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WILLISTON OPEN HOUSE
Come See
the Talk of the Town
Open house Saturday, Aug 29
Saturday, August 29, from 11 to 2, the overhead doors at 313 60th Ave W are open and you can walk a finished Phase 1 unit yourself. Bring your current shop lease and I will show you in about ten minutes whether owning beats renewing.
Comparable shop space in Williston leases for $16 to $20 a square foot plus triple net. On 1,500 square feet that is roughly $27,000 a year, and five years of it is north of $135,000 with nothing to show at the end.
Saturday you can price the other option in person. Here is what to expect:
01
Open House
Saturday, Aug 29, 11 AM to 2 PM at 313 60th Ave W just off Highway 2. Doors open, walk it yourself, no appointment needed. Bring a tape measure, your equipment dimensions, and your current lease.
02
Free Food & Prizes
Smoked meat, wings, and sloppy joes to keep you fed. Plus a free on-site raffle for a mini dirt bike, an ATV, and two 85-inch TVs. Show up, walk a unit, register to win.
03
Unit Pricing
18 of the 22 Phase 1 units are still available, delivering Fall 2026. All seven footprints price at $225 per square foot: $337,500 for a 1,500 SF (30 by 50) up to $513,000 for a 2,280 SF (38 by 60).
04
Build Specs
Delivered move-in ready with drywall and paint, 16-foot sidewalls, 14-foot-plus overhead doors, 3/4 bath, 24-foot trough floor drain, shop sink, heat and AC, and 5K LED lighting. Dues are $1,500 a year ($125 a month) covering snow, landscaping, exterior insurance, water, sewer, and garbage.
05
Scale Options
Adjacent units can be combined, which is how bigger operators are solving for 4,000+ square feet without leaving the development. Units can also be leased out, so this works as an investor asset too. 61 units across three phases from Schauer Construction, local and in-house on every trade. Phase 2 delivers Fall 2027, Phase 3 Fall 2028.
The math is not complicated: if you have five years of confidence in your business, renting is a slow way to hand $135,000 to someone else.
As a Crexi Platinum Broker with a decade of commercial deals in this market, my read is simple: for the right business, this is one of the cleanest owner-operator plays I have seen here.
In the post I also tell you when NOT to buy one of these, because if your business is eighteen months old and revenue is still lumpy, renting and keeping your flexibility is the right call:
See Unit Pricing  →
Can't make Saturday? Call or text me at (701) 369-3949 and I will set up a private showing.
Erik Peterson
Erik Peterson
Broker/Owner, Proven Realty brokered by eXp
(701) 369-3949
[email protected]

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Day 30. North Dakota Showed Up.
Sunday, August 23 · Medora

Two weeks ago I told you Brady MacDonald was running a 50K here and that North Dakota's episode would be whatever we made it. Sunday morning we found out.
It was not a big crowd. It was the right one. A handful of people got up before the sun, drove out to Medora, and ran with a guy most of them had never met, for a cause none of them had any obligation to. Nobody had to be there. That is the whole point.
Bryce and Samson brought crosses. They brought a third one for Brady. The three of them carried them through the first half of the 5K, and watching that come together at sunrise is the image I am going to keep from this year.

Kayla Ruby showed up and ran, and brought a couple of her daughters with her. The sun came up over Medora while we were out there, and if you have not seen that town at that hour, put it on your list. We finished the 5K, went and had a great breakfast to celebrate, and then Brady went back out and ground out the other 45K alone in the Badlands. He ran into a wild horse and walked up on a giant buffalo along the way. That is his day 30 of 50.

Getting to spend the morning with Brady and his family was the best part of the weekend for me. Good people, and easy to root for.

After Brady headed back out, Courtney and I went and toured the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library. We were blown away. It is interactive, genuinely educational, and we walked out realizing how many of Teddy's contributions still shape the country today and how different things would look without him. Make it a priority. It is worth the drive on its own.

North Dakota's leg raised over $5,000. Brady has 20 states left, back to back, with a goal of $1 million for Make-A-Wish. That funds roughly 100 wishes at about $10,000 each. North Dakota is done running. North Dakota is not done giving.
It is not too late to contribute.

Bakken Real Estate Market Snapshot

WILLISTON
MEDIAN LIST
$455,000
▼ from $474,950
ACTIVE LISTINGS
76
▲ from 70
DAYS ON MARKET
61
▼ from 68
Prices dropped and inventory jumped. Homes are still moving quicker than the summer average.
WATFORD CITY
MEDIAN LIST
$466,640
— flat
ACTIVE LISTINGS
31
▼ from 33
DAYS ON MARKET
62
▲ from 57
Prices held with inventory tightening. Homes are taking a bit longer to move.
DICKINSON
MEDIAN LIST
$396,500
▼ from $402,500
ACTIVE LISTINGS
72
— flat
DAYS ON MARKET
127
▼ from 130
Prices eased with homes moving slightly faster. Still the slowest Bakken market.
THE TAKEAWAY
The Bakken continues to soften into late summer. Williston saw the biggest price drop of the three but homes are moving faster, which tells us buyers are engaged when the price is right. Watford City held its ground on price. Dickinson keeps drifting lower. Sellers who priced ahead of the trend are closing. Those chasing the market are watching August close out.

North Dakota Events

Aug
27
Thu
Summer Nights on Main
Closing night of the free summer concert series in downtown Williston.
Downtown Main Street, Williston · Thu 5–9 PM · Free
Aug
27
Thu
Watford Market
Local vendors and fresh finds at Kent Pelton Nature Park, plus the new all-inclusive playground.
Kent Pelton Nature Park · Thu 5:30–7:30 PM · thru Sep 17
Aug
29
Sat
Bull & Heifer Hustle 5K
Run, climb, and crawl a 5K obstacle course, with a 1.5-mile junior course and doughnuts at the finish.
McKenzie County Ag Expo · Sat · 5K & Jr course
Aug
29
Sat
Main Street Market
Seasonal downtown market with local produce, handmade crafts, artisan goods, and specialty foods.
Downtown Williston · Sat 9 AM–12 PM · thru Oct 3

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