A relatively lonely stretch of road on the west side of bustling Gasoline Alley isn’t that quiet anymore.
A pair of buildings are under construction along Laura Avenue in Liberty Park, which should soon boost the business presence in the area. They’ll join an existing office building occupied by ConocoPhillips Canada.
Polar Creek Industries Inc. is developing a two-storey, 15,200-square-foot office building north of the ConocoPhillips site. It’s designed to accommodate anywhere from one to eight tenants, in space ranging from 1,500 to 15,000 square feet.
Listing agent Davin Kemshead, of Century 21 Advantage Commercial, said the building can be condominiumized to allow for the sale of units inside.
“If somebody has a small law firm or a small accounting firm, they can actually own office space instead of renting it.”
Kemshead added that the building can be partitioned to meet the needs of individual buyers.
“It gives a lot of flexibility.”
The project is expected to be ready for tenant improvements and occupancy by next spring, with Polar Creek Industries planning to build a second building nearby, said Kemshead.
The ConocoPhillips building, which consists of about 15,000 square feet, was built two years ago by Dean Stutheit, president of local land agent firm Access Land.
Stutheit had planned to use the premises for his business and lease out the remainder, but tenant ConocoPhillips has since taken a growing share of the space.
Stutheit is now constructing a new building west of ConocoPhillips that would be used by Access Land and also be made available to tenants.
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