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Delta Duck Country's Most Interesting Listing - Patterson, Arkansas
Some properties are easy to explain. This one takes a minute - but once you understand what it is and where it sits, it's hard to stop thinking about it.
105 Main Street in Patterson, Arkansas is a 2,880 square foot building that started life as a restaurant, was purchased by a group of hunters in 2021 with the vision of converting it into a hunting lodge, and now sits at roughly 80 percent complete - framed, plumbed, insulated, equipped with a full commercial kitchen, and furnished throughout. It's located .3 miles from the Cache River in Woodruff County, minutes from some of the most celebrated waterfowl hunting ground in the country, and it's available at a price point that reflects the work that remains rather than the finished product it's clearly becoming.
For the right buyer, this is one of the most compelling opportunities in the Arkansas delta.
The Location
Patterson sits in the Arkansas delta in a corridor that serious waterfowl hunters know well. Within 5 to 20 minutes of this property you'll find the Cache River National Wildlife Refuge, the White River, Hurricane Wildlife Management Area, Bald Knob National Wildlife Refuge, Black Swamp WMA, Departee Creek WMA, and Raft Creek WMA. The surrounding agricultural landscape is home to some of the most well known duck clubs and leased hunting operations in Arkansas, with thousands of acres of cropland that have a long tradition of yearly hunting leases throughout the area. World famous waterfowl clubs that winter some of the largest concentrations of ducks in America operate within minutes of this address.
For deer hunters, the same public land network that produces world class waterfowl also holds significant whitetail populations throughout the region.
McCrory is 3 minutes down the road with grocery, fuel, and everyday essentials. Augusta and Searcy are within easy reach for anything beyond that.
The Building
The bones of this building are exceptional. Constructed in 1972 and extensively renovated, the structure is solid throughout with spray foam insulation covering the entire building - a detail that speaks to the quality of the renovation and translates directly to energy efficiency and comfort during hunting season.
The floor plan is straightforward and functional. The rear quarter of the building houses the commercial kitchen, three bathrooms, and a storage room with exterior access that functions naturally as a mud room for hunters coming in from the field. Everything forward of that is open concept - a wide central corridor flanked by six framed and plumbed bedrooms along both walls, with the main gathering area in between. Three entry points serve the building: the main front entrance, double doors centered in the rear that open directly into the kitchen, and a dedicated exterior door into the storage room.
The framing is complete. The plumbing is roughed in for all six bedrooms and three full baths. One toilet and shower are currently functional. Drywall, flooring, and finish work are what remain between this property and a completed product.
The Commercial Kitchen
This is not a residential kitchen conversion. The fully equipped commercial kitchen that served this building during its restaurant days remains intact and operational - commercial range, commercial hood ventilation system, stainless steel prep tables, three compartment sink, refrigerator, and shelving throughout. For a hunting lodge feeding a group of 10 to 12 hunters before and after a day in the field, this kitchen is built for exactly that. It conveys fully with the sale.
What Conveys
Everything you see in the building stays with the property. Pool table, dart board, dining table and chairs, couches, recliners, beds, washer and dryer, and all commercial kitchen equipment. The new owner walks in with a furnished, equipped building and a clear finishing checklist.
The Opportunity
There are three distinct buyer profiles for this property, and the case for each one is legitimate.
A hunting club or group looking for a dedicated delta lodge base will find a building that is already doing the job at a fraction of what it would cost to build and equip from scratch. The commercial kitchen alone represents significant embedded value.
An entrepreneur or investor with an eye toward the Arkansas hunting tourism market will find a property positioned in one of the most productive wildlife corridors in the country, with the infrastructure largely in place to operate a guided hunt lodge or seasonal rental during duck and deer season.
A private buyer or small group wanting their own dedicated delta hunting camp will find a property that sleeps a serious number of hunters, has a kitchen built for the purpose, and sits within minutes of more public hunting ground than most hunters will ever fully explore.
The finishing work that remains is the barrier between this property and any of those visions. The building, the location, and the equipment are already there.
The Property
The .65-acre lot includes a large paved parking lot out front, a carport suitable for covered equipment storage, a shed on a concrete pad in the rear, and stabilized gravel throughout the back of the property. The building sits on Main Street in Patterson with straightforward access and visibility.
To schedule a visit, contact John Houston at 501-858-2411.
Directions:
Take I-57 to exit 55 for US-64 E toward Bald Knob
Take US-64 E for approx 20mi and turn right on Main st
Travel approx 1mi and property is on the right
Showing Instructions:
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