Gut rehab of historic 1900s hotel updates student housing in the Delmar Loop cultural district.

Financed in part by historic preservation tax credits, the Castlereagh Apartments project included the gut renovation of a six-story, early 1900s hotel building in University City’s Delmar Loop for use as student apartments. Renovations included a new roof, new historic windows, masonry and terra-cotta replacement/restoration, hanger rod canopies, aluminum front entry system, refurbished passenger elevator, new freight elevator, mechanical, electrical and plumbing system improvements, carpentry and insulation, restoration of the historic hotel lobby and corridors, new lounge with Luxer Lockers and bike storage rooms, trash chute with trash rooms off each corridor, new flooring, premium interior finishes, and stackable washers and dryers in each unit. Sitework included demolition of a one-story garage, civil work, new concrete parking lot, port cochere driveway, rear patio, walkways, and stairs.