INDUSTRIAL Beech BottomPure Watercraft.

CLIENT

BDC of the Northern Panhandle LOCATION

Beech Bottom, WV

SERVICES

Envision

Plan

Design Execute

ACTUAL COST

Phase 1: $3,800,000

Phase 2: $4,500,000

AREA

78,700 sq ft

START DATE

August, 2022

END DATE

Est. Summer 2023

Adaptable

Knowledgeable

Collaborative

Established Interdisciplinary

Overview

The site of Beech Bottom Industrial Park was home to Wheeling Corrugating; a steel corrugating factory that went out of business in 2012. Acquired by the BDC of the Northern Panhandle in 2012-13 with the hopes of attractive a new tenant(s) to the facility and to create additional jobs in the area.

Phase 1 of the renovation took place on buildings 2-5 included a complete roof replacement, existing equipment pits infill with new concrete floors, and electrical service upgrade. After phase 1, the BDC was able to attract Pure Watercraft to take buildings 2, 3, and the detached storage building adjacent to the main facility.

Pure Watercraft is an electric boat manufacture from Seattle, Washington who is working to create their first manufacturing facility in West Virginia. As part of this renovation for Pure Watercraft, Desmone designed a new restroom and locker room facility, break room, and offices. The facility is also upgrading all the exterior man doors, overhead doors, lighting, and all of the existing concrete slabs that had not been replaced in phase 1 were removed and replaced with new concrete slabs. Also a part of the renovation is a partial skinning of the facade with new metal panels.

As part of the renovation to the storage building, which will house the batteries used within their boats; the facility will be receiving a new sprinklers system, mechanical system, upgrades the electrical service and an entirely new metal panel facade. This new tenant fit out renovation is estimated to provide approximately 100 jobs to this area and Desmone is excited to have a small part in helping to bring this facility come back to life.