On Top of the World ~ Views, Urban Living, & Central Location. Condo for Sale in Historic Downtown Salisbury!

 

You'll feel like you're in the center of the universe...sitting on top of the world.. in this third story urban condo in the Firehouse Urban Lofts in downtown Salisbury, North Carolina!  Realtor® Greg Rapp with Salisbury Real Estate LLC has got THE place for you, maintenance free, and the ultimate in downtown living!  Call NOW to see:  704.213.6846 ... and read more here:

Welcome to 216 E. Fisher Street in the Firehouse Urban Lofts!

This modern brick and corrugated metal building in the center of the historic downtown places you in a hub of activity: walk to wood-fired pizzeria, the public library, a plethora of unique shops and restaurants, one of two microbreweries, a yoga and health center, and more!

This corner condominium on the top floor of the Firehouse Urban Lofts offers elevator, sprinkler system, soaring ceilings, and, as we said, a very central location! 

You'll love the gleaming oak hardwood floors found throughout this one-bedroom suite.  And you'll love the flood of daylight streaming through the amazing nearly floor-to-ceiling windows, and two sets of sliding glass doors open to cross-breezes from the two private balconies with views of the city, a small pocket-park across the street, and Dunns Mountain off in the distance.

The open kitchen design, with handsome granite counters, lets the cook overlook the living area with its cozy fireplace.  Above the fireplace, a built-in TV nook creates a sleek hide-away for the tube!

Originally designed as a 2-bedroom unit, the second bedroom is open-concept, flowing into the living space.  The room can be utilized as dining room, library or den, but would be wonderful as a guest room/office . . or add doors / walls for privacy. The main bedroom is down a hall, off and away from the living areas, offering the ultimate in privacy.

A stacked washer/dryer are conveniently located in a tiny laundry room.  A large closet does double-duty to hide the water heater.

The commercial ground level here is home to a wood-fired pizzeria. To the back of this popular restaurant is spacious brick patio overlooking a central greenspace - a tiny oasis in this urban setting accessed via your locked and coded gate.

The HOA at the Firehouse Urban Lofts, named for its impressive neighbor (the circa 1897 historic firehouse), covers the master insurance policy, Internet service, exterior maintenance, and more. 

The Firehouse Urban Lofts are centered in Salisbury's "Entertainment District": The Norvell Theatre across the street, historic Meroney Theatre nearby, restaurants, Bell Tower Green Park, a quiet haven with three acres of green space, trees, and gardens providing shelter from the busy sidewalks and pavements of the surrounding downtown streets where everyone can enjoy nature in Historic Downtown Salisbury, and a variety of unique shopping within 1-4 block walk. The building offers a private parking lot, and there is plenty of municipal and/or private parking lots & street parking in the vicinity. Salisbury's historic Amtrak depot is nearby; I-85 travel is 1-mile away ~ providing easy access to nearby municipal hubs such as Charlotte, Greensboro, & Winston-Salem ~ all approximately an hours-drive or less from Salisbury center. 

Firehouse Urban Lofts, surrounded by the central Salisbury Historic District and at the edge of the Brooklyn South Square Historic District, is an award-winning circa 2006 mixed-use development in downtown Salisbury on a former gravel parking lot. The project was honored with the 2007 NC Main Street Best New Construction Award and was instrumental in the revitalization of the East Fisher Street Entertainment District.

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When you're ready to sit on top of the world, in a maintenance free condominium...give Realtor® Greg Rapp with Salisbury Real Estate LLC a call:  704.213.6846.  Let Greg show you the amazing life-style that downtown living in this vibrant small city offers!  

216 E Fisher Street
Salisbury, NC 28144
CMLS#3867732
$239,000

Photo credit: Uptown Salisbury NC, Facebook.com/UptownSalisburyNC/

Greg Rapp Realtor/Broker
Salisbury Real Estate LLC 
704 213 6846 Mobile 
GregRappRealtor@gmail.com 
www.realestatesalisbury.net 

Historic Firehouse For Sale ~ Right in Downtown Salisbury! The Price? UNBELIEVABLE!

The beloved circa 1897 Old Salisbury Firehouse that once housed the fire department, the mayor's office, and the "calabose" ~ the jailhouse ~ is for sale in Historic Downtown Salisbury, North Carolina.  An opportunity to own a special building like this comes once-in-a-lifetime. Any business in this wonderfully unique building is sure to succeed, as have its neighboring businesses!

The Old Salisbury Firehouse is surrounded by thriving businesses in the heart of downtown Salisbury, and the support network provided by Downtown Salisbury Inc. is unmatched. The building, because of its original roots as a firehouse, has wonderfully unique characteristics, from its brass and wood cupola which once housed the fire bell to its high hipped roof punctuated with decorative gables featuring heavy console brackets on each elevation to the many other exterior features that leave The Old Salisbury Firehouse appearing much as it did when first complete in 1897.   

The Old Salisbury Firehouse is one of North Carolina's oldest firehouses. The first firehouses here were often small buildings that reflected the nature of early American firefighting when citizens answered alarms with buckets, ladders, and eventually hand-powered fire engines. Larger and more formal buildings appeared as the size of the hand pumps increased, and engine houses needed meeting rooms, sleeping areas, and accommodation for horses.  The State's oldest firehouse is a single-story brick building in Old Salem in Winston-Salem. Built in 1803, the Market and Fire House served as both the town market and as a storage facility for the town's hand-pulled, hand-powered fire engines. The Old Salisbury Firehouse, completed during the spring of 1897, housed Salisbury's Fire Department on the first floor, the city jail in a one-story rear section, and city offices on the second floor. The fire department included four horses, four horse carts, two horse wagons, and hone hook and ladder truck. A one-story brick addition was added to the north side of the building by 1913 and was used to store the city's police wagon. The building continued to be used by the City of Salisbury as a fire station into the early 1960s, then stood vacant for several years before being adapted to a restaurant in the late 1970s. A fire in the 1980 destroyed much of the building's interior, but by the 1990's it housed a florist and gift shop. The Firehouse is now another of Salisbury's 'diamonds-in-the-rough', awaiting its new resurrection!

The Firehouse retains many of its unique firehouse architectural features. A heavy wooden cornice with console brackets runs around the edge of the entire roof, which has an attractive brass and wood cupola in its center that was the original site of the fire department's bell tower. The first floor is characterized by broad arched openings with striated brickwork frames that originally accommodated the wagons and horses of the fire and police departments. The second floor features a three-part square window flanked by two round-headed windows with heavy arched hoods with keystones.

Downtown Salisbury Inc, (DSI) a non-profit agency devoted to promoting, enhancing, and managing the development of Salisbury's central business district, helps to ensure that any business that might make its home in The Old Salisbury Firehouse is supported in a manner which will make the district the economic, governmental, social, and cultural center of Rowan County. DSI addresses the needs of impacting neighborhoods and businesses within and adjacent to the Salisbury Municipal Service District and accomplished this by promoting activity in economic restructuring, design, promotions, and building partnerships.

The Old Salisbury Firehouse building recently underwent minor interior rehabilitation. Central Piedmont Builders created an estimate for further rehab work. For more information regarding estimated costs for further rehabilitation, or for a customized estimate to meet your individual business needs, contact Greg Rapp at 704.213.6846.

The building is a 4,300-4,400 square foot space in a mixed-use zone at 113 S. Lee Street in downtown Salisbury, mere minutes from the Interstate-86 junction. The Old Salisbury Firehouse building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, making it a property that qualifies for N.C. & Federal Historic Tax Credits, and potential city grants. (N.C. historic preservation tax credits available for this property are scheduled to sunset Jan. 1, 2015.)  This special opportunity to own this landmark building in historic Salisbury North Carolina is available for the unbelievably attractive price of $125,000!

 

The listing agent for The Old Salisbury Firehouse is Marie Leonard-Hampton of Wallace Realty. You can contact Marie at 704.636.2021 or contact Greg Rapp as your buyers agent at 704.213.6846. 

Greg Rapp is the premiere mover of historic properties in Salisbury and Rowan County, NC!  His record speaks for itself, and no one knows these historic 'diamonds-in-the-rough' like Greg!  Call Greg Rapp to see for yourself the completely unique characteristics of The Old Salisbury Firehouse and learn more about opportunities to live and work in downtown Salisbury, North Carolina!