Development

Goodwill Buys Roanoke Properties Around Burgeoning Melrose Plaza

Goodwill sees expansion potential in the properties that abut Melrose Plaza, but has not identified a specific use for the properties yet.

Henri Gendreau

Sep 5, 2023 • 3 min read

Goodwill has purchased properties around its burgeoning Melrose Plaza, including an old Roanoke fire station that was headquarters of the anti-violence group Peacemakers, Inc., as seen in February 2023. PHOTO BY HENRI GENDREAU FOR THE ROANOKE RAMBLER

Goodwill has purchased properties including an old Roanoke fire station around its burgeoning Melrose Plaza, which will feature a grocery store, adult high school, bank and more.

Back in April, Goodwill Industries of the Valleys bought two properties at the corner of Melrose Avenue and 24th Street for $465,000, according to city property records.

They include a former city fire station — most recently home to the anti-violence group Peacemakers, Inc. — as well as an adjacent auto shop, Maxey Seat Cover Center.