Swanson Industries Market Survey

MARKET SURVEY 

MORGANTOWN, WV 

PREPARED BY BLACK DIAMOND REALTY LLC 

FEBRUARY 2024

LOCATIONS MAP 

MORGANTOWN 

FAIRMONT 

CLARKSBURG 

BRIDGEPORT 

255 S Plant Street 

Morgantown, WV 26501 

56 Distributor Drive 


494 4H Camp Road 


13, 15, 17 Excavation Lane 


134 Tower Lane 


3051 City View Drive 


828 Fairmont Road 


945 King Street 

Fairmont, WV 26554 

5671 Benedum Drive 

Shinnston, WV 26431 

4938 Benedum Drive 

Bridgeport, WV 26330 

624 Armory Road 

Clarksburg, WV 26301 

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255 S PLANT STREET 

MORGANTOWN, WV 26501 

AS-IS ASKING PRICE / NEGOTIABLE 

RENTAL RATE / $8.50 / SQ FT / YEAR (NNN) 

GROSS BUILDING SIZE / 21,500 SQ FT (+10,000 SQ FT FABRIC BLDG.) 

GROSS LOT SIZE / 3.7 ACRES 

ZONING CITY LIMITS, ZONING / OUTSIDE, NO ZONING 

CEILING HEIGHT / 16’ AT EAVES / 18.5’ AT CENTER 

OVERHEAD DOORS / 7 (14’ X 14’) 

LOADING DOCKS / 0 EXISTING - ROOM FOR DOCKS TO BE ADDED 

DESCRIPTION 

Located within Phase 1 of the Morgantown Industrial Park, 

255 South Plant Street is a warehouse/office building situated 

on 3.7 (+/-) acres. Built in 2012, the subject building is comprised 

of 21,800 (+/-) square feet with roughly 20,000 (+/-) square 

feet being warehouse/industrial space and 1,800 (+/-) square 

feet being office space. Adjacent to the metal building is a 

detached 10,000 (+/-) square foot white fabric tent that is 

included in the sale/lease of the property. 

The building is a prefabricated, single-story structure with a 

steel mainframe and steel sheathing roof on a reinforced 

concrete slab. The building is warmed and cooled via packaged 

gas HVAC units. Electrical is 240 amp, 3-phase and plumbing 

is supplied through Pex piping. 

The Industrial Park is located outside the city limits of Morgantown 

on the opposite side of the Monongahela River from the 

downtown/central business district where there is no zoning. 

A new interchange is being constructed which will offer access 

from I-79 directly into Phase II of the industrial park and the 

ability to quickly get on and off the interstate. The anticipated 

delivery date is 2026. 

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56 DISTRIBUTOR DRIVE 


AS-IS ASKING PRICE / NOT AVAILABLE FOR SALE 


GROSS BUILDING SIZE / 28,450 SQ FT 



CEILING HEIGHT / 25’ AT CENTER 

OVERHEAD DOORS / 4 (14’ X 14’) DRIVE THROUGH CAPABILITY 

LOADING DOCKS / 2 (12’ x 10’ and 10’ x 19’) 

DESCRIPTION 

56 Distributor Drive is an industrial warehouse/office building 

situated outside of city limits roughly 2.4 miles from I-68, Exit 

1. Built in 1998 and renovated between 2008 and 2013 the 

building is comprised of 28,450 (+/-) square feet. This free-span 

building is divided into approximately 24,900 (+/-) square feet 

of industrial/warehouse space and 3,325 (+/-) square feet of 

office space. The warehouse space offers a large permanent 

conveyor belt, four overhead doors (14’ x 14’) with full drivethrough 

capability, one rising dock door (10’ x 9’) and two 

loading docks (12’ x 10’ and 10’ x 19’). 

The office space includes a reception area with new automatic 

front doors, five offices, locker room, batch area, data room, 

open area for cubicles, separate men’s and women’s bathrooms 

with showers and a kitchenette. 

The building exterior is a combination on cinder block and metal 

and the roof is PVC. The building is equipped with a working 

security system and sprinkler system. Security badge entry/exit 

system is in place throughout the facility. 


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494 4H CAMP ROAD 


AS-IS ASKING PRICE / $2,000,000 

RENTAL RATE / NOT FOR LEASE 

GROSS BUILDING SIZE / 19,000 SQ FT (VIA TWO BUILDINGS) 

GROSS LOT SIZE / 6 ACRES 


CEILING HEIGHT / 16’ AT EAVES / 24’ AT CENTER 

OVERHEAD DOORS / UNKNOWN 

LOADING DOCKS / UNKNOWN 

DESCRIPTION 

494 4H Camp Road is industrial property offering two warehouse 

buildings with office space situated outside of city limits 

on 6 acres. The site is located roughly 1.4 miles to I-68, Exit 

1 and the I-68/I-79 interchange. Between the two buildings, 

19,000 (+/-) square feet is available with loading docks and 

oversized drive-in doors. The ceiling heights range from 16’ to 

24’. Office space is available in both buildings. The property 

offers an abundance of outdoor storage yard. 


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13, 15, 17 EXCAVATION LANE 








OVERHEAD DOORS / 4 (14’ X 14’) DRIVE THROUGH CAPABILITY 

LOADING DOCKS / 0 EXISTING 

DESCRIPTION 

13, 15, 17 Excavation Lane is an industrial warehouse building 

situated on 1.73 (+/-) acres. Built in 2022, the building is 

comprised of 7,500 (+/-) square feet of open warehouse space. 

The building is constructed with steel beams, metal siding and 

a metal roof on a 6” thick concrete slab with vapor barrier. 

The interior has 6” insulation on the ceilings and 4” insulation on 

the walls and lighting is LED bay lights. There are four 14’ x 14’ 

commercial steel insulated overhead doors with openers and 

three 36” steel entry doors. The building is equipped with 3 

phase power (3-phase breaker boxes / power meters), natural 

gas and is plumbed for three bathrooms plus a riser pipe for 

plumbing upstairs if framed accordingly. There are three 1” 

water meters with water lines ran to the inside of building. 

There are three natural gas meters which are attached to rear 

of building ready to be connected to interior gas lines. A buyer 

or tenant has the option to divide the space into three nearly 

equal spaces if desired. A septic system has been planned and 

is ready to be installed. 


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134 TOWER LANE 

MORGANTOWN, WV 

AS-IS ASKING PRICE / NOT FOR SALE 

RENTAL RATE / $10.75 / SQ FT / YEAR (GROSS) 



ZONING CITY LIMITS, ZONING / OUTSIDE, BUSINESS/COMMERCIAL 

CEILING HEIGHT / 20’ AT EAVES / 25’ AT CENTER 


LOADING DOCKS / 1 (ELEVATED - 14’ X 14’) 

SUBJECT LOCATION 

DESCRIPTION 

134 Tower Lane is an industrial warehouse building situated 

on 4.173 acres. Built in 1994, the subject building offers 8,750 

(+/-) square feet and is constructed of cinder block and brick 

with a composite shingle roof. Of the 8,750 (+/-) square feet, 

roughly 7,500 (+/-) square feet is industrial space and 1,250 

(+/-) square feet is office space. The warehouse area has two 

overhead cranes, one 10-Ton crane and one 3-Ton crane. The 

acreage is shared between multiple buildings on the property, 

however additional acreage is available for lay down yard if 

needed. The subject building includes 1,250 (+/-) of office 

space and a large open industrial area with two overhead 

doors and a small elevated loading dock. 

This property is located just 2 miles off I-79, Exit 152, 5.5 

miles from the I-68/I-79 interchange and are only 0.5 mile 

from Downtown Morgantown and WVU. 


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3051 CITY VIEW DRIVE 



RENTAL RATE / UNKNOWN 




CEILING HEIGHT / 17’ AT EAVES / 27.5’ AT CENTER 



DESCRIPTION 

3051 City View Drive is an industrial warehouse building situated 

on 1.08 acres. The building is comprised of 10,000 (+/-) 

square feet, 3,000 (+/-) square feet being ground floor office 

space plus additional mezzanine space. The property offers 

a large storage yard and is secured by a chain link fence. The 

building has a total of six 12’ x 14’ grade-level, drive-through 

overhead doors and LED lighting with a gas-fired suspended 

unit heater in the warehouse area. Floors are 6 inch reinforced 

concrete. Interior build out options available. 

Located within the Morgantown Industrial Park, Metro 

Business Park is the area’s premier industrial site option. 

Metro Business Park features all paved roads, plenty of 

parking, and green space. 


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828 FAIRMONT ROAD 


EXIT 152 

SUBJECT LOCATION 


RENTAL RATE / NOT FOR LEASE 


GROSS LOT SIZE / 2-3 ACRES 

ZONING CITY LIMITS, ZONING / INSIDE, COMMERCIAL 

CEILING HEIGHT / UNKNOWN 

OVERHEAD DOORS / 0 EXISTING 


DESCRIPTION 

828 Fairmont Road is a former Shop & Save building totaling 

32,347 (+/-) square feet on 2-3 (+/-) acres. The property offers 

a large, paved parking lot containing 155 parking spaces and 

endless possibilities for redevelopment or modifications. 

The site is located less than 0.5 mile to I-79, 2 miles to I-68 

and 2 miles from the University Town Center expansion. 


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945 KING STREET 

FAIRMONT, WV 26554 

SECTION E: 41,075 SF 


RENTAL RATE / $3.50 / SQ FT / YEAR (MODIFIED GROSS) 

GROSS BUILDING SIZE / 82,484 SQ FT (41,075 SQ FT AVAILABLE) 

GROSS LOT SIZE / 3 ACRES 

ZONING CITY LIMITS, ZONING / INSIDE 


OVERHEAD DOORS / 1 (14’) 

LOADING DOCKS / 4 (10’) 

DESCRIPTION 

945 King Street is a 82,484 (+/-) square foot sectioned 

warehouse building. The building currently offers one available 

space, Section E which consists of 41,075 (+/-) square feet. 

Along the west side of the space there is one 14’ overhead 

door and two 10’ loading docks. Along the south side of the 

space there are two additional 10’ loading docs. This space 

is contiguous to Space D and C. The building is construction 

includes 8”+ concrete flooring, metal walls, and metal roofing. 

Roof insulation is 2” fibreglass with vinyl backing. The interior 

ceiling height for the industrial space is 19’ at the side eaves 

and 23’ at the center roof ridge. Lighting is fluorescent. 

The property is situated in a prime location for commercial 

users offering quick access to I-79, Exit 137, off-street parking, 

and loading dock access. This property is within the 100-year 

floodplain. 


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5671 BENEDUM DRIVE 

SHINNSTON, WV 26554 

AS-IS ASKING PRICE / NOT FOR SALE 



GROSS LOT SIZE / 1 ACRE (ADDITIONAL LAND AVAILABLE) 

ZONING CITY LIMITS, ZONING / OUTSIDE 

CEILING HEIGHT / 30’ AT EAVES (MAIN WAREHOUSE) 

OVERHEAD DOORS / 2 (12’ X 14’) / 1 (INTERNAL - 12’ X 12’) 

LOADING DOCKS / 4 


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DESCRIPTION 

5671 Benedum Drive is a 26,240 (+/-) square foot industrial 

building that is situated on 1 (+/-) acres. The building is comprised 

of 16,840 (+/-) square feet of warehouse/manufacturing 

space, 5,000 (+/-) square feet of mezzanine space and 4,400 

(+/-) square feet of office space across two floors. The ceiling 

height in the warehouse is 30’ at the eaves, and 16’ in the 

mezzanine area and 14’ below the mezzanine area. 

The subject building was built in 1974 on an 8” reinforced 

concrete surface. Walls are constructed with cinder block on 

the bottom half and prefab metal along the top. Roofing is 

metal. Wall insulation is 4” fiberglass and roof insulation is 6’ 

skim craft. There are a total of three HVAC units, one being 

on the first floor and two on the second that were installed in 

2015. Manufacturing HVAC is radiant tube heat in the dock 

and mezzanine area. Lighting in the first floor warehouse and 

office are all LED lighting fixtures. Lighting in the dock areas, 

loft and mezzanine are all florescent. 

The property is located just 1.7 miles from I-79, Exit 125. 

With approximately 0.5 mile of unobstructed interstate frontage, 

the property offers excellent visibility to both northbound and 

southbound traffic. 

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4938 BENEDUM DRIVE 

BRIDGEPORT, WV 26330 






CEILING HEIGHT / 15’ AT EAVES (BUILDING 2) 

OVERHEAD DOORS / 11 (BUILDING 1: 3 / BUILDING 2: 8) 

LOADING DOCKS / 1 (METAL EXTERIOR DOCK RAMP) 

DESCRIPTION 

4938 Benedum Drive offers two buildings comprised of 22,252 

(+/-) gross square feet that is situated on 8.35 (+/-) acres. Built 

in 1991, Building 1 is comprised of 6,136 (+/-) square feet 

which consists of 2,006 (+/-) square feet of office/showroom 

space and 4,130 (+/-) square feet of warehouse space. 

Built in 2003, Building 2 is comprised of 16,000 (+/-) square 

feet of warehouse space and offers four, 40’x100’ drive 

through bays including eight overhead doors. This building 

is equipped with multiple floor drains and has a ceiling height 

of 15’ at the eaves. 

The property is fully fenced and offers secured gated access. 

Roughly 3.08 acres of the subject property is fenced, and 

approximately 1.6 acres of the fenced area is yard space. 

The property is located along Benedum Drive, just 0.9 

mile from I-79, Exit 125. With approximately 1,300 feet of 

interstate frontage, the property offers good visibility to 

both northbound and southbound traffic. 


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624 ARMORY ROAD 

CLARKSBURG, WV 26301 




GROSS LOT SIZE / 3.82 ACRE (ADDITIONAL LAND AVAILABLE) 


CEILING HEIGHT / 24’ AT EAVES (MAIN WAREHOUSE) 


LOADING DOCKS / 6 (INTERNAL) 

DESCRIPTION 

Located south of Route 50, 624 Armory Road is a 72,000 (+/-) 

square foot industrial building with office space on 3.82 acres. 

Roughly 2,500 (+/-) square feet of this building is office space 

and 69,500 (+/-) square feet is open warehouse/manufacturing 

space. The property features two overhead doors, six interior 

loading docks, a warehouse ceiling height of 24’ and a large 

outdoor storage area. 

Built in the 1960’s and renovated in 2013, the building 

is a single-story steel frame, meal clad warehouse built on a 

concrete slab foundation with insulated metal panel walls and 

roofing. Flooring is concrete and resilient and heating and 

cooling is forced air with central air in the office area. Tube 

heaters are installed on the shop area. The building offers 

three-phase electric power with 1,200 amps and 600 volts. 

This property currently offers two points of ingress/egress via 

Armory Road. The first entrance is via the main parking lot at 

the north end of the property. The parking lot is paved and 

offers room four roughly 30 vehicles. The second entrance 

is at the south end of the building via gravel lot/drive. The 

property is positioned 2.8 miles to Route 50 and 6 miles to 

I-79, Exit 119. 


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CONTACT 

BLACK DIAMOND REALTY LLC 

1399 Stewartstown Road 

Suite 150 


P. 304.413.4350 

BlackDiamondRealty.net 

Mark J. Nesselroad, Broker 

mjnesselroad@blackdiamondrealty.net 

David Lorenze, Principal 

dlorenze@blackdiamondrealty.net

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