Adaptive Reuse & Historic
Client: Multiple Clients
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio

Project:
The City of Cincinnati, during the mid Eighties sought developers to offer a creative and different solution to meet the needs of potentially low-income homeowners. Our solution to this challenge would take, originally 12 very large townhouses, each building had a minimum of 3,600 square feet (in first seven buildings) and, 2,800 in the last five smaller units, and get them rebuilt and owned by viable persons.

Details:
The scope of the development/design services comprised: Creation of a viable solution for making affordable, homeownership housing with additional rental units within these structures. Sensitivity to existing structure: attention to maintaining historical detailing and characteristics while modernizing overall buildings. Complete new electrical, mechanical, and plumbing including: all new bathrooms with new fixtures and setups, water lines and stacks; new heating systems with air conditioning per Owners preferences; new wiring and light fixtures throughout; etc.

Designing architectural modifications, including new walls, stairs and decks or porches, kitchens, closets, and sufficient storage, new floor treatments, restoration of existing historical Rookwood Tile flooring and mahogany wall/wainscot paneling, etc. New roofing system was designed to replace existing deteriorated slate system, yet look like former roofing; new replacement windows to reflect the historical character of the original; and paint scheme matched historical color schemes.

FWAS - initially served as co-developer, construction manager, and project loan negotiater with banks.