4860 Atlanta Highway

Description

4860 Atlanta Highway offers 12,000 SF in one connected building on a 1.58-acre site in western Athens-Clarke County. The retail building totals 9,120 SF, originally constructed in 2005 and renovated in 2024, with a vaulted sales floor, exposed truss ceiling, and 14 wall heights that give the space more volume and character than a standard flat-ceiling retail box. The buildings 2,880 SF warehouse section, built in 2006 and also renovated in 2024, connects directly to the retail floor via an interior passage and provides dedicated storage and receiving space with 12 clear height rising to 2410" at peak. Both the retail and warehouse sections are LED-lit. The retail building includes a covered front entry porch with a wood-beam ceiling and stone accents, a fitting room, multiple private offices, a break room with full kitchen cabinetry and appliances, and two restrooms. The warehouse includes a mezzanine level for additional storage, a 10 x 8 walk-in freezer, gas heat, an exhaust fan, and insulated construction. Loading is served by two covered loading zones totaling 4 dock-high loading doors plus 1 grade-level door (13 tall x 9 wide) accessible from a raised loading pad by forklift or hand truck, supporting flexible receiving and staging without exposing inventory to the weather. The site includes a 41-space paved parking lot. The building will be delivered vacant at closing. 4860 Atlanta Highway sits in western Athens-Clarke County, roughly one mile west of Sams Club, along one of the areas established commercial corridors connecting Athens to Oconee County and points west toward Atlanta. Atlanta Highway carries 31,000+ vehicles per day (VPD) at this segment, among the higher-traffic corridors in the western Athens-Clarke County retail market. The corridor carries a mix of big-box retail, service businesses, and freestanding commercial buildings serving both Athens-Clarke and neighboring Oconee County shoppers. The property's location has supported a long-running retail feed and pet supply business, reflecting steady visibility and drive-to traffic along Atlanta Highway. Its position outside the immediate downtown core offers larger site and building sizes than are typically available closer to UGA, while still drawing from the broader Athens-area trade zone.