MARQUETTE PROFESSIONAL BUILDING

ABOUT THE PROPERTY

3,644-7,609 sq. ft. for Lease
Build to suit medical/office space
Marquette Professional Building
1230 Wilson Street
Marquette, MI 49855
The Property: 16,364 sq.ft. building on a 1.62 acre (70,567 sq.ft.) site located at 1230 Wilson
Street, Marquette, MI 49855, about half a mile from the new UP Health System – Marquette
Hospital. The style is modern with the quality of construction easily exceeding code requirements;
and its open spaces are easily configured to specific tenant needs, including but not limited to
medical building use. 7,609 SF (the entire Lower Level) is currently available.
 
Rent: $22-$23 SF per annum gross lease (landlord pays almost all expenses,
including utilities). 5-10 year term. Generous tenant improvement allowance, especially
for the longer term. Landlord will build to suit.
 
Site Description: The upper level fronts Wilson Street, while the lower level with its own
separate entrances includes the available space and fronts O’Dovero Drive, one of the main
traffic routes in the City of Marquette. The property can also be accessed from McClellan and
is not located in a flood plan.
 
Additional Features: The structure consists of clear span design, which lends itself to unre-
strained renovation potential as desired. The building is air-conditioned and fully sprinklered,
with heating a combination of radiant in-floor heating and high-efficiency gas-fired forced air (HVAC).
Fiber optic high speed Internet is available; and construction is of reinforced concrete walls,
structural steel frame, and brick veneer. The roof is of ballast design, engineered to support a
snow load of 70 pounds per sq.ft. Zoning is Commercial; Assessor’s Parcel No. 0514236.
 
Ammenities: Modern building of high quality construction, featuring: central heating and air-conditioning,
high ceilings, and natural light. Landlord’s tenant improvement allowance can be applied to the cost of:
carpeting and other floor covering, kitchen facilities, partitioned offices, reception area, conference
rooms, men’s and women’s restrooms, etc.
 
Construction: Reinforced poured concrete walls at the lower level and footings; reinforced concrete
floor slab on grade at lower level and on the metal deck at upper level; structural steel fram con-
sisting of columns, beams, and bar joists; metal stud walls with brick veneer; and a ballasted single-ply
roof membrane.

Marquette, Michigan

Marquette County is the largest county in land area in the State of Michigan–3,425 sq.mi.–and, with a
population of 67,077 as per the 2010 census, the most populous county in the Michigan Upper Peninsula.
The county is named for Father Marquette, a Jesuit missionary, and was created in 1843. The Huron
Mountains are located within the county, and to the north is Lake Superior.

Marquette County is mostly rural with the cities of Ishpeming, Marquette, and Negaunee comprising its
major metropolitan/urban areas. The Marquette Area is the largest population center of the Michigan
Upper Peninsula with 31,000 residents living across three municipalities: a) the City of Marquette
(21,355 population as per the 2010 census), b) Marquette Township, and c) Chocolay Township. With
deep roots as a shipping town for the iron ore coming from the west end of the county, the Marquette
Area has become the regional hub for retail, restaurants, education, health care, and outdoor recreation.
Major employers include the UP Health System–Marquette (1,924 employees), Northern Michigan
University (1,152 employees), and Peninsula Medical Center (650 employees).

The Marquette Area in general and the City of Marquette in particular have received considerable
recognition over the past few years, including: Top 10 Best Small Cities in America (Nerd Wallet), Top
5 Places to Retire (CNN/Money), Top 20 Towns for Sportsmen (Outdoor Life), 10 Best Small Cities in
which to Raise a Family (Forbes), and Number One Place to Bike and Live (Bike Magazine). In 2012, the
City of Marquette was listed among the 10 Best Places to Retire in the U.S. by CBS “Money/Watch.”

Local economic development resources include:

Accelerate Up, a nonprofit organization, which offers free and confidential business advice within
Marquette County.
Marquette Downtown Development Authority, which focuses on: long-range planning for the city’s
downtown area; building construction, improvement, rehabilitation, maintenance, and operation; and
construction and maintenance of public facilities.
Lake Superior Community Partnership (LSCP), which provides a variety of free and effective develop-
ment services for businesses and municipalities, making connections between businesses, organizations,
leaders, and legislators while advocating for programs and policies that strengthen the regional economy.
And Michigan Works, a system designed to help employers find the skilled workers they need and to
help job seekers find good jobs that provide economic self suffciency.

Transportation:

Marquette is served by American Airlines and Delta Airlines out of Sawyer
International Airport (KSAW) with daily flights to Chicago, Detroit, and Minneapolis-Saint Paul. the
city has limited freight rail service and a public transit system known as MarqTran, which runs buses
through the city and to nearby places such as Sawyer International Airport and the nearby City of
Ishpeming.