Kress Building Restoration

Located on Dexter Avenue in the heart of Downtown Montgomery, the Kress project is comprised of three separate existing properties that have been redesigned as one to create a more fluid experience for the visitor. A mixed-use development, the Kress project combines retail, restaurant, office space, and residential all in one location. Twenty-nine new construction, contemporary apartments sit atop the existing 1929 Neo-Classical inspired Kress structure. Inside, the double-height, highly decorative ground floor retail space has been preserved while introducing a modern mezzanine to contain multiple retail tenants. A circular stair winds its way from the basement level all the way up to the third level, communicating the various activities among multiple levels. Designed to take advantage of the foot traffic from the adjacent City of Montgomery Pocket Park, a new grand entrance from the west side and its large storefront windows bring ample amounts of natural light directly to the center of the building.

• Winner of the 2018 ABC Excellence in Construction Award for Best Historical Restoration under $25 million
• Winner of an Alabama 2019 AIA Honorable Mention Award