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The Raymond Renaissance began with the restoration,
renovation, and adaptation of the old Jensen Raymond Theatre into
exciting commercial and creative workspace units. The addition of
a new adjacent building completes the total Raymond Renaissance.
The existing historic building facade has
undergone a complete renovation and restoration over the past year.
All of the non-original materials have been removed. The original
terra cotta has been restored and replicated where missing.
The bricks have been cleaned and returned
to their original color. A new marquee will be replicated to match
as closely as possible the photographs of the original marquee from
l92l. The restoration is authentic and truly beautiful.
The historic interior walls and ceiling
of the theatre auditorium will be renovated and restored to their
original beauty. The addition of l2 skylights brings light and air
to the 5-story atrium. The restored building will have l retail
space, l0 lofts, 5 commercial and 4 creative workspace units. The
newly constructed attached 6-story building has a brick & stone
facade with a copper detailed roof and granite wainscot at street
level.
The building is comprised of two ground
floor retail spaces, fronting on Raymond Avenue and Holly Street.
There will be 4 floors of one- & two-bedroom condominiums for a
total of 28 units. All of these units will have balconies facing
the street and/or interior patios.
Residents' parking is provided behind the
retail units, in the basement of both buildings and on the second
level of the new building. All entry to the parking area is accessible
from Electric Alley. Pedestrian entry into the residential units
of The Raymond Renaissance is on Raymond Avenue under a new glass-covered
entryway.
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