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@mcj115 That is what I am going to discuss......putting a retail space in the front that will be fixed up using tax credits/grants and the back warehouse will remain the garage/shop. The retail space would just be leased to a local looking for a retail space and I would not be involved in any...

Sort of an update.....I have a meeting with the city in April to discuss a couple options for renovation/restoration grants. I do believe they will want some sort of business to be installed in the building at a minimum a retail space in the front. Will know more after the meeting.

@stingry Old Man Roger I am originally from that area and have a lot of family over there. My mom is also 30 minutes away so I am over there on a regular basis. To buy that in Colorado would have cost me at least 10 times what I paid for it as well. Here in Colorado I was also paying $500...

@Bert_ I am going to confirm that with the city.

@Just_Steve would be nice if the power company would do that! @mikeyr long term plan is to actually buid in some living quarters. There is a good size room off the front show room area that I am planning on doing that with.

@gregs All the old stuff has to come out regardless. First order of business is to get someone to put new power lines from the pole down to new meters.

@gregs The city has some money to help with the renovation if used for city development....like opening a business....which I dont want to do. I do have a conversation going with them about rehab money to create a retail space for someone else. But there isnt a lot of rehab money to go after...

@stingry I have had the city electric and plumbing inspectors out. This is how I started down this road when neither would turn anything on until was all updated. The building is roughly 7000sqft with two main areas......the front showroom area and the back warehouse/shop. The city really...

The one electrician I was able to get out there last summer suggested this.

@gregs It is a total gut job and basically nothing in the building as far as electric goes is salvageable. Everything needs redone from the pole to the building and then throughout the building.

Here are some before and after pics of the front showroom. It doesn't look like it but this place was a major dump before we started cleaning the building. All that **** was just left behind by the previous owner.....most went into the roll off.

Thank you to everyone for the conversation and suggestions! Here are some pics of the power outside and inside the main shop area. There are two more sub-panels in the front of the building as well.

320 amp service with 3 100 amp panels inside. 2 in the shop and 1 up front.

@Steve in SoCal as mentioned earlier the building needs the power redone from pole to the building and then the entire building. The biggest hang up is getting a contractor to actually show up and bid the job. Since last summer I have one electrician actually show up. He quoted roughly 15k to...

Definitely one of my considerations. Looking at generators I can feed to a panel and wire up some permanent outlets and lights.

There is a portion that used to be a paint booth and wash bay which someone combined. Probably about 24x24.....could be a good place for something like that.

I am close to that same situation financially with this. In the end it's a nice dry storage for my cars and parts. Just trying to get some ideas on how to make it more functional as a workshop without utilities for now.

@dcg9381 I am just learning that hail wont be a problem as I continue to look into solar. A small solar setup may be what I need to have power readily available when I there working. Would also like something steady to keep exterior motion lights and some security cameras running. @gleman...

I don't know the last time a functioning business was in it. Mostly abandoned for at least 10 years. The power company came out and told me they wont even attempt to turn it on until all new power is brought from the pole to the building, and all new panels were installed, etc. All must be...

@stingry been to Morrill many times.....lots of old cool buildings in that town as well. Its also not quite as defunct.