I looked for many years for a garage, and finally purchased one 10 years ago, only 1/4 mile from my house.
It was probably built before 1920. I paid it off before I retired 5 years ago.
It is on a main North-South street in Wyoming, Michigan (a suburb of Grand Rapids), and adjacent to railroad tracks and a 75' right-of-way on the North end of the building.
In total, it is 6,000 square feet, with a 180 foot back wall. I added a 2,000 sq ft rental area by building a dividing wall on 2,000 sq ft of the North side, with a 10' x 10' overhead door. The main shop area is 180' x 30' deep, and my shop area is 90' long x 30' deep with another 10' x 10' overhead door.. The office area on the left side extends out 20', by 30' wide. The 14' interior height wood ceiling beams are supported every 20' by 18" tall steel I-beams.
I installed a #12,000 hoist that is wide enough the drive my dual rear wheel F-series trucks on, without needing to fold the West Coast mirrors.
It has a 30' wide, 2 ton overhead capacity crane that used to run the length of the building
