![]() ![]() Keeping the façade in place also would limit access to the construction site because the new structure would be built within the existing footprint. First, the building’s interior would have to be demolished while the outer shell was kept in place. The innovative plan to redevelop the 1927 General Motors Truck Company garage-type structure into luxury apartments created several challenges. To meet this exacting challenge, project architect/engineer BKV Group capitalized on the flexibility of precast concrete components and utilized specially designed precast hollowcore planks and other precast components from County Materials Corp. Plans called for gutting the existing building, adding tenant amenities, retail and parking space in the middle of the gutted structure while keeping the historic exterior walls intact, and then building five levels of apartments on top. ![]() The bold design of the C&E Flats redevelopment project transformed a 90-year-old garage into a luxury apartment complex with 119 living units.
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