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3963 West Belmont: After_(Photo courtesy of Hartshorne & Plunkard)
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Constructed in 1924, this pioneering concrete-frame, metal-and-glass multi-story industrial loft building was designed by noted architect Alfred S. Alschuler. It was built for the Florsheim Shoe Company, one of the nation’s leading shoe manufacturers during the 20th century. The building had been vacant for many years when Dubin Residential purchased the property in 2005 and began a $56 million conversion, funded in part with city TIF assistance, into 175 residential loft units including 20% affordable units. Exterior work included terra-cotta and brick cleaning and repair, new aluminum windows designed to match the original steel-sash industrial windows, roof-top terraces, and a vegetative ‘green’ roof. The Florsheim Shoe Company Building was designated a Chicago Landmark on March 29, 2006.
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