Residential Lobby, with reception desk, and loft gallery.
New egress connection stair is an architectural detail added to the historic building.
Residential Lobby, with reception desk, and loft gallery.
Philadelphia, PA
Pearl Properties selected Eimer Design to help them renovate the historic Bonwit Teller Building and an adjoining property into 100 market rate apartments. Working together to resolve miss-aligned floor levels between buildings identified an opportunity for a 7,000 square foot amenities space on the 3rd floor which became the center of interaction and activity. Accessing this level became a challenge as both properties have retail condominiums at street level. The resolution was creating a minimal street level lobby that leads to an exterior catwalk rising on the building exterior which leads to a 3 level interior atrium space. The lobby, amenity space, corridors and units are stylized based on inspiration from Bonwit Teller fashions of the 20’, 30’s and 40’s.
project credit: Eimer Design
1700 CHESTNUT
Amenity Space
With several lounge spaces, a library, kitchen, media room, dinning area and outdoor courtyard, this urban building offers an extension of living space to the residents. On site fitness space rounds out these amenity facilities.
photo credit: Josh LaBorde (Eimer Design)
Model Unit
Furnishing a typical studio apartment, potential tenants can get a feeling for how comfortable the living spaces are, while envisioning life at 1700 Chestnut Street.
project credit: Pearl Properties
Historic Images
