The boutique Hotel Trundle and BOUDREAUX’S architectural office was recognized by GlobeSt.com and Real Estate Forum in the Commercial Project (private, for-profit) category as part of their 2019 Adapt Opportunity Zone Awards. This award-winning adaptive reuse project was celebrated for its innovative use of abandoned space and its overall design excellence. The Adapt Opportunity Zone Awards highlights the achievements of those who have identified opportunities for adaptive reuse solutions nationally, recognizing companies that have been impactful in their communities by demonstrating ingenuity, creative thinking and problem solving through thoughtful rejuvenation of underutilized buildings. BOUDREAUX (architect) and Mashburn Construction (contractors) are honored to be among those recognized.
The project
was recognized by GlobeSt.com and Real Estate Forum alongside a few Opportunity
Zone projects. The projects are intended to serve as inspiration for the type
of development that can happen in opportunity zones across the country. “It is
exciting to be recognized among projects from larger cities like Atlanta,
Seattle and Philadelphia. This is just further evidence of the forward momentum
in Columbia and, even more, the power of creativity and perseverance to
reenergize the historic cores of downtowns across our state,” said Heather
Mitchell, President of BOUDREAUX.
Developed as a single project, the three buildings located
at the corner of Sumter and Taylor streets—Powell Furniture, Western Auto, and
Rose-Talbert Paints—now comprise Hotel Trundle and the offices of BOUDREAUX.
The hotel encompasses both floors of Western Auto and Rose-Talbert Paints on
Taylor Street as well as the first floor of the Powell Furniture Building.
BOUDREAUX—an architecture, planning, preservation and interior design
firm—occupies the second floor of this building. The project is an excellent
example of adaptive reuse, transforming three abandoned buildings into vibrant
pieces of Columbia’s downtown while retaining original features and restoring
missing elements. The project has helped expand the vitality of Main Street to adjacent
blocks further growing the economic impact deeper into the city.
The project took advantage of multiple tax
incentives including abandoned building tax credits, facade easements, Bailey
Bill, and state and federal historic tax credits. The City’s establishment of
the Main Street National Register historic district made the project eligible
for many of these tax incentives. The expertise of local attorneys Rogers Lewis
enabled the project to take advantage of the combination of these incentives
which created a financially viable project. “Mashburn takes pride in bringing
old, empty buildings back to life. Our expertise in historic projects, brings
forward a well-qualified team to ensure the most cost effective and sustainable
preservation techniques that have a long-lasting impact on our community and
also provide new, lively spaces to enjoy,” says, President Lee Mashburn of
Mashburn Construction.
In 2018, the
project was recognized with an Adaptive Use Award presented by Historic
Columbia as part of its Annual Preservation Awards. Later that year, the
project also won the People’s Choice and the Design Detail awards from the
Columbia chapter of the American Institute of Architects. Design services for
both projects were provided by BOUDREAUX. Mashburn Construction served as the
contractor. POND Interiors collaborated with BOUDREAUX on the interior design
of Hotel Trundle. The project is owned locally by 1224 Taylor Street, LLC.
which is comprised of members of the design, development and construction team.
