Developer wants to add housing options
Staff writer
A Marion couple wants to create options for people looking for apartments in the city.
Matt and Jenna Meyerhoff will be renovating apartments at the top floor of the former County Seat Decorating Center, 130 E. Main St.
Meyerhoff purchased the building Dec. 18 after it had been listed for sale for about a year.
The Meyerhoffs are still looking for someone to lease the bottom floor for retail, but the second floor will be for apartments.
“This will allow an opportunity to have more housing in Marion.” he said. at
The Meyerhoffs are looking for an architect to come up with a plan for the 2,500 square foot loft.
There is enough space for at least two units.
The upstairs have been used for apartments before, but require renovations.
Each floor is 2,500 square feet.
“We are looking at what type of housing is needed,” he said
He remembers when he and his wife moved to Marion 13 years ago and looked for a home and there were not many for sale, so they lived in an apartment.
Their plan is to replace the exterior stairs and the door once used for access to the apartments.
A few years ago Marion conducted a survey to look at demographics and data sources.
The survey looked at demographics, data sources and different resources for Marion.
Meyerhoff said the apartments wouldn’t be ready to be leased for at least a year.
“For the first floor we are open to ideas,” he said. “We have talked to a few people about leasing it, but there were no solid ideas.”
Meyerhoff declined to divulge the amount he and his wife paid for the building.