Building the LEED Platinum home of YIKES, Inc.
There are some people working on the buildings who are new to the project and have never seen the buildings in their dilapidated glory. It’s hard to convey exactly how messed up these buildings were a year ago. I try using words like “uninhabitable” and “blighted,” but it really doesn’t do the job.
I decided to post some before/after pics to show the extreme transformation these buildings have gone through.
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We are in the final stretch — the finish work phase of the project.
We have paint!
And tile!
And cabinets being installed!
Next is trim, flooring, appliances, lighting…I can’t wait to see what Greensaw has in store for us.
We lucked out with a rain-fee week and were able to get the stucco on the front of the buildings done. I apologize to everyone on Girard Ave for the dusty mess, but I think we are done the messiest exterior part of this rehab.
After 2 Layers of Cement
On Friday, around 1pm we gave Mia’s parents and one of her sisters a tour of the buildings. A few Greensaw guys were there and they told us the first drywall delivery was coming that afternoon. On Sunday I gave one of Mia’s brothers and his wife a tour of the buildings where we discovered this had happened:
Wow. I can’t believe how fast drywall has gone up and how completely DIFFERENT it makes everything look. It’s starting to look real.
Here’s a quick before/after of the 206 Storefront (which is available for lease if you are interested).
Amazing.