adaptive reuse
The Latham at 17th
Philadelphia, PA
Formally the Latham Hotel, this unique properties is convereted to provide micro apartments, all under 350 sq ft, to the Philadelphia houseing market. Each studio at The Latham at 17th is designed to fit a modern lifestyle. The apartment experience includes a full kitchen and dining bar, built-in storage, flat screen TV, plus access to 10,000 sf of resort-like amenities right across the street. With a Rittenhouse location, these apartments are right in the center of Philadelphia’s dining, shopping and transportation hub.
project credit: Eimer-Design / Pearl Properties
1700 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA
Developed by Pearl Properties, this unique project is the renovated historic Bonwit Teller Building and an adjoining property. Now, they are 100 market rate apartments in the heart of center city Philadelphia. Working to resolve miss-aligned floor levels between buildings identified an opportunity for a 10,000 square foot amenities space on the 3rd floor which is the center of interaction and activity. The addition of a minimal street level lobby that leads to an exterior catwalk stair, rising on the building exterior leads to a 3rd 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
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1900 Chestnut Street Retail
Philadelphia, PA
This prime Rittenhouse corner, formerly a collection of small buildings of mixed uses, is now becoming a large urban hub for the new Target urban prototype, TargetExpress. The master plan of the site will include a residential tower and other large retail parcels. The retail shell is currently under construcion, which will be occupied the ground and 2nd floor of the corner building. TargetExpress stores are described as the retailer's newest and smallest format at approximately 20,000 square feet. It will be a flexible-format concept that more easily fit into a densely populated urban area while catering to them. The store is centered around shoppers who are walking, biking or taking mass transit to the store and not driving a car.
project credit: Eimer-Design