Building Features:  Constructed in 1941.  Building is in very good condition.

First Floor - 38' x 124' (4,712 sq. ft.)  Ceiling Height:  11'-4"

Lower Level - 26' x 124' (3,224 sq. ft)  Ceiling Height:  7'-0"

Construction:  Foundation walls are reinforced concrete and side walls are concrete and block.  Lower level floor is concrete.  Main floor is reinforced concrete with coated steel beam floor joists.  Ceiling joists are steel beams and more than adequate for upward expansion, if desired.  Flat rubber roof - Newly coated summer 2008.  Exterior wall construction - Stucco/Brick

Description:  Located in the central business district of Zion, IL, building has connected retail stores on either side.  The front is totally windowed for great retail displays.  The rear entry way has a lighted display area which also serves to light the entry way itself after dark.   The front stairway to the lower level is located inside the building. The lower level also has an outside entrance in the rear.

The first floor showroom is approximately 80% carpeted.  The front entryway floor consists of white marble tile extending to the lower level stairway.  The check-out counter/office is midway along the south wall, otherwise the 95 x 37 foot showroom is completely open, and very adequately lighted with fluorescent lighting.  There are two bathrooms on the first floor (one in use).

The rear 28 feet of the first floor is walled off for storage, staging and shipping, with an outside and inside access door.  This area could be easily opened up if more showroom is desired.

The lower level floor is approximately 50% carpeted and 30% tile.  It is all open except for one area along and behind the front stairway, the boiler room and two unused bathrooms.  Approximately 12 feet of the lower level along the length of the building, beyond the stairway access, is walled in for unknown reasons.  At one time, being a restaurant, the lower level also has a running water sink.

Heating System:  A new 4 zone gas heat boiler was installed in December 2005 for the  baseboard hot water heating system and fan.  There are 3 old time, 3-speed, individually controlled ceiling fans which add to the ambiance of the showroom and circulate the air for more even heating in the winter.  Not air conditioned.

Parking:  There is on the street parallel parking in the building front and a wide cobblestone sidewalk. Sheridan road (Route 137) is a highly traveled 4-lane main artery (20K/day) between the Illinois state line on the north to Waukegan, IL on the south, with stoplights one block north and one block south of the building.  Evening rush hour traffic is usually backed up from the north stoplight well beyond the building giving drivers time to check out the store window displays.

A large professionally landscaped and well lighted blacktop 62 space City parking lot is in the rear.  There is also a wide cobblestone sidewalk along the rear of the building and a loading ramp up to the sidewalk.  Snow removal on parking lot and sidewalks is handled by the City of Zion at no charge to building owners.

Development Under Construction:  Directly across Sheridan Road to the east, will be a 3-phase, $35 million dollar hotel/condo/retail project which had a ground breaking ceremony September 3, 2009.  Phase 1 will consist of an 84-room Best Western Inn & Suites Hotel, 120-seat banquet facility, full service restaurant, 24 hour fitness center and 3 retail store fronts.  Occupancy is planned for the fall of 2010.  See artist rendering of the Market Square complex and other city developments planned or in progress.

Property Type:  Commercial

Zoning:  C-B (Central Business District)

Permitted Building Uses:  See Separate List

Price:  $375,000.00

Tax Amount:  $5,684.00

Tax Year:  2009

Building is currently occupied and for sale by owner.

To schedule a showing call 847-731-2060

Business/inventory is also for sale.  Owners are selling after 23 years in the antique and collectible business in Zion to focus on expanding the new die-cast replica product lines in the Toy Mart.

Questions:  Email us.

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