It's more than 100 years old, but it's been empty since last summer when the police department, and most city administration offices, moved into a brand new building on Robertson Street.
The new building is full of bells and whistles, extra space, and high tech equipment and security.
"We have a super-glue fuming chamber, another chemical fuming hood here, and two drying chambers that allow us to dry wet or bloody items," Radford police chief Don Goodman pointed out in the city's new state-of-the-art forensics laboratory.
So, it doesn't take more than a quick tour to see the difference between this brand-new building, and where the police department used to be housed.
"This is our patrol unit. It's a big change from our old building, where we had just five desks and they would all be fighting for desk space to get their work done," said Chief Goodman of the extra space for officer's desk. "Now, we're able to be more efficient and get our job done just by having the space to do it."
Now that the police department is settled into the new building, the old building is sitting vacant. The city is just starting the process of figuring out what to do with it.
"It is 100+ years old," said Radford Economic Development Director Basil Edwards. "So it needs quite a bit of renovation."
The city will likely transfer the building to the Industrial Development Authority, and then they'll accept proposals for possible renovations.
"We want to see someone who has both the vision and financial ability to bring the building to back," said Edwards of possible investors.
And if no one comes forward to renovate, the building that's held officers and criminals for more than 100 years, could be torn down.
Radford City Council will hold a public meeting later this month to discuss transferring the building to the IDA.
