St. Clair Inn developer selling Ladies of the Maccabees building

St. Clair Inn developer and California attorney Jeff Katofsky is selling the Ladies of the Maccabees building in Port Huron for $550,000.

Katofsky’s company, Same As It Ever Was LLC, acquired the building in July after he announced plans to purchase it in October 2019. Located at 901 Huron Ave. and built in 1904, the building has been home to a Knights of the Maccabees auxiliary group, St. Clair County Community College and more.

“Obviously it’s a really historical building,” said Kramer Commercial Realty associate broker Korissa Wilkins.

She said the developer has decided not to develop the building and is putting it back on the market.

According to its online listing, the building’s interior has a central grand staircase that leads upward three stories to the dome. The lobby surrounding the stairs has a decorative tile floor and is decorated with Corinthian columns.

Wilkins said it’s a “big, beautiful building” with cathedral ceilings, great trim and 10-foot doors. It has office suites and could be a mixed-use building. The building is in Port Huron’s central business district and has its own private parking.

“It’s a great building that’s looking for some redevelopment,” she said, and “there’s a lot of opportunity there.”

Katofsky previously planned to use the Ladies of the Maccabees building for office space for other St. Clair County projects. He also had plans to purchase the vacant DTE plant property Mighty Marysville, which was put back on the market, and to develop the Sugar Loaf property in northern Michigan, which he sold in December.

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Katofsky’s current St. Clair County projects include redeveloping the historical St. Clair Inn, an over $40 million construction project, redeveloping Hotel Harrington in downtown Port Huron and turning the former St. Clair Middle School into workforce housing.

When asked about selling the Ladies of the Maccabees Building and updates on his other projects, Katofsky sent the following statement:

“Nothing has changed and the pandemic related restrictions continue. When the government releases restrictions enough for us to get back to work, we will. It continues to be out of our hands.”

Kotofsky did not respond to follow-up questions the Times Herald sent via email.

People interested in the Ladies of the Maccabees building can call Kramer Commercial Realty at (810) 987-4622.

Contact Bryce Airgood at (810) 989-6202 or bairgood@gannett.com. Follow her on Twitter @bairgood123.