Simplx has been outgrowing our space for several years. We've had to put up portable cubicles in the warehouse to create enough office space for everyone. Our original basketball court in the warehouse has been smothered by equipment, inventory, boxes and lot of office staff cubicles.
About 5 years ago, we tried to purchase the building next door, 8310 Clinton Park Drive. We negotiated with the owner and went back and forth. They were not very good at compromising and we never came to an agreement. The topic was dropped and the owner moved forward with leasing the building to four separate tenants. In the meantime, we purchased another commercial building on Ley Road, thinking that when the leases were up, we'd likely move into that building. We also purchased 7707 Clinton, a sprawling residential home on a pond with enough acreage to build a brand new building. With both purchases, we moved forward with inspections and research into how to properly move forward with moving Simplx.
Well, while we were rezoning the residential property and doing soil borings to check the ground for a new build, 8310 next door was rumored to be going on the market. Nate hopped on it right away, began negotiating again with the owner and after some hiccups and a few back & forths, we were able to secure the purchase of the building!
I always felt like we needed that building next door. It only made sense! I felt it inside that it would work out somehow. And over time, when the time was right, it did work out!
8310 has multiple tenants, but the upstairs east side is vacant and we plan to occupy it and move our office staff out of their portable cubicles and into the brand new space. Nate's remodeling a few things, touching up paint, redoing cabinetry, and then we will move in soon.
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