4654 Legends Hwy

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BUD FOX BODY & TOWING - Just off the US-19 expressway at Glen Jean, this level, two-acre commercial property boasts easy access, high visibility, and a steel and metal building of more than 9,500 square feet. The property is convenient to major area tourist attractions, including the Bechtel National Scout Reserve and the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve.More than two level acresSteel building of more than 9,500 square feet More than 225 feet of frontage on highways WV-16, WV-61The average daily traffic on US-19 is 18,700 vehiclesFewer than 400 feet from US-19 expressway exit at Glen JeanOne mile from the entrance to the national scout reserveTwo miles from the New River Gorge national parkCentral to the property, a general-purpose warehouse building of steel and insulated metal panels built in 2004 includes more than 9,500 square feet of interior space in addition to a two-stall concrete block garage. The building and garage sit on a six-inch-thick slab of poured concrete. Built for use as an auto body and towing shop, the property has been managed carefully since it was established. The building consists principally of an ample single open plan space of more than 7,300 square feet and an entrance lobby and office area of more than 1,000 square feet. A covered front porch more than 30 feet wide and 11 feet deep is located at the front entrance. An eat-in kitchen and two bathrooms are convenient for customers and employees. Mechanical improvements include a residential heating and air conditioning system, suspended forced-air blowers in the garage areas, and a supplemental wood-burning heat plant. Other property highlights include two outbuildings, a detached two-vehicle carport, and more than half an acre of graveled parking lot. Much of the parking lot at the rear of the building is enclosed in a privacy fence. LOCATION Google Coordinates: 37.922058, -81.159459 Address: 4654 Legends Highway, Glen Jean, WV 25846 Elevation Range: 1,630 to 1,645 feet +/- MINERAL RESOURCES West Virginia law provides for separate ownership titles for surface rights and mineral rights. This property is being conveyed as surface only. BOUNDARIES AND SURVEY There is a metes-and-bounds description of the property in the owners' deed. The southern boundary runs with the northern side of the road. The property is being sold by the boundary and not by the acre. UTILITIES Water: West Virginia Water Co. Electricity: American Electric Power Natural Gas: Mountaineer Gas Co. Internet: High-speed service available Fire Service: Mount Hope and Oak Hill Fire Department Cell: 5G coverage supplied by several carriers Sewer: White Oak Public Service District ACCESS/FRONTAGE The property includes more than 225 feet of frontage on Legends Highway (WV-16 and WV-61), fewer than 400 feet from US-19 expressway exit at Glen Jean. ZONING Fayette County is subject to zoning and subdivision regulations. All prospective buyers should consult the county commission and county health department for details regarding zoning, building codes, and installation of septic systems. PROPERTY TYPE/USE SUMMARY The property is commercial. It is mostly in open lawns with fencing. DEED AND TAX INFORMATION Deed Information: Deed book WB82, Page 580 Fayette County, West Virginia Acreage: 2.04 acres +/- Real Estate Tax ID/Acreage/Taxes: Fayette County (10), West Virginia Plateau District (2) Tax Map 45D Parcel 11, 13, 15 2023 Real Estate Taxes: $3354.18 PUBLIC & PRIVATE SCHOOLS The property is located within the Fayette County School District. Public school students attend the multi-use campus at Oak Hill where primary, intermediate, and high schools and the county's vocational school are located. Several private schools within the Fayette County School District operate in the region, and homeschool programs are supported. HIGHER EDUCATION West Virginia University and New River Community & Technical College maintain campuses at Beckley, 15 miles to the south, and courses by Concord University and Bluefield State College are offered at the Irma Byrd Higher Education Center nearby. Appalachian Bible College is a drive of approximately 10 minutes south at Bradley. HEALTHCARE The nearest hospital to the property, Plateau Medical Center at Oak Hill, is a four-mile drive with 25 beds and an emergency care unit. Nearby at Beckley, Raleigh General Hospital, with 300 beds, and Appalachian Regional Hospital, with 173 beds, also include emergency rooms and are both approximately 20 minutes away. A Veterans Administration Medical Center is also located at Beckley. Major state medical centers are located in Charleston and Morgantown, an hour and 2.5 hours from Glen Jean. ABOUT GLEN JEAN Glen Jean is one of the principal focal points for access to the region at the central entrance to the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve. The National Park Service maintains its headquarters for the New River Gorge here, and the north entrance to the Summit Bechtel Family National Scouting Reserve is located here. The Army National Guard opened the Glen Jean Armed Forces Center here in 2005, a 105,000-square-foot facility that provides armory housing for four West Virginia National Guard units, the Southern West Virginia Military Entrance Processing Station, and a maintenance center for over-the-road and tracked military vehicles. Glen Jean was first developed in the 1890s following the completion of the Loup Creek Branch of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway. It was chartered in 1898 and named in honor of Jean McKell, the wife of Thomas Gaylord McKell, president of the McKell Coal and Coke Co. In 1910, it was the second-largest incorporated town in Fayette County, with a population of 722. Its corporate limits extended as far east as Thurmond and as far south as Mount Hope. With the decline of the coal industry after World War II, the town began to decline, and its population in 2000 was 246. Several historic properties of note are located in Glen Jean, including the fo