Moore County NC Has Ideal Industrial Property for Manufacturers

ABERDEEN, N.C. - Aug. 27, 2015 - PRLog -- To be successful in recruiting new businesses and industries, which means generating new jobs and taxable investment, any community needs to have “product,” and in the economic development world, product means available industrial buildings and sites.

The largest and most versatile building currently available in Moore County, NC is the "Gulistan" building, a 600,000+ square-foot industrial facility located at 3140 NC Highway 5 in Aberdeen.

Situated on 62.5 acres zoned Industrial, the building is served by all utilities: three-phase power through Duke Energy, municipal water and sewer services through the Town of Aberdeen, and natural gas through Piedmont Natural Gas. With a rail spur on-site, the building can be served daily by the short line Aberdeen Carolina and Western Railroad, which connects to both CSX and Norfolk Southern main lines.

The Gulistan building has concrete floors from four to six inches thick and ceiling heights ranging from 18 to 24 feet. There are more than 20 dock doors with cross-docking capability and a wet sprinkler system throughout the building.  Three (3) water storage tanks onsite have a collective capacity of 550,000 gallons.

The space can easily be subdivided to accommodate the needs of multiple tenants, which presently include three (3) manufacturers.  Approximately 470,300 square feet remains available.

Moore County Partners in Progress (PIP), the nonprofit economic development corporation serving all of Moore County, recently solicited the assistance of Duke Energy and site consulting firm InSite to conduct a building assessment on the property to determine its best use and the most effective ways to market the location to clients and consultants.

Praising the building for its excellent condition and adaptability for multiple structural configurations to suit one or more tenants, InSite confirmed that the building’s “highest and best use” is manufacturing. “And recruiting manufacturing industries is the ultimate goal,” said PIP Executive Director Pat Corso, “because they are primary job creators that contribute substantially to the local economy.”

InSite pointed out that the building itself is essentially a multipurpose industrial park because it can accommodate users of any size and type, whether it’s a distribution company needing a modest 5,000 square feet or a manufacturer requiring 400,000 square feet or more.

“With the marketing recommendations from the building assessment, we now have a better idea of how to highlight the building’s features and versatility to clients,” Corso said. “We are confident that the building’s impressive amenities, coupled with the exceptional quality of life in Moore County, will attract the right industry to our community.”

Local and state incentives may be available to qualified companies meeting certain criteria.

To view a data sheet on the property, click on this link:  http://accessnc.commerce.state.nc.us/SASStoredProcess/guest?_program=/reports/mkt/mkt_report&siteID=15131

For more information about economic development efforts in Moore County, NC, visit Partners in Progress’ website at http://www.moorebusiness.org.