Montgomery County records give the sale price as $970,000.
Jason Rudzinski, senior vice president with Fornes Properties, represented the seller in the transaction. Ed Rike Plumbing, Heating & Air is the building’s new owner, he said.
“They purchased the building for expansion as their business is growing,” Rudzinski said.
Richard Rike, the company’s president, said he plans a new plumbing shop and storage area in the building as well as a platform for growth in the Brookville area. One side of the building will be set up for plumbing materials and needs, while the other side will be dedicated to heating, air-conditioning and ventilation.
The company serves residential, commercial and industrial customers. In fact, Rike was in New Mexico Tuesday on a job for the Department of Veterans Affairs.
“It’s a great location for us, right off (Interstate) 70 and close to Dayton,” Rike said of the newly purchased building. “It’s the best place we’ve found for us.”
The building at one point was home to animal nutrition company Provimi, which is part of Cargill. Rudzinski said Provimi left the building in September 2023, so the light industrial structure was vacant at the time of the sale.
The building, on just over seven acres with nearly 150 parking spaces, is located in the Northbrook Industrial Park, which is also home to DMAX’s Brookville engine production plant. The park has more than 100 acres visible to traffic on Interstate 70.
Ed Rike Plumbing has locations in Dayton, Cincinnati, Butler County’s West Chester Twp., Lewisburg. It serves much of Southwestern Ohio and Eastern Indiana.
“We appreciate the investment Ed Rike Plumbing is making in the Brookville community and we view this as a win-win for everyone as this building has been empty for several years, since Provimi relocated,” said Jack Kuntz, Brookville city manager.
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