- For Sale $2,650,000
- Property Type Retail - Freestanding
- Property Size 10,088 SF
- Units 1
- Lot Size 1.5 Acre
- Building Class C
- Year Built 2014
- Date Updated Jun 26, 2026
Description
Freestanding retail building at the corner of S. 17th Street and Wooster Street within Wilmington’s Cargo District urban mixed-use corridor.The property is zoned Urban Mixed-Use (UMX), one of Wilmington’s most flexible commercial zoning designations. UMX allows for a wide range of permitted uses, including retail, restaurants, office, breweries, fitness, hospitality, live-work units, and mixed-use development with residential above commercial.
Permitted uses include retail, restaurants, office, financial services, hospitality, breweries and taprooms, fitness and wellness studios, arts and entertainment, live work units, and residential above ground floor commercial. This broad range of uses gives owners the flexibility to adapt the property as market conditions evolve.
For investors, developers, and owner users, the UMX designation creates multiple value creation opportunities. The property can continue as a single tenant investment, be repositioned as a multi tenant retail or creative office project, or be redeveloped into a mixed
use development on the approximately 1.5 acre site, maximizing both current income and long term upside.
Highlights
- 1.5-acre corner lot located on Wooster St & S. 17th St.
- 10,088 SF freestanding building
- Built 2014
- Located in the Cargo District, Wilmington’s premier urban mixed-use destination
- Permitted uses include retail, restaurant, office, hotel, brewery, fitness, live-work, residential above commercial, and more.
- Redevelopment potential for mixed-use project on 1.5 acres.
- Retail-ready condition
- Strong pedestrian traffic + robust STR/visitor demand driver
- UMX zoning: broadest permitted use set in the Wilmington LDC.
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Contacts
Sandy Thorpe
Lee & Associates Raleigh Durham Wilmington
Location
Located at 722 S 17th St, Wilmington, NC 28401, this property is part of the Downtown Wilmington neighborhood and Wilmington market.
Contact Listing Broker
Sandy Thorpe
Lee & Associates Raleigh Durham Wilmington