If I'm not mistaken, this is in the old McDonald's / Burger King area right? What potential for a nifty little 'hood with lofts. It's such a cool corridor between the buildings here, with the super-wide sidewalk, and boxed trees. There must be a solution to the poor access...
The only downside to the idea of renovating this is that there is absolutely no vehicular access to this building, what used to be Mohawk St. is now a "park" and on the other side is the Main St. debacle. Also there are a number of buildings in that area, namely the buildings that make up the 500 block and the ones adjacent to the red jacket building that are listed at a significantly lower price than this one and are of similar condition and size. These other buildings also have vehicular access, I just don't understand why this one is so expensive.
Yes it is the old "Liberty Shoes" building!! I think it needs zebra stripes on it!!! Seriously......... What it really needs for it to turn into living lofts....the smaller the building, the eaiser it is to renovate. My son-in-law thinks there are great buildings in this city going to WASTE. An Australian native, who lived in Phialdelphia, Hong Kong, Singapore and London (working as an architect) sees dollar signs $$$ whenever he is downtown and is always talking about buying up old buildings. Six months here, six months in Australia....not a bad life...you get summer twice a year and a lot of bang for your buck!!
I have always loved this building and thought of potential whenever I see it. If i had a development company now this would prolly be one of my first buys. upper levels could be turned in to inexpensive appartments in the heart of downtown and i have my own ideas for the first floor. such a shame its sitting there ugly and empty. this could be a key piece in bringing YOUNG professionals living downtown. this alone with the big building on main st that has the "sizes" store on the first floor. my goodness if these were appartment buildings i'd live there in a second, i could care less about car acess, ride the train or a bike.
Steel, If I'm not mistaken, the building owner is seeking a variance from the ZBA to convert this building to a single family home. Not sure about the details or whether plans have been presented to the Planning Board.
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