MDOT will be auctioning the property on the premises. Details below:
• AUCTION Date/Time: THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2025, at 11:30 AM (Registration at 11AM).
• Location of auction: Adjacent to Bye Alley in New Market, MD 21774.
• Please contact 1-866-242-9405 for further details.
• In order to participate in the auction, you must have a deposit in the form of a certified or cashier's check in the amount of $10,000 payable to "MDOT State Highway
Administration".
• The apparent zoning is Residential Merchant District (RM) within the Historic District Overlay (HD). All zoning and use determinations will be made by Frederick County,
Maryland. State Highway Administration (SHA) offers no warranty as to zoning or permitted use.
• SHA considers the highest and best use of the subject property is for single-family residential development, as permitted under (RM) zoning.
• The property is accessible via Bye Alley.
• The property Tax Account No(s). are 09-256318 & 09-256350, Tax Map Identification is 791, and parcels 3818 & 3819.
• The property has public sewer, electricity, & telecommunications services access. Public water is not yet available. According to the appraiser "The Frederick County water
classification is W-5, meaning public water service is planned within 7 to 10 years. The nearest water connection is about 175 feet away, but a full extension could require
up to 1,125 feet of additional infrastructure. To expedite access to public water, the owner must apply for a Water and Sewerage Plan amendment to reclassify the site as
W-3, making it eligible for connection at the owner's expense".