The City of Martinsville, Virginia, is seeking proposals for the redevelopment of the building located at 1 Ellsworth Street, Martinsville Virginia, currently in use by Brank Banking & Trust (BB & T). The original brick portion of the building was constructed in 1956, while the concrete architectural-paneled tower portion was built in 1973. The building is not currently in the City’s historic district, but the City is currently pursuing listing the entire structure as “contributing” in its historic district, thereby making any project potentially eligible for historic rehabilitation tax credits. The building is approximately 71,457 square feet, stands five (5) stories facing the Ellsworth Street side (6 exposed stories facing east from the rear parking lot) and has a full basement. It is considered a Type IIIA building per building regulations and is of masonry, concrete, and steel construction. At this time the building does not have a sprinkler system, but has risers in the stairwells allowing access to water should there be an emergency.