Key Challenges and Solutions

• The fourth story was set back from the main façade to allow the building to read as only three stories, a perception appreciated by street-level pedestrians and residential neighbors. This also created exterior balconies and shared rooftop amenity space for the buildings tenants.
• The L-shaped building design put retail space close to the street edge and gave the tenant a significant glass storefront.
• Row-house style tenant entrances proportionally balance the façade for pedestrians.
• Brick veneer and metal panel siding establish Empire Run as a transitional structure between neighboring warehouse and manufacturing buildings and the adjacent residential neighborhood.
• Painted steel pergolas and custom railings provide detail to the otherwise simple building massing and detailing.
• Connections to nearby markets, cafes, businesses and a recreation trail are incorporated through new sidewalks, pathways and a footbridge.

• Four-story 103,000-square-foot mixed-use building
• 2,500 square feet of ground floor commercial space
• 13,000 square feet of indoor parking space
• 65 one and two-bedroom open-living style apartments with private balconies, 9-foot high ceilings, and walk-in closets
• Fitness and community centers
• Shared rooftop recreation space