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$4,000,000

1855 6th Street SE
Hickory, NC 28602
Listed by Sheila Spencer · Keller Williams South Park
Bedrooms
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Bathrooms
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Living area
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Year built
1998

About this home

Premier Commercial Opportunity with Exceptional Highway Frontage With nearly 1,800 feet of frontage on NC Highway 127, this property offers the kind of visibility and exposure that simply cannot be replicated. Positioned on one of Hickory's busiest commercial corridors, this exceptional 18.34-acre campus commands a prominent corner location at 6th Street SE (NC Highway 127) and 18th Avenue SE, benefiting from outstanding daily traffic counts, easy accessibility, and exceptional signage opportunities. The property is improved with a well-maintained 28,472-square-foot brick facility featuring expansive gathering spaces, numerous classrooms and offices, commercial kitchen facilities, meeting rooms, recreational areas, and a fully finished lower level with both interior and exterior access. The flexible layout is ideally suited for a wide range of commercial, institutional, educational, medical, nonprofit, or redevelopment uses. Beyond the existing improvements, the expansive site offers extensive paved parking, city water and sewer service, and significant room for future expansion or redevelopment. The property's substantial highway frontage provides an unmatched opportunity for business visibility, brand recognition, and customer access while maintaining a spacious campus-like setting. Conveniently located just minutes from Interstate 40, Downtown Hickory, Catawba Valley Medical Center, and surrounding residential communities, this strategic location places your organization or investment at the center of one of Western North Carolina's fastest-growing commercial markets. Whether envisioned as a corporate headquarters, educational campus, place of worship, medical facility, community center, event venue, mixed-use redevelopment, or long-term investment, 1855 6th Street SE presents a truly rare opportunity to acquire one of Hickory's most recognizable and strategically positioned commercial properties. Per the City of Hickory Zoning Dept. the property can be used for Single Family Residential and Townhomes if a developer is interested in the property.

Property details

MLS
Canopy MLS
MLS #
CAR4405010
Property type
Special Purpose
Subdivision
N/A
Status
Active
Days on market
84
On market date
July 22, 2026
Stories
3
Total bathrooms
N/A
Garage spaces
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Parking spaces
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Lot size
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Nearby schools

Within 10 miles. School directory data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), accessed via the Urban Institute Education Data API. Local Score is calculated by INNOVATE Real Estate; where a state rating is shown, it comes from that state's own official school report card.

Elementary
Southwest Primary
3.53 mi away · Grades -1-2
Zoned school (attendance boundary, 2015-16 data)
2.6
Local Score (state rating (2025) blended 70/30 with student-teacher ratio) -- not an official state rating
State rating: D (2025)
Enrollment
328
Student:teacher ratio
12.1:1
District
Hickory City Schools
Middle
Grandview Middle
0.32 mi away · Grades 6-8
Zoned school (attendance boundary, 2015-16 data)
2.3
Local Score (state rating (2025) blended 70/30 with student-teacher ratio) -- not an official state rating
State rating: D (2025)
Enrollment
426
Student:teacher ratio
16.4:1
District
Hickory City Schools
High
Hickory Career Arts Magnet High School
2.85 mi away · Grades 6-12
Zoned school (attendance boundary, 2015-16 data)
4.3
Local Score (state rating (2025) blended 70/30 with student-teacher ratio) -- not an official state rating
State rating: B (2025)
Enrollment
188
Student:teacher ratio
9.9:1
District
Hickory City Schools

Walkability

Blended score for Hickory's center, calculated by INNOVATE Real Estate from two sources: the EPA's National Walkability Index (street network, transit, land-use mix) and Google Places amenity data (what's actually reachable on foot from this point). 60% EPA National Walkability Index + 40% nearby-amenity density (Google Places).

33
Car-dependent
out of 100
EPA National Walkability Index
8.0 / 20 -- Below average walkable
Google Places amenity density
23 / 100
Restaurants & cafes1
Grocery stores0
Parks0
Schools2
Transit stops6
Pharmacies0

Market position

How this listing compares to current activity in Hickory, from live MLS data.

On the market 84 days -- 27 fewer days than Hickory's current average of 111 days.
For reference, the median list price across 507 active listings in Hickory right now is $299,999.

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Est. monthly payment
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$800,000 down
$3,200,000 loan
Principal & interest$20,755
Property tax (est.)$3,333
Home insurance (est.)$150

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Data source: Listing information provided by Canopy MLS (carolina) via Trestle/CoreLogic. Last updated 9 days ago.

Information herein deemed reliable but not guaranteed; all measurements, school assignments, HOA fees, taxes, and feature lists are approximate and should be independently verified. Equal Housing Opportunity.