Wednesday, May 16, 2007
News Historic Westside building to be overhauled
Posted by Scott Henry @ScottTheHenry on Wed, May 16, 2007 at 6:36 PM
Atlantans who've driven through the intersection of Howell Mill Road and 14th Street recently will have noticed the beginning of demolition work on the huge, former U-Haul loft and storage building that bears the slogan "White Provision Co." on top. If it looks as if someone is preparing to tear down this Westside landmark, you're half right.
Actually, says developer Chris Faussemagne, the plan is to remove sections of the sprawling property that were added onto the 1910 meat-packing plant over the decades. The original brick building -- the part everybody sees from the street -- forms an "L" at the corner of Howell Mill and the adjacent railway tracks. Behind that facade are a series of adjoining structures that long housed lofts popular with musicians and artists.
The idea is to keep the familiar "White Provision" building in front, while attaching a contemporary steel-and-glass complex to the back that will contain 100 condominiums with ground-floor retail. Plans to install an entrance directly across from 14th Street require the eventual relocation of West Egg Cafe, which is currently open. A footbridge over the railroad tracks will connect the property to the Westside Urban Market shopping center of Bacchanalia fame.
Because the original building was built for cold storage, it never had windows -- a fact that renders it "functionally obsolete" on today's market, says Faussemagne, who works with Atlanta real-estate firm Weaver & Woodbery. Since the property has never been on a historic register, there's nothing to stop the company from adding windows in order to transform it into usable office space. Faussemagne previously oversaw the development of the historic Puritan Mill complex.
White Provision is expected to open in fall 2008.
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Hey Scott - just a clarification. Even if the building was on the National Register, the property owners could do anything they want with it - including tearing it down. If it was on the NR and the owners wanted to take advantage of tax credits, then they would be beholden to renovating/rehabilitating the building according to the Secretary of the Interior standards. The only way they couldn't tear it down would be if it was locally designated by the City of Atlanta. Finally, the term 'functionally obsolete' is thrown around way too much by real estate folks. My house is a 3/1 and considered functionally obsolete. The building wouldn't be obsolete if they were still using it for cold storage, I bet.
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