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VFW Lofts
Project Information
- Project Location:
- Tucson, AZ
- Approx Contract:
- $2,000,000
- Status:
- Completed - Jan 2021
- Structure Type:
- Apartments & Condominiums
References
- Client:
- Julian Drew Lofts, LLC
Scope Of Work
Sundt renovated and converted the historic Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) building into nine loft apartment units. In recent years, many older buildings in downtown Tucson have either been renovated or demolished entirely with ground-up construction occurring on the same lots. Turning a former commercial building into a mixed-use building with residences is fairly uncommon, and in many ways more challenging than a ground-up project.
The original structure was built in 1948 as Post 549, Arizona’s largest VFW post at the time. More recently it housed Access Tucson, a access television station. this is a historic building, the city required preservation of the original façade where there are large terra cotta tiles, which meant the project was restricted from adding to the building height. The VFW’s upper floor houses the nine loft apartment units, with mezzanines added to four of the units to increase usable square footage.
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