On the Block: Lee Highway landmark VFW Post 1289 building is for sale

The VFW Post 1289 building is for sale.
The VFW Post 1289 building is for sale.

A longtime Lee Highway landmark is seeking a buyer as the VFW Post 1289 is moving to a different location.

The 10,208-square-foot structure sitting on 2.89 acres is located at 6011 Lee Highway between a new Honda dealership under construction and Highway 153.

ABOUT THE SITE

Location: 6011 Lee HighwayBuilding size: Two stories, 10,208 square feetSale price: $2.37 millionZoning: C-2For more information: John R. Rewcastle of Re/Max Properties

The sale price is $2.37 million, according to commercial real estate broker John R. Rewcastle of Re/Max Properties.

The VFW building, raised in 1990, is easily visible. The tract has 610 feet of road frontage and is located near the busy Lee Highway-Vance Road intersection.

In the future, the property is seen as mixed use such as holding a restaurant, street retail space or another commercial business, according to the broker.

Economy Honda plans to move from its longtime home on the so-called "auto row" off Highway 153 and into a new store at the site of the former East Brainerd Lumber Co.

Work on that 17-acre tract at 6001 Lee Highway is underway with the new dealership holding 70,000 square feet of space, including more than 50 service bays.

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