Here’s a real urban pioneer - this industrial building from 1926 on the long-beleaguered East Lancaster near downtown has been converted to residential loft apartments and is now leasing. The Lancaster Lofts have units ranging from 767 square feet to 1,000 square feet, with rents ranging between $700 and $900 per month. The ground floor is home to an art gallery. For more information, check out the project’s web site.
Kevin,
Is this a recent picture of the building? Will they do any work on the exterior? Urban pioneer indeed…
Joe,
The photo was taken last weekend. I haven’t heard much about the project, but I assume they’re OK with the exterior as it sits now. It would be nice to see it get some work done.
Kevin — I have watched this for the last few years riding my bicycle to Trinity Park — and yes that is urban pioneering, but a great looking building.
I actually took a look at a very similar building a block west back in 2003 when another owner was trying to turn it into loft apartments. I could tell then that they were a long way from becoming reality. That area is truly for urban pioneers only. Also, I distinctly remember those awesome industrial windows providing very little noise insulation.
FWIW, the first floor of this building hasn’t been an art gallery for about a year.
There are now about 8-10 spaces of various sizes that are rented to artists for use as studio and/or teaching spaces.