451 S High St
Akron, OH 44311
Selle Generator Works · Property For Lease

The Selle Generator Works is a collection of buildings dating from 1886 undergoing significant certified historic renovation. It has been utilized for over 100 years as an inventive design and fabrication shop. This adaptive reuse will rekindle the spirit of industriousness first sparked by Ferdinand Selle with successful commercialization of numerous patents. Three primary buildings totaling approximately 75,000 square feet offer truly unique space in a variety of uses and configurations. Two multistory buildings are timber frame structures with brick perimeter walls. The one story building is steel and brick with ceilings as high as 36 feet. Uses include office, creative loft, flex space, research and development, prototype fabrication, entertainment, and restaurant possibilities. Size configurations vary from 1,526 - 25,000 square feet. Space is ideal for those seeking a distinctive historic industrial working environment adapted for today' s technological workforce. The Selle Generator Works is well positioned just off I-77 and I-76 at the south entry to Downtown Akron, Ohio. It fronts Broadway, Selle, and High Streets within the heart of a vital and growing technology oriented urban corporate campus. Nearby business includes research development (Advanced Elastomer Systems), product development (GOJO), business incubation (Canal Place), and business innovation (University of Akron Research Foundation). Ingredients for success and employee attraction are located within 1/2 mile including educational and recreational opportunities. The University of Akron has tremendously invested in its nearby campus enhancing appeal and research capabilities. Its Polymer Science program is world renown. Dining, entertainment, and sports venues on South Main Street provide the always appreciated respite to work day accomplishments. The Ohio and Erie Canalway Trail extension through Downtown provides hiking, running and biking opportunity.