (major mining operations, regional hospital campus, dental school, government agencies, downtown retail, restaurants, legal and financial groups, super market, building suppliers, a major regional community college with 1,000 students, and the world recognized Penland School of Crafts with 1,600 students). The town of Spruce Pine, which is the largest “small town” between Asheville, NC and Boone, NC with a burgeoning economy and a strong index for growth. It is a place for artists to pour out their art and soul with an inspiration that only these ancient mountains can provide. There are many small towns that boast being on the verge of “revitalizing,” but how many are located in the heart of a mountain paradise? In this dynamo of a town with a vigorous mining industry expansion we see opportunities hitherto un-afforded to other towns similar in size. Although the population within the city limits is just over 2,000, the town brings in around 28,782 people per day from the adjacent census tracts, with people coming into town for dining, shopping, medical and legal services, entertainment, and work.