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The historic Duplan Silk Mill at 100 E Diamond Avenue offers move-in ready industrial warehouse space featuring impressive ceiling heights and quick interstate access. Once home to the world's largest silk mill, this five-story, 550,000-square-foot industrial building boasts massive 110,000-square-foot floor plates and remains a significant manufacturing and distribution point for Hazleton. A sought-out, 150,000-square-foot ground-level space is available, suitable for storage and warehousing. Building specifications include a 12- to 25-foot ceiling height sloping to 30 feet in some areas, 12 exterior dock doors, six drive-in doors with levelers, fluorescent lighting, a wet sprinkler system, and a 400-amp, 120-240-volt, 3-phase power supply. Additional dock doors can be added. Tenants control the utilities. Situated on 7.62 acres, ample parking is available for trucks and employees.
Hazleton and the Interstate 81 corridor are some of the most affordable industrial markets in the country. In tandem with its prime location along highly connective freeways, low rents and expenses are some of the many reasons why businesses are drawn to the area. Duplan Silk Mill is positioned minutes from Interstate 80 and Interstate 81, providing seamless connections to Scranton, Harrisburg, Lehigh Valley, Philadelphia, and New York City. While neighboring the two largest cities on the East Coast, Philadelphia and New York City, the market can logistically reach over 50 million people within a four-hour drive. Additionally, Duplan Silk Mill is within two hours of the Lehigh Valley International, Newark Liberty, and Philadelphia International Airports.
While the Interstate 81 corridor submarket is already preferred for its exceptional connectivity and low rates, 100 E Diamond Avenue provides further cost-saving advantages than typical properties in the market. Average rents in the submarket as of Q4 2023 hover around $6.55 per square foot. Duplan Silk Mills's rates of $2.75 to $3.25 per square foot offer more than a 50% discount, not to mention the incredible accessibility to the area's workforce with an ample supply of able-working individuals. Take advantage of its tremendous accessibility without sacrificing quality at an affordable rate with an industrial location in Hazleton at Duplan Silk Mill.
