Downtown Projects Total Nearly $45 Million in 2003

Turn any corner in Downtown Cartersville during 2004 and some type of construction or rehabilitation project was happening. On Church Street behind the “under the bridge” buildings, a $250,000 Slum and Blight Elimination grant from Georgia Department of Community Affairs replaced the water-damaged roof, created a brick wall rear facade, Updated electrical and HVAC and made tie-in improvements to city services. A Georgia Dept. of Transportation grant of $500,000 was announced for Streetscape improvements from

Tennessee Street to Bartow Street following Main Street through the heart of downtown.

The parking lot behind city hall along the railroad tracks is currently undergoing $65,000 in improvements including the installation of historic-style streetlights, repaving, installation of

The refurbished city fountain, and rerouting of traffic to the center of the lot. Landscaping is provided by a grant from the Historic Gardens and Landscapes Grant of the Garden Clubs of Georgia. The 8 surviving water oaks were planted by the original mayor and council in 1878.

Georgia Power Co./Plant Bowen will donate picnic tables to the park. Bike racks were placed downtown with a grant from the Bartow Community Foundation.

First Presbyterian Church announced a $3.5 million construction project to add a new education wing. Also slated are $200,000 in improvements to the existing facility. D. Morgan’s restaurant opened with the Southeast’s second largest collection of wines in their wine cellar. The former Knight Hardware building is undergoing renovation to become a restaurant and sports bar. Integrity Plaza will feature 15 loft apartments, up to three restaurants and seven retail shops when open next year.

Downtown is a great place to have a business and Cartersville’s downtown business district currently has a 99 percent occupancy rate for retail, restaurant, and service businesses. The Cartersville Downtown Development Authority maintains a waiting list of businesses desiring to rent or purchase space in the downtown. When downtown property owners call our office with available space, we notify them of the types of businesses on the waiting list and they will make contact with those that fit their building’s space requirements. To learn more about opening a business in downtown Cartersville, contact our office at 770-607-3480.
 

Downtown Cartersville Properties Available

Available immediately, 14 West Main St., great frontage and high traffic location, 2,500 square feet, prefer retail tenant, $1,000 per month rental.  Call Wayne at 404-474-6334.

Available September, 2004. Two-story building for rent, can rent one or two floors. First floor features original tin ceilings and setup for office space. Second floor can be accessed from outside or inside, has three offices, restrooms and common area.  Located at 127 W. Main Street. For more information, call Jim Agan at 770-655-8501.

17 Public Square, 1,240 sq. ft. of office space for lease, call for pricing, great 9 ft. ceilings. Charles Crawford 770-386-4800.

148 West Main St./Integrity Plaza, 2,000-9,000 sq. ft. of office/commercial space, $12-$14 per sq. ft., mixed use as retail space, restaurants, and loft apartments in downtown Cartersville, under construction, will build to suit your needs. Call Darla McAfee, Real Estate Consultants, 770-387-9048.

Want to Buy
Want to buy 2-story building in Downtown Cartersville for upstairs living and downstairs retail. Please email details to: CTURPO1@aol.com

Want to buy historic downtown Cartersville building, circa 1900-1920, especially interested in two story building. Email Laura Dobson at: lcdobson@hotmail.com

Want to Rent/Lease
Call the Cartersville DDA office to be listed here.

To list properties available or wanted for lease or purchase, call Cartersville Downtown Development Authority, 770-607-3480.