The FOE and Tennessee-based GBT Realty are under contract for an agreement on the North Main property, an official with the real estate firm said, noting he “could not confirm or deny” a move involving Dollar General.
Greg Kuenning of GBT said his firm is working on behalf of a national retail store on a land deal expected to close in a few months. GBT has a history of working with Dollar General, records indicate.
Miamisburg Mayor Dick Church Jr. said the North Main site will be occupied by a business already in the community. It is widely believed that Dollar General is the buyer, said Jeff Nestor, a longtime member of the FOE.
“But we don’t actually have anything with their name on it yet,” he said.
GBT has received the city’s approval on rezoning the 2.97 acres on North Main. The rezoning, set to go in effect Feb. 19, will change the designation from industrial to general business, city records show.
GBT requested to build a 9,000 square foot retail establishment on the lot, which fronts North Main, according to the city.
“It’s relatively well-traveled,” said Chris Fine, Miamisburg’s development director. “It’s an opportunity to build something new because it’s a vacant lot.”
The building and parking lot would occupy nearly half of the property, said Miamisburg Planner Jo Scott.
The Eagles bought the land several years ago with the concept of building a lodge on the site, Nestor said. The organization was unable rezone the land, Scott said, nixed the idea of constructing a lodge and later put it up for sale.
“And they didn’t have any interest (from) industrial development,” she said. “Nobody was buying it to build some industrial use.”
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