Bonny Slope building gets a new future

After standing empty for about seven years, the old Bonny Slope store building will come back to life this fall. A group of friends and neighbors purchased the lot a couple of years ago. One of the partners, Nick Olson, who lives nearby, is the son of our late local historian Nancy Olson.

The group, called Ginger Properties, is renovating the old cinder-block building at the corner of Thompson and South Road to provide offices for a couple of local companies. There will also be space for a future retail business. Final permits were obtained in June.

The county required a lot of improvements, which explains why the property stood unused for so long. They had to dedicate right-of-way along Thompson and along South. Access to Thompson is limited to one driveway, with parking spaces on the east side of the building. They have built the required sidewalk along the north and west sides of the lot, and will be building half-street improvements to both streets later this summer.

Once that work is completed, renovations on the inside and outside of the building will commence and should be completed this fall or winter. Given the creative nature of this partnership, we can’t wait to see what they’re planning!

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