BOARD OF TRADE LOFTS
Historic icon is reactivated for downtown living

LOCATION
CLIENT
CONSTRUCTED
PROJECT DATE
PROJECT SCOPE
PROJECT BUDGET
PROJECT SIZE
Duluth, MN
Dubin Residential
1895 and 1905
2016-2021
Historic tax credit certification, design guidance for preservation
$10,000,000
103,000 sq.ft.
New residential units retain and reactivate a lightning-damaged and antiquated downtown office building.
CHALLENGE
The building was struck by lightning and suffered a partial collapse and the historic trading floor was obsolete, but the stalwart façade was an important part of the downtown skyline.
SUCCESS
New History worked with the ownership team to plan and execute a complex, phased project to reinvigorate this downtown landmark. First, the building had to be stabilized and repaired. Then, a viable market-driven use was developed and designed to retain the historic character of the building – and especially the decorative trading floor.
