Written on Friday, October 9th, 2009 at 7:33pm by Mark | 5 Comments

AM&A’s Lofts 10.09.09


Rocco Termini’s most recent residential project is moving along at a good rate on the corner of Washington and Eagle. The former AM&A’s warehouses are being converted into 48 apartments and office space for a call center while creating a new surface lot where there is currently a small structure circa 1960’s.

Here are some pics of the project…




An interesting aspect about this project is that it has a tunnel connection to the AM&A’s flagship store on the other side of the street. Rocco and Jake Schneider are apparently interested in joining up on the rehabilitation of the mammoth complex once financing and other obstacles are cleared (probably 3-5 years away)…having a physical connection between these two projects could make for some interesting usage of space or social connectivity between the two structures.

The AM&A’s lofts in combination with the Warehouse Lofts right next door create a very interesting block as it adds on to the block’s residential base at Hotel Lafayette…an equal amount of yuppies and grizzled veterans of low-income urban living collide to create a unique neighborhood.

5 Comments

  1. STEEL says:
    October 10, 2009 at 12:19 am

    Too bad they feel the need to create another parking lot on this block, especially with a mammoth parking monstrosity across the street.

  2. Matt says:
    October 10, 2009 at 1:59 am

    it would be nice to see some infill between the Lafayette and the warehouses. that block of Washington is really attractive and it will make a great, dense neighborhood someday (its has a very similar feel to the streets just above union sq. in manhattan). hey Steel, i agree, but did they HAVE to get rid of that building in order to receive tax credits (to restore to structure to its original appearance- the same reason those windows are bricked over)? just curious.

  3. Bill says:
    October 10, 2009 at 2:50 pm

    Whats the ETA on this anyone know?

  4. STEEL says:
    October 10, 2009 at 10:37 pm

    No, That building had nothing to do with tax credits

  5. Jesse says:
    October 14, 2009 at 1:33 pm

    I agree with Steel. If there was one thing I would change about the city’s zoning codes, it would be the parking space calculations. Instead of just a minimum spaces required, there should be a minimum and a MAXIMUM, and the calculation used to get the minimum should include all available shared parking facilities within a certain distance (i.e., on-street parking, public parking lots and ramps, etc.) For a residential rental project like this, the developer should be required to obtain parking rights, if possible, in existing lots and ramps before constructing their own parking lot.

    When are we going to get SmartCode? Mayor Brown has been talking about it on and off for 4 years now, but I haven’t heard of any actual movement in that direction.

 

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