Comments on: Apartment Building At Magnolia & Adams http://fortworthology.com/2009/09/10/apartment-building-at-magnolia-adams/ Traditional urbanism, smart growth, transit, bicycles, urban living, and sustainability in Fort Worth, Texas. Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:54:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Paul http://fortworthology.com/2009/09/10/apartment-building-at-magnolia-adams/comment-page-1/#comment-2408 Paul Sat, 12 Sep 2009 02:50:39 +0000 http://fortworthology.com/?p=2336#comment-2408 The Adams street bldg is great looking bldg. The Alston st. is nice but the arches on the Adams st structure make it for me. I wonder what is the history of the Adams street structure? The Adams street bldg is great looking bldg. The Alston st. is nice but the arches on the Adams st structure make it for me. I wonder what is the history of the Adams street structure?

]]> By: Susan Harper http://fortworthology.com/2009/09/10/apartment-building-at-magnolia-adams/comment-page-1/#comment-2407 Susan Harper Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:40:34 +0000 http://fortworthology.com/?p=2336#comment-2407 I messaged the owner late in June and received the following reply: We have multiple plans. I'm not sure which way they will go. Are you interested in a purchase? Angela Culpepper I messaged the owner late in June and received the following reply:
We have multiple plans. I’m not sure which way they will go. Are you interested in a purchase?

Angela Culpepper

]]> By: SuMac http://fortworthology.com/2009/09/10/apartment-building-at-magnolia-adams/comment-page-1/#comment-2406 SuMac Thu, 10 Sep 2009 17:34:54 +0000 http://fortworthology.com/?p=2336#comment-2406 One of our Preservation Committee members spoke to the owner in 2007. At that time she was going to restore it, but was dismayed that she would have use wood windows with the same or a similar multi-light profile. And because the pattern was going to be very difficult and expensive to reproduce, we let her know that the windows could actually be restored and referred her to someone who does this. But if they were found to be too far gone and a maintenance nightmare, they could be replaced with the wood with metal coating windows like the Mehl building, or to look into having the original metal-coated. But it changed owners in January and they were referred to me by the Mehl Buidling owner for information, but never contacted me. It is a great building, but the multitude of intricate windows is always going to be a roadblock, even if they were allowed to replace them with simple one over ones. One of our Preservation Committee members spoke to the owner in 2007. At that time she was going to restore it, but was dismayed that she would have use wood windows with the same or a similar multi-light profile. And because the pattern was going to be very difficult and expensive to reproduce, we let her know that the windows could actually be restored and referred her to someone who does this. But if they were found to be too far gone and a maintenance nightmare, they could be replaced with the wood with metal coating windows like the Mehl building, or to look into having the original metal-coated.

But it changed owners in January and they were referred to me by the Mehl Buidling owner for information, but never contacted me.

It is a great building, but the multitude of intricate windows is always going to be a roadblock, even if they were allowed to replace them with simple one over ones.

]]> By: Steph http://fortworthology.com/2009/09/10/apartment-building-at-magnolia-adams/comment-page-1/#comment-2405 Steph Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:26:58 +0000 http://fortworthology.com/?p=2336#comment-2405 I'm glad it's getting restored, but VERY disappointed to hear that it will not be residential. :-( I’m glad it’s getting restored, but VERY disappointed to hear that it will not be residential. :-(

]]> By: Kevin Buchanan http://fortworthology.com/2009/09/10/apartment-building-at-magnolia-adams/comment-page-1/#comment-2404 Kevin Buchanan Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:21:43 +0000 http://fortworthology.com/?p=2336#comment-2404 David, Thanks for the news! Glad to hear the building has some plans associated with it, but it is also disappointing to hear that yet another Magnolia residential building will be going all office space, when it is residential that is desperately needed on Magnolia to help with the vibrancy that is missing during many hours of the day. David,

Thanks for the news! Glad to hear the building has some plans associated with it, but it is also disappointing to hear that yet another Magnolia residential building will be going all office space, when it is residential that is desperately needed on Magnolia to help with the vibrancy that is missing during many hours of the day.

]]> By: David http://fortworthology.com/2009/09/10/apartment-building-at-magnolia-adams/comment-page-1/#comment-2403 David Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:15:36 +0000 http://fortworthology.com/?p=2336#comment-2403 There are plans to convert the building into a single tenant office building. The developer/owner is very keen on keeping the historic integrity of the building and is working with the City already to properly achieve this end. From the plans I have seen, it will be very nicely rehabbed and renovated. The architect on the job is planning for a LEED or very close to LEED standard building. There are plans to convert the building into a single tenant office building. The developer/owner is very keen on keeping the historic integrity of the building and is working with the City already to properly achieve this end. From the plans I have seen, it will be very nicely rehabbed and renovated. The architect on the job is planning for a LEED or very close to LEED standard building.

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