[Heathkit] Does Heathkit Still Exist?

[Robert Nickels]

Duane Fischer, W8DBF wrote:
> Thank you Glen.
>
> Just for those who are looking, St. Joseph is a county in southwestern 
> lower Michigan. The town of St. Joseph is located in it.
Duane,

Sorry to contradict a native of the Wolverine State, but both St. Joseph 
and Benton Harbor are in Berrien County Michigan.

Heathkit kept the Benton Harbor address, but the operations were 
actually in St. Joseph. The old Heathkit facility at 211 Hilltop Road is 
now a redevelopment project by the city of St. Joseph. I'll paste in the 
pertinent facts below, or your can find them at:

Data: *http://tinyurl.com/2kuuyr
Images: **http://tinyurl.com/2dhhuv

Tenants include a company that does PC board assembly, a computer center 
for seniors, and even some professional offices, but I'm sure it's 
nowhere near full.

Being right on the shore of Lake Michigan, it's in a prime real estate 
area. When I prowled around a few years ago I thought St. Joseph was a 
nice lakeside community with a good selection of homes and small town 
atmosphere. Benton Harbor may be a different story, but Heath hasn't had 
more than a PO box there for years. A far bigger economic impact has 
been Whirlpool Corp. which has it's world headquarters there, but like 
most in the white goods business, they've been downsizing their US 
operations lately.

73, Bob W9RAN
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211 Hilltop Road Building
City of St. Joseph, Berrien County, Michigan
Date: August 17, 2005
300 N. Washington Sq. • Lansing, MI 48913 • www.michigan.org
TERMS
For Sale
or Lease: The building has both office and warehouse premises for lease.
PHYSICALS
Total
Building Size: The building is a total of 500,126 square feet on 29.7 acres.
Available A total of 108,771 square feet is available for lease: 2,620 
square feet
Building Size: of office, 22 402 square feet of flex (10-20% office), 
and 83,749
square feet of warehouse.
Office Size: 102,221 square feet of the total building is office space.
Ceiling Ceiling heights in the warehouse range from 18’-20’ and are 8’ in
Height: the office areas.
Stories: The building has one story.
Multiple
Tenants: The building is a multi-tenant office and industrial facility.
Parking
Spaces: Ample paved parking, with 350+ spaces available to the tenants.
Sprinklers: The building is fully equipped with sprinklers.
211 Hilltop Road Building
City of St. Joseph, Berrien County, Michigan
Date: August 17, 2005
300 N. Washington Sq. • Lansing, MI 48913 • www.michigan.org
SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS
Amenities: The building is located off of I-94, between Chicago and 
Detroit. It is
centrally located in the City of St. Joseph near restaurants and other
amenities.
1,470 square feet of the office space is divided into small individual
offices ranging in size from 80-260 square feet. These would make
great start-up company offices.
ENVIRONMENTAL
Present/ In the past the building has been used for light manufacturing and
Past Use: some light industrial. However, the building is presently 
being used as
a flex use building for office and warehousing.
Surrounding The surrounding land use is mostly retail; with Lake 
Michigan across
Land Use: the street.
Studies/
Issues: There are no known studies or issues available.
INFRASTRUCTURE
Roads/
Service Hilltop Road serves the building as the access road off of Niles 
Road.
Roads: These are both Class A roads.
Sewer: Provided by the municipal system.
Water: Provided by the municipal system.
211 Hilltop Road Building
City of St. Joseph, Berrien County, Michigan
Date: August 17, 2005
300 N. Washington Sq. • Lansing, MI 48913 • www.michigan.org
Gas: Michigan Consolidated Gas Company services the site.
Electric: 12,500 primary voltage, well distributed.
Fiber Optics: Fiber optics are available to the building.
TRANSPORTATION
Main Truck
Routes/
Interstate
Access: The building is located 3.5 miles off I-94 at the Niles Road exit.
Distance to Southwest Michigan Regional Airport-3miles
Air: South Bend Regional Airport-30 miles
Rail: Access to rail is possible.
Approximate Distance to Major Markets:
Detroit Metro Region is 184 miles to most points.
Grand Rapids is 80 miles north.
Lansing is 135 miles northeast.
Chicago is 120 miles southwest.
ZONING/LOCAL SERVICES
Zoning: The building is zoned I-1, Light Industrial Park District.
211 Hilltop Road Building
City of St. Joseph, Berrien County, Michigan
Date: August 17, 2005
300 N. Washington Sq. • Lansing, MI 48913 • www.michigan.org
Restrictions/
Easements: None other than the standard utility easements.
Police: City of St. Joseph
Fire: City of St. Joseph
TAXES
Current Total Non-Homestead Millage Rate 2004 per $1000: 54.3283
School District: St. Joseph
CONTACT
Thomas L. Koster
Realvesco Properties
(616) 698-7600