Railway Express Lofts

ADDRESS: 1501 St. Paul Street

AREA: 87,000 sf.

CONSTRUCTION COSTS: $12 million overall construction cost; $2+ million by Azola & Associates

COMPLETION: December 2007

SCOPE OF WORK: Exterior structural, window and masonry restoration. New elevated concrete parking deck. Creation of 30 loft apartments and 15 commercial office suites. Azola & Associates scope includes general partnership management, historic oversight, security and communication system design/build, window restoration and commercial tenant improvements.
   
OWNER: Railway Express LLC., including Azola Family Holdings, LLC.

DESIGN/BUILD TEAM: Hord Coplan Macht architect, Doracon/Banks joint venture GC, with additional design/build by Azola & Associates, Inc.

HISTORIC DESIGNATION: National Register of Historic Places

TAX CREDITS: State Enterprise Zone real estate tax credits, State and Federal historic tax credits, New markets tax credits