One of the classic downtown El Paso retail buildings, and nearly 150 years old, is now on the market with an asking price of $3.1 million.
The three-story grandly designed building is located between 400 and 406 S. El Paso Street and measures around 21,000 square feet.
For generations of El Pasoans, the structure is particularly remembered as the home of Holland’s Department Store, which was in operation from 1960 to its closing in 1998.
The three-story structure, which is designated as a Class B building, underwent a significant multi-year renovation that was finally completed by the fall of 2005. That renovation saw the building of a modern interior and refurbishment of its red brick and detailed façade.
The second floor of the structure, once also largely used for retail purposes, offers 500 square feet of modern office space and floor to ceiling windows. The third floor is described in a listing as having “8,500 square feet of leasable space.”
The building originally served, in the 1880s, as El Paso County’s first headquarters. In later decade it housed the Texas Furniture Company.
The listing is being offered by El Paso realtor Gil Holland.
By Garry Boulard
