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The property has been for sale since 2014, Weber noted in a letter to Shelley Dickstein, Dayton city manager.
“The building has been on the market for over two years with very little interest from the public,” Weber wrote. “In 2016, we were approached by Mr. Jim Wise of Custom Powder Coating, which is currently located in a multi-tenant facility at 2408 Stanley Ave.”
The small business has five employees and needs additional production space to grow, Weber wrote. He believes the power coating and sand-blasting business is compatible with the site — and Wise has estimated that he will need to spend at least $157,000 on improvements to the building over the next few years.
The offer of $15,000 is well below the county’s tax appraised value of $101,090 for the property, Weber added, saying however that “it appears that there is a significant amount of deferred maintenance that will be necessary, as well as certain improvements required by the zoning code.”
Wise said Wednesday he needs the room to expand. He has been in business for about 16 years.
“Right now, it’s like playing basketball in a phone booth,” Wise said.
“We’ve just been working and adding employees and so forth and lately we are just filled to the gills with all kinds of work, and we just don’t have the space,” he added.
The building on Bellefontaine “is in pretty sad shape, but it’s still a good building.” His plan is get financing, improve the building and move his company there. He said he will beautify the property and take care it, what he called “a win for the neighbors.”
Wise has five employees with plans to add a sixth, then perhaps a seventh.
His customers include welding and fabrication companies. Custom also works on a lot of machinery frames and bases. Wise said his business also serves the general public, working on lawn furniture, motorcycle and car parts and more.
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