Abandoned 1929 School Building Transformed Into 31-Apartment Residence While Keeping Historical Look
It took 3 men 3 years to turn an old 1929 school building into a luxury 31-apartment residence.
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While homelessness is a prevalent issue, we still see so many abandoned buildings that could be used to house people. So three people from real-estate backgrounds, got together to take a derelict old school building from 1929 and breathed new life into it. They converted it into a residence housing 31 apartments instead.
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Three men transformed an abandoned school building into a 31-apartment luxury residential house
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The 34-year-old real estate agent was not sure what he would make out of the building when he bought it for $100k in 2019
The challenge took the three men 3 years to complete, but they persevered in the endeavour to take a stand and to “stop demolishing old buildings.” Hence their interest in this particular passion project, a transformation that still pays homage to its historical significance, the outcome of which is inspiring, to say the least.After considering various ideas, the two men came to the agreement to turn the building into a residential house
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The men emphasized that they preserved some of the school's elements to keep the building's historical significance
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After the reconstruction, the building contains 31 one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments
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The auditorium was made into a community space and there is a half-basketball court, weights, and indoor cycling bikes in the building
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Transformation of the building often helps to avoid harming both the environment as well as our collective memory
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Some former school graduates commented online that seeing the transformation felt surreal but wonderful
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