Trails Program that enabled the building
to be renovated.
The renovation, completed in 2018 by
Alpha Associates, Inc. and Veritas Con-
tracting LLC, has sparked the creation of
a small park with raised planting beds,
picnic tables and benches. Although once
an eyesore that was susceptible to van-
dalism, community events are already
taking place in the park.
A former furniture showroom and warehouse has been transformed into the Palace on Main Apartments.
Photos by Steve Sadd.
Palace on Main Apartments
BEFORE
AFTER
The historic Palace Furniture Building
in Clarksburg was given a new life by
Grant Street Commons LLC and Sadd
Brothers LLC. Built in the early 1990s,
the building was originally a furniture
showroom and warehouse. Prior to being
purchased by Steve Sadd and his broth-
ers, Chris and Mark, the structure housed
offices and a Gold’s Gym.
Now known as the Palace on Main
Apartments, the repurpose project was
designed specifically with the residential
needs of senior citizens in mind. Complet-
ed by Aric Margolis Architecture, City
Construction Company, Mike Gioulus
Management and the Clarksburg-Har-
rison Regional Housing Authority, the
entire interior of the building was gutted,
leaving only the original flooring, walls
and ceiling.
Today, the building houses a total of
46 energy-efficient one-, two- and three-
bedroom apartments for tenants ages 55
and older. The project has also created
a significant boom with an additional
80-160 people living in the heart of down-
town Clarksburg.
“This project was truly unique,” says
Chris. “By its nature, the conversion in
purpose of an old warehouse means there
is literally not a building at all like this
in the entire world.”
The Princess Project
It was during a repurposing project in
Lewisburg, WV, that developers found
evidence identifying the Brick House as
the oldest structure in the city. The build-
ing, which was first occupied by a silver
smith shop, was thought to date back
to the 1840s; however, when the proj-
ect began, a date brick was discovered,
pegging the structure to 1796.
The Brick House had seen several
businesses come and go throughout its
long-standing legacy in Lewisburg but
was severely damaged by flooding in
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