189 Lander Street

Description

Positioned in the heart of Newburgh’s vibrant East End Historic District, this 1924 block-and-brick commercial building offers nearly 8,000 square feet of versatile space across two expansive levels. Leveraging the city’s unique hillside topography, each floor features independent, at-grade street access via dedicated drive-in loading bays—offering seamless logistics for creative studios, workshops, or light manufacturing. Rich in local history, the structure was originally built as a garage and machine shop, serving as an early dealership for Hudson and Patterson automobiles and housing utility fleets for Bell Telephone and Central Hudson. Today, it stands ready for its next chapter. A complete, fully approved construction plan set by local architect Chris Berg, of Fifth Street Architecture, is included, clearing the way for conversion into a creative studio and workshop complex. This approved plan can be amended to suit your specific vision, subject to local permissions. Architectural & Structural Highlights: The Upper Level (Lander St): Features a 10' x 10' rolling door and an intact, dramatic steel truss roof system allowing for wide-open, column-free spans. Ceiling heights reach 10'9" at the truss base and vault to a spectacular 16'3" at the apex, ready to support a new EPDM roof system above. The Lower Level (Chambers St): Features an 8'8" x 8'3" rolling door with 9' clearances from the concrete slab to the bottom of the steel girders. Light & Access: Immense concrete slab floors run throughout while some of the original steel-sash windows line the facade, ready for restoration or replication to flood the entire space with extraordinary four-sided light. The Driveway: The sale includes the re-acquired rear ramp and driveway at 189 Chambers Street, securing rare, coveted off-street loading and access. Zoning & Tax Incentives: Shovel-ready, the property is located within the Downtown Neighborhood overlay (Zoned Residential Medium with an existing Com 1 site classification). Investors and developers can take immediate advantage of the National Park Service Historic Tax Credit program: Part 1 is approved, and Part 2 is fully completed and ready to transfer to the buyer, unlocking substantial historic rehabilitation incentives. Located within the Newburgh designated Opportunity Zone, offering incoming buyers or equity partners capital gains tax advantages, including tax-deferred growth and potential total exclusion of gains on the new investment if held for 10+ years.