After a devastating fire took out the First Choice Realtors office in Elm Grove back in December, the business’ main office is officially reopening at a new East Wheeling location.

The company’s original main offices, on the corner of Junior Avenue and National Road, suffered extensive water and smoke damage when the building caught fire on Dec. 5.

Though the Wheeling Fire Department responded to the scene and was able to get the flames under control, the Realtor’s offices and The Rose Tattoo Collective on the first floor of the building were severely damaged.

First Choice had occupied that office space since the late 1990s, and leadership described the loss as “devastating” for them.

Despite the hardships, First Choice Realtors dispersed to other local offices while the company secure

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