A Greenwood heritage building has been sold, but it’s not known yet what the buyer plans to do with it.
Realtor Ray Porter, who acted for the city, confirmed the sale but wasn’t able to disclose any details. We’ve left a message with the buyer’s agent to ask what they have in mind for the building. It was listed for $229,000 and sold for $229,900.
City council voted in September to place the building on the market, saying they had not been able to find a way to restore it.
The substation, at 675 Highway 3, is one of the first heritage buildings viewed when entering Greenwood from the south. It was built in 1905-06 and stopped being used for its original purpose sometime in the mid-1970s. West Kootenay Power donated it to Greenwood in 1997 as a gift for the city’s centennial.
The city obtained grants to turn the building into a place where people could learn about the history of power generation. As part of that project, eight solar panels and a windmill were installed on the roof, but the energy they collected was not used.
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