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Brooke and
Hancock Counties, West Virginia
Brooke Hancock Brownfields
Redevelopment Program
Cove School - Weirton, WV
1 Acre in Downtown
Weirton
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Site Description: |
Just
off Main Street on Cove Road in Downtown Weirton. |
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Location: |
Cove
Road, Weirton, WV 26062 (Hancock County) |
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Size: |
Approx.
1 acre. Former
three-story school building (~33,000 SF). Original phase built
in 1929, expansion around 1939. Existing building may be reused
or demolished depending on the buyer's development program. |
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Sale Price/ Appraised
Value: |
Open
to accepting redevelopment proposals. |
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Former/Current Use: |
Elementary
school. Site is adjacent to a parcel (to north and east) used for steel coil
storage, which may also be available from its owner. |
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Current Ownership: |
City
of Weirton. |
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Ownership Status: |
No
liens/encumbrances known. |
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Suggested Reuse: |
Uses
are flexible, including multi-family residential, commercial, office,
or mixed-use. |
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Existing
Zoning/Entitlements: |
Flexible,
depending on use. |
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Site Access: |
Easy,
multiple access from Cove Road, Main Street, East Street, and York
Street. Road improvements are to be completed with the
construction of the nearby State Office Building which will benefit
the Cove School site. |
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Existing Utilities: |
Water,
electric, gas, and sewer are available. |
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Property Constraints: |
None. |
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Surrounding Land Use: |
Government
offices, service businesses, retail, public library. |
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Site Characterization
Status: |
Some
asbestos abatement completed 10-15 years ago. Sales agreement
will likely contain prohibition on use of groundwater and covenants
with respect to maintenance of certain site conditions. |
For more
information, please contact BHJ at 740-282-3685.
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