Former Mack Truck dealership, 121 12th Street, Des Moines, IA.
Built 1924, 27,000 square feet, converted to residential lofts/apartments. $7 Mllion dollars spent on the renovation. Seems low given all the electrical, HVAC, and plumbing that had to be done.
Big windows/lotta light is cool. $900 to $2,100 per month rent, studios, one and two bedroom, 500 to 1,200 sq. ft. i like them, except I aint into the whole "Better Homes & Gardens" look personally. And no place for the "fleet" obviously.
Building, is brick, wood, and steel truss construction of the era (most were transitioning to reinforced concrete), stylish limestone trim, but essentially a "box" typical of urban showroom, service center, office building design or early auto industry.
Clearly a property size, and historical significance, that only a commercial reuse made economic sense to even try. See what its next 100 years if life brings
sources: Photos: Hubbell converts Mack Truck showroom into apartments, Hubbell converts former Mack Truck showroom into downtown lofts, https://www.station121dsm.com/, https://www.apartments.com/station-121-des-moines-ia/dw1d9ql/
Built 1924, 27,000 square feet, converted to residential lofts/apartments. $7 Mllion dollars spent on the renovation. Seems low given all the electrical, HVAC, and plumbing that had to be done.
Big windows/lotta light is cool. $900 to $2,100 per month rent, studios, one and two bedroom, 500 to 1,200 sq. ft. i like them, except I aint into the whole "Better Homes & Gardens" look personally. And no place for the "fleet" obviously.
Building, is brick, wood, and steel truss construction of the era (most were transitioning to reinforced concrete), stylish limestone trim, but essentially a "box" typical of urban showroom, service center, office building design or early auto industry.
Clearly a property size, and historical significance, that only a commercial reuse made economic sense to even try. See what its next 100 years if life brings
sources: Photos: Hubbell converts Mack Truck showroom into apartments, Hubbell converts former Mack Truck showroom into downtown lofts, https://www.station121dsm.com/, https://www.apartments.com/station-121-des-moines-ia/dw1d9ql/
