Malone Commercial Brokers is pleased to offer for sale a stunning, mixed-use property ideal for office, light manufacturing or redevelopment to residential or hospitality uses in a highly visible location in the heart of Midcoast Maine.
As the long-time home of Down East Magazine, the property includes three structures, totaling 31,720± SF on 6.88± acres. There is 15,387± SF of office/retail space in the circa 1900 main building, a 6,800± SF warehouse and a 2,496± residence.
The wood-framed, shingle-sided main building at 680 Commercial Street was first built in 1900. Set back behind a stone wall, tall pines and maple trees, the immense gambrel catches eyes from 412 feet of frontage on Route 1. Three floors, plus a lower level, provide dozens of rooms for offices. Find stunning architectural detail throughout, like coffered ceilings, window benches, curved banisters, French doors, fireplaces and wainscoting.
The warehouse is connected to the main building. It has three loading docks with overhead doors. The two-bedroom residential unit is down a driveway to the rear of the property. An additional storage shed provides space for tools, lawn vehicles or other needs.
680 Commercial Street, Rockport is less than 10-minutes’ drive to the downtowns of Rockland or Camden, and about an hour-and-a-half to Portland or Bangor.
Sale price: $2.3 million
680 Commercial Street in Rockport is represented by Joe Malone (207-233-8000;
joe@malonecb.com), Karen Rich (207-671-8808; karen@malonecb.com) and Cheri Bonawitz (207-240-6844; cheri@malonecb.com) of Malone Commercial Brokers in Portland.

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