The former Kmart property in Charles City has been purchased locally.
The sale of the building and adjacent parking lot was announced in June and Paul Rottinghaus, President of Zip’s AW Direct in New Hampton, says the company officially took ownership August 1st.
Rottinghaus says they haven’t begun a push to solicit businesses to take advantage of the space, but they’ve already added a loading dock to the building and have been patching the parking lot.
Rottinghaus says that he was hopeful NIACC would locate their new Charles City Career Academy inside the former Kmart before the college decided to expand on their current building near Hy-Vee.
He added that Zip’s may utilize some of the space for storage, but for now they’re keeping options open for potential business spaces.
When the sale of the Kmart property was announced, the closing bid at auction was reported to be $1 million.
