Places worth keeping, and the coalitions moving them forward.
Adaptive reuse, historic tax-credit rehabilitation, feasibility, and community development help worthwhile projects move forward. Every project starts with a place and the people already invested in it.
The work tells the story.
Selected projects across Arkansas and Mississippi include work that is completed, under construction, in development, and preparing for the next phase. Additional projects are currently in design.
3rd Street Rehabilitation, Phase 1
Replicated storefronts drawn from 1927 Flood photographs for three contiguous buildings, with historic tax credits carrying the rehab and boutique retail now in all three spaces.
Grumpy Rabbit American Eatery
A dynamic adaptive reuse of the 1915 Joe P. Eagle Building that has since inspired other rehabilitations in the historic district and put Lonoke back on the map.
Leland Downtown Playbook
A property inventory, connectivity analysis, resource matrix, and market study built into one playbook the Chamber and local owners can act on across eleven planned renovations.
The Griot Center
Community engagement, programming, and preliminary design for the 1918 JC Penney Building and Paramount Theater, becoming one home for Clarksdale nonprofit Griot Arts.
Ritz Theater
A 1938 movie house donated to a college and brought back in phases, starting with a restored facade and a re-created neon marquee.
104 Front Street
The surviving portion of the Gates Mercantile building, with a long-abandoned second floor becoming office space and a wood storefront recreated from historic photographs.
Lyons Drug
Fifty years of awnings and metal panels come off the 1928 McCrary Building, uncovering the transom glass and reviving the historic Lyons sign artwork.
Have a place in mind?
Share the address, a few photos, and the story behind the building. We will give you a clear initial read on its potential and the most useful next step.