About 1,000 square feet was used for an office and work stations, and while it was built as a live/work space, the flexible design means it also easily works as a larger residence.
PAWTUCKET — It's hard to believe the minimalist space that is unit 101 at the Riverside Lofts used to be the boiler house for Lebanon Mills, a former knitting factory built in 1901.
But owner Eric Delin had already imagined the possibilities when he purchased the unfinished space in 2008, a few years after the rehabilitated mill had reopened as a live/work condominium complex for artists. The redesign of Delin's condo was led by Andrew Wade Keating, a founding partner of Stack & Co.
For Delin, who has a website design company, the condominium served as both home and office — until it could no longer accommodate his growing staff. The unit has two bedrooms, two bathrooms, and 2,960 square feet of space.
About 1,000 square feet was used for an office and work stations, and while it was built as a live/work space, the flexible design means it also easily works as a larger residence.
There is radiant heat with separate zones and translucent lighting in walls and stairs. The space nearest to the river has floor-to-ceiling windows that let light in and provide river and city views.
The condo includes 20-foot-high ceilings, white-painted brick walls, and tall arched windows. Some of the floors are polished concrete. In the living room space near the kitchen, French doors open to a metal balcony overlooking the Blackstone River. A lofted office space with a built-in desk with a flatscreen television mounted above the desk is right above the kitchen.
(All the televisions in the condo will also be included in the sale.)
The kitchen has a streamlined design in black and white, with stainless steel appliances, including a six-burner Smeg gas range. An L-shaped counter with seating for four separates the kitchen from the living room.
One side of the unit has two levels and the other has three levels. It comes with two off-street parking spaces near the entrance for the gallery section of the building.
The Riverside Lofts are part of the city's Exchange Street Historic District, which is on the National Register of Historic Places. According to the National Register report on the district, the Lebanon Mills changed hands numerous times after its construction in 1901, but it was used mainly to manufacture fabrics and clothing until it was sold in 1966 to a jewelry manufacturer.
The report added that the former mill site "is a complex, L-shaped cluster," and "all major buildings have granite foundations, brick walls, and flat roofs, with the exception of a small wood frame connector. Fenestration is almost entirely original throughout and consists predominantly of multi-pane, double-hung, wood sash windows with wood plank sills and segmental arch brick lintels. The building retains a high degree of its physical integrity."
The condominium at 10 Exchange Court, #101, Pawtucket is priced at $375,000. Property taxes are $7,493, and the monthly condo fee is $504. For more information, contact Nancy Cresser at Lila Delman Real Estate International, (401) 523-4439.
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