The Kamman Building (755 Seneca Street) in the heart of the Larkin District is nearly full, but there is one
apartment left for someone to call home. Bob Stark of Chaintreuil-Jensen-Stark
Architects (CJS) rehabilitated the
circa-1878 building for his office, apartments, and leasable office space above.
Designed by noted architect, F.W. Caulkins the building was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places in order to utilize the historic tax
credits for the rehab.
CJS maintains their office
on the first floor, complete with a conference room featuring a massive table
composed of reclaimed ceiling joists from the building. The second floor is
home to two small offices, Ingenious Inc. and White Bicycle, while the third and fourth floors each have two large apartment units
that span the length of the building. All the tenants have access to the rear
porches, which offers great views of Larkin Square and is the perfect place to
enjoy the summer concert series without being stuck in the crowd.
“Ingenious is a high-end
website design and development studio that services a very wide array of
clients like cultural, industrial, municipal, and educational to name a few,”
explained Joe Murphy. “I was aware of the development happening in the Larkin
District, but didn’t realized the scale of what had been accomplished. I was
instantly attracted to the area and wanted to be a part of the renaissance
happening down here.”
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| This could be your view every day |
One of the most attractive
aspects of the building for Joe was the mostly open floor plan and plenty of
natural light coming into the office. “We needed space that we could make
comfortable for ourselves as we spend long hours in the office and we wanted it
to be comfortable for our clients when the visit,” he said.
Brian Grunert of White
Bicycle was attracted to the Kamman building for many of the same reasons. “As
we’ve grown, we’ve also gotten the itch for a change of scenery. The Larkin
district has an amazing energy and is experiencing a very similar resurgence to
our former location near the medical campus,” explained Brian, “We’re excited
to be a part of it.”
White Bicycle is a design
studio with a core team of three people and plans to expand to include other
experts as their projects require. The team assists people building their
company brand through strategy, planning, and the creation of effective communication
tools like print, packaging, web design, and others.
If you interested in the
last apartment be sure to get in touch with Bob Stark at his office, 716-856-6448. For additional views of the building and the Larkin District, check out my ipernity page here.
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