This six-story Renaissance Revival-style building was designed by the prominent firm Morgan & Walls and completed in 1906, when it held a high-end department store known as Le Bon Marche and later held a succession of theaters for movies and vaudeville.

The existing light courts and E-shaped floor plan turned out to be a key element in our conversion of the building from office use to 58 loft apartments, for which we sought to bring as much natural light as possible to each unit. Faced with a tight floor plate, we designed new steel and glass bridges within the existing light courts. These bridges became the primary means of entry to most residences and freed up space for larger, more light-filled spaces.

The building's existing steel framed structure, originally encased in concrete, underwent a seismic retrofit with new concrete shear walls and moment frames. Common area amenities included a new roof deck with a freestanding gym structure. We also redesigned the ground floor core and shell space for future retail use.