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Continuing our celebration of the National “Preservation Month” we urge you to reflect on historic preservation by recognizing the diverse and unique heritage of our country’s historic places, and, their stories, traditions, and legacies.

Today, we are delighted to highlight the former Mary Leila Cotton Mill, which was transformed into Mary Leila Lofts in 2017, an affordable, green, loft apartment community in Greensboro, Georgia. The historic integrity of the old mill and the beautiful original architectural features of the past such as high ceilings and old brass fittings were well preserved.

The project team also saved features like wood flooring, while incorporating
state-of-the-art technology, including solar panels, which provide energy needs to common lounge areas and gym facilities, as well as installing new eco-friendly windows, all illustrating that preservation can be achieved through intentional and sustainable design.

The 71 loft apartments have one, two, and three bedroom apartments each with a distinctive look. Additional amenities include a club style gathering room, a state of the art exercise room, outdoor swimming pool, wine cellar, and sculpture garden courtyard.

As we spread the word about National Historic Preservation Month, celebrate the places you love by sharing your photos at #thisplacematters.

Hailing from Youngstown Ohio, Joe joined Rosemann’s Midtown Atlanta office in April 2022. He graduated from Kent State University in 2014 with a Bachelor of Arts in architecture. A native of Northeast Ohio, Joe spent his senior year at Kent State’s Florence Italy campus, where he returned after graduation to complete an internship at a boutique design studio.

Joe has practiced architecture in Pittsburgh (PA) and eventually Atlanta, for a cumulative five years before bringing his passion and experience to Rosemann. His background is in commercial, where he is comfortable working on both new and existing construction. Another specialty is contextual renovation, including multiple-floor redesigns of offices, medical facilities, malls, and civic buildings.

Joe brings a strong work ethic, pragmatism, and international perspective cultivated through years of study, travel, and work, as well as a strong grasp of historical design. Above all, he is a reliable resource who meets deadlines and adapts quickly to new environments and software.  

“We are excited to have Joe join our Atlanta team as we continue to add the finest resources to our firm to best serve our clients throughout the country,” said Rosemann’s COO Scott Rosemann,

When not designing buildings, Joe uses his free time to pursue the arts – whether enjoying the masterworks of Atlanta’s High Museum of Art or making the art himself. Joe uses pastel, charcoal, and oil paint to make portraits, figure drawings, and cityscapes – many of which he gives away to family and friends as gifts.  He loves international travel and plans annual visits to Venice to see the Biennale. Joe speaks three languages including English, Spanish, and Italian.

Big shout out to Zachary Callaway architectural designer at #teamrosemann for being named April’s Mile High Climber by Mile High CRE! Mile High Climbers are developers, brokers, architects, engineers, and contractors who are new to their field or are in the early years of the profession. They innovate, inspire, collaborate, take risks and are future passionate leaders and change makers in our industry.

Zack has contributed significantly to the growth of Rosemann’s Denver office since joining us in March 2014. Not only is he an integral part of the Denver team but also a resource to our 60-person multifamily architectural firm. Notably, Zack has helped to improve workflow consistency and efficiency between our four offices by rebuilding key components of the Rosemann BIM libraries making our designs more precise, accurate, and efficient, resulting in better deliverables to our clients. Zack also sets a new precedent for design innovation industry wide by creating a new standard of detailed quality renderings for our clients.

Outside of work, Zack is active in the local community. His weekends consist of taking part in a recreational baseball league, providing freelance graphic design services, with packaging designs sold in REI and Big 5 Sports, and as a hobby, Zack sketches family pets to help raise money for local animal shelters and rescues.

Zack epitomizes the definition of a rising leader in our firm. His enthusiasm for our industry has great potential to inspire us all to great heights. We look forward to seeing what the next stage of his career will bring.

Learn more here about Zachary’s recognition as Mile High Climber! https://milehighcre.com/mile-high-climber-zachary-callaway-architectural-designer-with-rosemann-associates/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mile-high-climber-zachary-callaway-architectural-designer-with-rosemann-associates

Recognizing the layers of time helps to understand the past. That is why in 1973 the National Trust for Historic Preservation established a week in May as National Historic Preservation week and in 2005 they extended the celebration to the entire month of May, declaring it “Preservation Month.” This May, we urge you to reflect on historic preservation by celebrating the diverse and unique heritage of our country’s cities, states and local communities and by promoting our historic places and their stories, traditions, and legacies.

Rosemann shines its spotlight this Preservation Month on the transformation of the iconic YMCA building in Granite City, Illinois into Edison Avenue Art Lofts, an affordable housing development and arts hub. The original Gothic revival structure at 2001 Edison Avenue was erected in 1924-26 for the YMCA, which was founded in 1916. It served as a hub of community activity until 2004 when the Y moved to a new location. Although the building sat mostly vacant for 14 years, intriguingly, it not only temporarily served as a haunted house and a movie set but it was also rented as a training ground for law enforcement and other purposes. In September 2017, the building was proudly named to the National Register of Historic Places.

One of the most striking design elements of the building is the well-preserved terracotta tile highlighting its decorative entrances along 20^th and Edison streets. The tile that crowns the tops of the brick parapets has been cleaned and repaired to bring out the original luster of the building’s gothic style. The grand canopy at the East main street entrance is preserved to its original historic configuration of the metal work framing and crenellation on top. Green accent tile is embedded through-out the brick façade in different patterns with the iconic YMCA inverted triangle.

Rosemann’s intent was to passionately preserves the historic elements of the building already present, while purposefully transforming the 48,000 square foot structure into 37 affordable one-and two-bedroom loft-style apartments and arts hub, along with 5,000 square feet of commercial space, 6000 square feet of common area and full list of attractive amenities. The main lobby, where Y-users checked in, retains its original desk and open monumental stair. The remainder of the space is repurposed as a Galley to highlight resident art, with an adjacent community performance space. Additional amenity highlights are formal lobby and gallery, Energy Star / Sustainable Design apartments with high efficiency furnaces and appliances, dedicated bike racks, universal design & ADA units, community laundry facility, galleries, art studio & performing arts space, Wi-Fi access, fitness room, computer lab, storage, on-site management and maintenance, and a large studio area that is available for arts programing and other community benefit.

As we spread the word about National Historic Preservation Month, celebrate the places you love by sharing your photos at #thisplacematters.

Dardenne Prairie, MO: Dardenne Luxury Apartments on the Prairie is a multi-phase mixed use development under construction in the blossoming western St. Charles County suburb of Dardenne Prairie, Missouri. This 18-acre luxury multifamily apartment development was designed by architects Rosemann & Associates, P.C. to support a live, work, play lifestyle and presents (5) 3-story luxury apartment buildings with 120 one-bedrooms and 60 two- bedrooms, garages, and a 3,637 SF Clubhouse.

Future phases of the development include an additional 3-story mixed-use building with 24 additional resident apartment units located atop approximately 12,000 SF retail space on the 1st floor. plus a 3,500 SF retail center home to IMOs pizza restaurant chain, a St. Louis tradition, is planned on an out-lot within the development.

Dardenne Luxury Apartments is in a desirable location evidenced by the ease of commute to major interstates, as well as several of the metro’s largest employers, and local and national restaurant and retail options. The property carefully & appropriately transitions site density to seamlessly blend into to the existing surrounding community creating retail opportunities for the Dardenne Prairie area, as well as provides necessary additional high-quality housing to the area.

Rosemann’s exterior motif of building materials gives the development a beautiful high-end appearance with a tasteful blend of brick masonry veneer, cast stone accents, engineered lap siding, cementitious panel reveal siding, ornamental metal balcony railings, architectural shingles, and decorative exterior lighting sconces. Premium interior finishes include apartments with quartz kitchen peninsula and countertops, tall kitchen cabinetry, subway tile backsplash, luxury vinyl plank flooring, nine-foot ceilings, spacious bedroom and linen closets, quartz bathroom vanities, and private patio or balcony with storage.

Lifestyle comforts deliver a refreshing swimming pool and sun deck, outdoor entertainment bar amenity constructed of a reclaimed silo structure originally part of the property’s rich agricultural history, along with covered grills, 2 outdoor fire features, bike racks, and dog park. Interior luxury amenities bring a clubhouse with a flex meeting space, billiards table, specialty coffee bar, well-equipped fitness center with free weights, and 24/7 package receiving room.

“Dardenne Luxury Apartments demonstrates a signature Rosemann design, from the beautifully crafted high-quality spaces to the exclusive community amenities presented. We are excited to transform this prime property into a fantastic place for residents to live and grow in the dynamic city of Dardenne Prairie,” commented Rosemann Studio Director Jarrett Cooper.  

Along with St. Louis-based developer Mia Rose Holdings and Jim Cook, IMOs Pizza franchisee and co-owner of Sugarfire Smokehouse, Rosemann & Associates is teaming up with general contractor Midas Construction, Wentzville based civil engineer of record, Premier Design Group, as well as interior designer, Midas Construction Interiors. The property manager is 2B Residential. Benton Homebuilders is also partnering on this new community, constructing nine buildings featuring 60, 1,550-square-foot villas. 

With great pleasure, the Rosemann Team would like to congratulate our Director of Business Development Amy Vance on her nomination for the Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS) Colorado’s Marketing Excellence Award for Business Developer of the Year Award!

The Business Developer of the Year nominees were nominated by their industry peers. These individuals are recognized by others as those who stand out in the profession of business development in the A/E/C industry, and who have had significant success in securing professional services work.

Amy’s professionalism, purpose, and strong community partnerships play a crucial role in enhancing Rosemann’s brand recognition and market share across Colorado and the West. We are delighted that she is being recognized by SMPS for her leadership, dedication and outstanding achievements.

For the month of April our Kansas City studio is taking time on Friday afternoons to volunteer at Harvesters Community Food Network. A group of 10 employees spent time this past Friday in the Clean Room sorting and re-sealing pasta.

Our Vice President Dave Hendrikse has had close relationship with Harvesters and helped them design the room we worked in. Dave had this to say, “Harvesters fulfills the most basic need in our community, hunger. They face this need with unparalleled tenacity. We are honored to partner with Harvesters in their ongoing mission to provide nutritious food to the Kansas City area.”