Construction is moving along at the Beethoven Apartments on Third at Prentis. The 28 market rate apartments and two ground floor commercial spaces are framed and have new mechanical systems. Dry wall installation is underway. Developer Scott Lowell hopes to wrap things up in March.
There are 22 one-bedroom apartments, all in the 600 square foot range, and six two-bedroom, two-bathroom units. There is bike storage and laundry on the ground floor and a roof deck.
The commercial units face Third Street. One is approximately 1,100 square feet and the other is 900. Lowell hopes to attract a food-oriented business to the larger space and a retail one to the smaller.
Lowell took great pains in the building's restoration, replacing beams and repairing exterior brick work. He also took aim at its overall efficiency, installing eight solar panels on the roof, extra spray foam insulation and eight
heat exchange systems. "You pay for this one way or another," he says. "This makes long term sense."
Source: Scott Lowell, developer
Writer: Kelli B. Kavanaugh
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