State to sell former DOT district office in Cedar Rapids

A June 6 auction is set for the sale of a building that formerly housed the Iowa Department of Transportation District 6 office in southwest Cedar Rapids.

Cathy Cutler, DOT area transportation planner, said 21 employees moved out of the two-story, 7,680-square-foot building at 430 16th Ave. SW in November when the office moved to 5455 Kirkwood Blvd. SW. The masonry structure with a brick exterior is located on 2.15 acres of land, which also will be sold.

Constructed in the 1930s, according to Cutler, the structure has two floors as well as a third level for storage and a partial basement. The building has central air conditioning and boiler heat.

There is a paved parking area on north side of building, and access to the building is available from 15th and 16th avenues SW. Although the building and land have been zoned for public use, rezoning for commercial use is possible.

Cutler said employees of the Cedar Rapids Public Works Department are using the parking lot. They were displaced when construction began on the new $36 million City Services Center.

Peoples Co. of Clive, which will conduct the June 6 auction, has set open houses for potential buyer inspection from 3 to 6 p.m., Thursday, May 23, and 1 to 4 p.m., Sunday, May 26.

The sale of the Cedar Rapids building is part of a five-tract auction that also includes state properties in Ankeny and Pleasant Hill.