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Riverside Lofts at Federal City

Riverside Lofts transforms a historic warehouse within Federal City into contemporary loft apartments, using adaptive reuse and historic tax credit strategies to preserve the district’s industrial character while supporting long-term residential reinvestment along the Mississippi River.

Category Living
Community
New Build
Adaptive Reuse + Modernization
Unbuilt

Size 58,600 SF

Location Algiers, LA

Year In Progress

Opportunity

As redevelopment efforts began across Federal City, large portions of the former naval campus remained underutilized, including a 120-year-old warehouse structure positioned near the riverfront. The project aimed to preserve the district’s industrial character while adapting existing infrastructure into contemporary housing capable of supporting long-term residential growth.

STRATEGY

The rehabilitation approach retains the warehouse’s structural rhythm, scale, and character-defining features while inserting loft-style apartments within the existing shell. State and federal historic tax credit strategies guided the preservation of the building envelope, window openings, and industrial fabric, while new residential amenities, stormwater infrastructure, permeable open space, and landscape preservation support contemporary living within the historic framework.

Outcome

Riverside Lofts establishes a new residential use for one of Federal City’s historic industrial buildings while reinforcing the district’s broader redevelopment goals. By pairing adaptive reuse with new housing investment, the project demonstrates how preservation strategies can support long-term neighborhood growth without erasing the site’s historic identity.

The Team

Paula M. Peer

Kevin Barns

Alan Wold

Austin Hogans Menold

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