Commonwealth
Architects provided full A/E services for the re-design and construction of
the historic tobacco warehouse at 1900 East Franklin Street, now known as Shockoe
Place. Shockoe Place
Commonwealth
Architects provided full A/E services for the re-design and construction of
the historic tobacco warehouse at 1900 East Franklin Street, now known as Shockoe
Place.
| This four-story structure, formerly the M.F. Neal Building, was constructed in 1853 and was used as a tobacco warehouse until recently. It is one of only a few surviving mid-nineteenth century factory buildings left in Richmond. General construction is masonry with heavy-timber framing and standing seam metal roof. |
Currently the building is mixed-use with both business/retail and apartments on the first floor, and apartments only on the second through fourth floors. The apartments range from 750 to 1000 square feet with a basic bath and galley kitchen in each. The first floor business/retail spaces were designed as “vanilla boxes” to accommodate future use. Currently all spaces are full; there was 100% occupation immediately upon completion.
