© 2009 SANDVICK ARCHITECTS, INC.
The William H. Block Building
1911, 1935
Original Architect: Vonnegut and Bohn
Client: Landmark - Indiana, LLC
Site: Monument Circle National historic District
50 North Illinois Street, Indianapolis, IN
50 North Illinois Street, Indianapolis, IN
Rehabilitation: Apartments, Retaill
Square Footage: 396,000 sq. ft. - 136 Units
Cost of Construction: $27 Million
Opened: October, 2003
Services Provided: Architect of Record, Preservation Consultant for Federal Historic Tax Credit, Lost Development and Conservation Easement, Code Compliance
Originally constructed in 1911 for William H. Block to house his rapidly expanding department store, the Block Building was in continual use as a department store until late into the 20th century. After years of abandonment, the building was acquired by Landmark – Indiana LLC and converted into 136 apartments with retail use remaining on the ground floor. The large, deep floor plate, typical for so many department stores posed a unique problem for day lighting for the new housing units. To address this issue a central four story atrium was sensitively introduced to bring daylight into the central core while features defining the department store use were restored and featured.
ARCHITECTURE • HISTORIC PRESERVATION • CODE ANALYSIS
URBAN DESIGN • PLANNING • ADVOCACY
URBAN DESIGN • PLANNING • ADVOCACY
