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  1. Did you Know…Location is key in CRE

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    A property in a good location can attract high-quality tenants and lead to high occupancy rates. One factor to be considered, by property owners and tenants alike, are locations with growth indicators like positive demographic trends or burgeoning cottage industries. Many of Black Diamond Realty’s offerings are located in parts of West Virginia and Pennsylvania that enjoy robust local economies and feature high daily traffic counts. Whether it’s easy interstate access, high visibility or close proximity to major amenities, here are just a few BRD offerings where location is a standout feature:

    440, 442 Williamsport Pike is a turn-key car wash located in a high-traffic area of rapidly growing Martinsburg, WV. Excellent visibility at the intersection of Routes 9 and 11 and prominent signage make this 7,667 (+/-) square foot offering a perfect generational investment or prime redevelopment opportunity for the right buyer. View the detailed marketing flyer at for 440, 442 Williamsport Pike. 

    192 Pool Drive is a versatile 10.5 acres of land in Mount Clare, WV available for sale as-is or as a build-to-suit opportunity. Located immediately along I-79 just off Exit 115 in Mount Clare, the property offers interstate visibility and easy access to major thoroughfares. 192 Pool Drive is a perfect option for an industrial retailer looking for a high-traffic, highly visible, accessible location. View the detailed marketing flyer for 192 Pool Drive. 

    Parcel 12, White Oaks is comprised of 1.57 acres of flat land, ready to be developed, within White Oaks Business Park in Bridgeport, WV. White Oaks Business Park is a modern, campus-style business park on 470 acres and home to an array of professional business services, health services, hospitality, restaurant and retail establishments. The property also boasts high interstate visibility, averaging 57,200 vehicles per day along I-79. View the detailed marketing flyer for Parcel 12 at White Oaks.

    370, 382 Kerns Street is a 9.65 (+/-) acre land offering in Inwood, WV with exceptional visibility along I-81. The undeveloped, flat land is easily accessible and close to major traffic routes and its eastern panhandle location puts it within a short drive of major cities like Philadelphia and Washington D. C. 370, 382 Kerns Street’s central and convenient location makes it an ideal commercial development opportunity. View the detailed marketing flyer for 370, 382 Kerns Street. 

    1.18 – 3.03 Acres is a commercial land offering on the south side of I-70 in Triadelphia, WV. The flat land is ready for development and offers easy interstate access and excellent visibility. The property benefits from its location in a bustling commercial area of Ohio County that includes a nearby Sheetz, a sports complex, an open-air shopping complex and many big box retailers. Featuring approximately 500 feet of road frontage and available for sale, lease or as a build-to-suit opportunity, 1.18 – 3.03 Acres is a perfect home for a retail, restaurant or office building. View the detailed marketing flyer for 1.18-3.03 Acres in Triadelphia.

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  2. Harmony Grove construction to begin in 2025-’26 fiscal year

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    MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice and the West Virginia Division of Highways have already said construction of a $70 million bridge across the Monongahela River will begin in spring 2024.

    It now looks as if construction of the new $30 million Harmony Grove interchange could begin as early as July 2025.

    During Thursday’s meeting of the Morgantown Monongalia Metropolitan Planning Organization Policy Board, three Transportation Improvement Program amendments were approved.

    All three pertained to the Harmony Grove project, including: $3.7 million in engineering work to be done in the current fiscal year; $550,000 in right-of-way acquisition in FY 2024-’25; and $25 million in construction in FY 2025-’26.

    Both the new bridge and Harmony Grove projects, totaling $100 million based on current estimates, are intended to provide better interstate access to Mountaintop Beverage and the wider Morgantown Industrial Park area.

    MPO Executive Director Bill Austin said the TIP amendments were being made at the DOH’s request.

    Inclusion in the TIP is mandatory for use of federal transportation dollars. The TIP process serves as a mechanism to ensure local support for federally funded projects.

    “For the DOH to use federal funds, they need to be approved by our policy board in the transportation improvement program. If the policy board doesn’t approve it, they cannot use federal funds,” Austin explained.

    However, unlike most transportation projects, a majority of the funding for the Harmony Grove interchange will ultimately be generated locally.

    The process was spelled out in a September 2020 memorandum of understanding between the Monongalia County Commission, Enrout Properties, and the West Virginia Department of Transportation.

    The MOU explains that in addition to extending infrastructure into the expanded industrial park, increment from the creation of the MIP Harmony Grove TIF district will be used to reimburse the state for the interchange.

    This is the same process the county and developer WestRidge used to construct I-79’s Exit 153. That project was completed for $22 million in 2016 and paid off by mid-2020, according to The Dominion Post archive.

    County Commissioner and policy board member Sean Sikora said the county and the developer will have to iron out the details of the Harmony Grove repayment with the state.

    Joe Statler, representing Blacksville on the policy board, requested the parties do so sooner rather than later.

    “I would hope that question and conversation won’t slow this project up,” he said. “Don’t stop this project for anything.”

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