Downtown hotel converted to apartments
Residents looking for a place to live have a new option in downtown St. Louis.
The building that once housed the Hotel DeSoto has been extensively renovated, and is now open to new tenants. The Gallery 1014 complex, as it is called, is housed in a building that was vacant for nearly 30 years.
The complex's Jennie Hampel said remodeling the building, which was built nearly 100 years ago, called for honoring its history and at the same time, creating something unique and different in the city. The building, which is at 1014 Locust Street, began life as the City Club, where people met to debate issues. After that, it hosted then Hotel DeSoto, and then the Alverne Hotel, until it was closed in the 1980s, remaining vacant until now.
Developer Brian Hayden, who has renovated several old buildings and turned them into luxury housing, took up the challenge in 2014. Two of his past projects are the renovations at the Millennium Center and the Laclede Gas Building, which both now offer housing. He wanted to preserve the character of the 1014 building and still make it attractive to potential residents.
Among the amenities are original artworks, an onsite theater and ballroom, and art deco chandeliers. The building comprises 81 one-, two-, and three-bedroom units, and is pet friendly.
Efforts like this can benefit by working with brochure printers, which can create illustrated booklets that show properties in detail.
The building that once housed the Hotel DeSoto has been extensively renovated, and is now open to new tenants. The Gallery 1014 complex, as it is called, is housed in a building that was vacant for nearly 30 years.
The complex's Jennie Hampel said remodeling the building, which was built nearly 100 years ago, called for honoring its history and at the same time, creating something unique and different in the city. The building, which is at 1014 Locust Street, began life as the City Club, where people met to debate issues. After that, it hosted then Hotel DeSoto, and then the Alverne Hotel, until it was closed in the 1980s, remaining vacant until now.
Developer Brian Hayden, who has renovated several old buildings and turned them into luxury housing, took up the challenge in 2014. Two of his past projects are the renovations at the Millennium Center and the Laclede Gas Building, which both now offer housing. He wanted to preserve the character of the 1014 building and still make it attractive to potential residents.
Among the amenities are original artworks, an onsite theater and ballroom, and art deco chandeliers. The building comprises 81 one-, two-, and three-bedroom units, and is pet friendly.
Efforts like this can benefit by working with brochure printers, which can create illustrated booklets that show properties in detail.