U.S. selling former border crossing facility along Saint John River

The U.S. government is selling a former border crossing facility in Madawaska, Maine, across the Saint John River from Edmunston, N.B.

An online auction for the property starts on Wednesday, Aug. 20. The asking price is US$25,000.

Bidding for the old Port of Entry (POE) will increase in $1,000 increments, says the U.S. General Services Administration in a press release about the sale. (The GSA is the U.S. government’s shared services arm, managing a real estate portfolio of over 360 million rentable square feet.)

The almost one-acre property is located along the Saint John River. The intention behind the sale seems to be for a buyer to simply convert it into a local business.

While the commercial space listing has primarily been used as an office, the real estate ad suggests other