East Side Youth Community Center, Manchester, CT

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4,760 SF Adaptive Reuse
$850,000
Completed: 2011

• Spruce Street Firehouse was built in 1923 by the Cheney Brothers Company and is a contributing property in the Manchester Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places

• Adaptive reuse of the historic structure with its existing large bay doors, deep overhangs, and exposed structure ensured the historic character of the original firehouse was preserved and respected

• First floor open bays were converted into two meeting spaces, with a gallery space in the center

• An elevator was built in the former hose tower space and provides high tech MEP systems

• A center gallery was designed with curved walls and a curved ceiling

• Exterior site lighting, a public courtyard, perimeter landscaping, and sidewalks contribute to its neighborhood context.