The old Rawlinson Cartage building at 11 St. Joseph Street, built between
1895 and 1898 and turned residential between 2002 and 2004 when a 17-storey tower was added outback, is getting another update. Design firm
II by IV (Two by Four) began work a month ago for owner Barney River to redesign the more than 200 rental units to be sold as condos.
"The units were pretty well planned, so there was no structural or architectural alterations needed," says II by IV partner Dan Menchions, who says the project is meant to be completed on March 27.
Forty-two of the units have already sold to previous tenants, according to Menchions, who is confident sales will progress briskly from here on out. "I think they have the advantage that the building exists," he says, in contrast to the numerous pre-build sales going on around town.
Writer: Bert Archer
Source: Dan Menchions
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