1000 S. Saint Bernard Street

A rare industrial building in a Victorian-era residential neighborhood, 1000 S. Saint Bernard Street has been adapted to a residential mixed-use building. This building was vacant for a number of years; most recently, it housed a banqueting hall, but it was originally built in the 1920s as a warehouse.   Speculation is that the building was constructed soon after the adjacent stretch of Springfield Avenue was depressed to create an underpass under the existing adjacent rail line.  The building serves as a transition from the quiet residential block to the south to busy Springfield Avenue on the north, and its south wall serves as a retaining wall at the rear of the property.

The two-story structure is a classic brick factory-style building, approximately 8,000 s.f per floor.  Because of the change in grade described above, the long southern wall is below grade at the first floor, and windowless at the second floor, creating a challenging situation for reuse on both floors.  The owner was able to overcome these inherent limitations by creating long rectangular loft apartments, one per window, on the second floor, and creating a single large commercial space on the first floor. 

Winner of a 2022 Preservation Alliance Grand Jury Award.

Owner: S.S. Bernard, LLC

General Contractor: Golondrina, LLC

Structural Engineers: Macintosh Engineering

Custom Ironworks: Andy Upright Metalworks

MEP FP Engineer: Holstein White, Inc.

Photographer: Brian Lauer / Jeffrey Totaro Photographer