ABB (Asea Brown Bovery) - Muncie, Indiana

March 20, 1998 Arial Image 144K

July 1, 1986 Topo Map 104K

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The following information, layout and photos are from the Commercial Development Company web page, they are currently offering the building for sale.

DESCRIPTION - PLANT & SITE

The plant is located on a 300 acre site, which has a 4,500 foot frontage along Cowan Road. The plant itself covers approximately 30 acres. There is 750,000 square feet of available manufacturing floor space and 40,000 square feet of office space. Additional offices are located throughout the building. The building measures 1,383 feet across the front.

The building was constructed in 1961 and consists of a heavy steel frame structure with 5’7” high concrete pre-cast lower walls and an aluminum insulted skin above the pre-cast wall. The roof is a 4 ply built up roof of either coal tar or asphalt base.

The ceiling heights vary from 20’ clear height to 100’ clear height in the main aisle. The bay spacing is generally 60’ wide with some side bays being 80’ wide. The main aisle is 100’ wide. Column spacing is every 20’.

Side aisle overhead crane ways are located throughout the facility. Capacity ranges for the cranes are 5 ton, 10 ton, 15 ton, 20 ton, 50 ton, 60 ton and 120 tons. The main aisle also has 30 ton and 75 ton cranes with 60’ lift.

The plant floor is a minimum of 8” thick reinforced concrete. The main aisle is a minimum 18” to 24” thick concrete. Approximately 60% of the plant floor has been coated with epoxy coating to reduce dusting and improve appearance.

There are two floor level truck docks of two bays each on the south side of the plant.

There is one exterior floor level truck dock along the south side of the plant and one exterior floor level dock on the north east side of the plant. The building features 13 drive-in doors in strategic locations.

There are 9 rail spur lines entering the plant.