POTENTIAL INDUSTRIAL OR COMMERCIAL. This listing consists of a (+/-) 39.44-acre tract of land located on the northwest corner of a 4-way intersection of Georgia Highway 83 (also known as Good Hope Road) and Unisia Drive. The recently constructed Monroe By-Pass connects into Unisia Drive along the subject site at the adjoining 4-way intersection which is controlled by a traffic signal. The recently constructed adjoining Monroe By-Pass provides an alternate route around the downtown historic district of the city of Monroe and connects Georgia Highway 11, Georgia Highway 83, and U.S. Highway 78. The site contains (+/-) 1,159-linear feet of frontage along the north side of Georgia Highway 83 (also known as Good Hope Road) and has (+/-) 1,583-linear feet frontage along the west side of Unisia Drive. The (+/-) 1,583-linear foot section of Unisia Drive connects the Monroe-Bypass at the adjoining 4-way intersection. The Walton County future use plan designates the area surrounding the Monroe-Bypass, including the property, as Employment Center. The future use plan designation of Employment Center includes industrial and commercial uses. The site is currently zoned for A-2, rural estate, and R-1, single-family residential, use. The property is on the south boundary of an existing industrial district that contains several major industrial employers including a Walmart distribution center, a Hitachi manufacturing facility, a Tucker Door & Trim manufacturing facility, a Novolex-Doro Bag manufacturing facility, and a commercial greenhouse facility. The Georgia Department of Transportation reports that the average daily traffic count along the section of Georgia Highway 83 (Good Hope Road) adjoining the property is 5,600 vehicles per day, and the average daily traffic count along the section of Unisia Drive adjacent to the property is 9,230 vehicles per day; the property has good visibility from all adjacent lanes of traffic. The property is located (+/-) 2.25 miles east of the historic central business district in the city of Monroe, (+/-) 41 miles east of downtown Atlanta, and (+/-) 21 miles southwest of Athens, Georgia. The site has easy access to U.S. Highway 78 via Unisia Drive which intersects U.S. Highway 78 (+/-) 1.1 miles north of the subject site (intersection controlled by a traffic signal). U.S. Highway 78 provides Walton County and the property with access to Atlanta and Athens, Georgia. The recently constructed Monroe By-Pass also provides the site with easy access to Georgia Highway 11. The property contains an older (+/-) 2,014-square-foot single-family dwelling unit, a detached garage with a second-level apartment, a utility building, and a barn. The property is shown by appointment only.
