Redevelopment of 130 Pearl Street is looking good, despite a setback due to a fire at an adjacent structure. Architectural and engineering firm Trautman Associates is converting the upper floors of the Stewart Title Insurance Company building into 14 apartments with the ground floor available for retail or office use. A May 1 fire at law firm Paul William Beltz’s offices at 36 Church Street caused a reported $500,000 in damage to the building.
Trautman Associates is restoring the street front façade back to its original design. New terra cotta and glass storefronts will be installed to replicate what was once there. Interior apartments will have large windows and tall ceilings to create day-lit loft-type living spaces. A roof top terrace will be added. Lower floor units will feature private outdoor patios in a rear courtyard.
Built in 1916, 130 Pearl Street is located between the Guaranty Building and the recently-renovated Cathedral Commons building in the Joseph Ellicott Historic District.
