Historic Luhrs Building Adaptive Re-Use

Hansji Corporation purchased the historic Luhrs block in 2007 for $28.0 million which included the 1929 landmark Luhrs Building.

The historic L-shaped Luhrs Building is 10-stories and located at the southeast corner of Jefferson and First Avenue in Phoenix. The high-rise building was designed in the Beaux-Arts style by the El Paso architectural firm Trost & Trost. The building is faced with brown brick, with elaborate marble ornamentation on the uppermost two floors, and a heavy cornice at the top.

The building’s ground floor was leased by the US Treasury Dept. from 1924-1935. The 7th-10th floors were the original location of the Arizona Club, including dining rooms, lounges, a library, and bedrooms for club members. When the Arizona Club moved out in 1971, the upper floors were converted to office space.

The renovations included a historic exterior and windows restoration, interior modernization including a new electrical system, elevators, new interior stair core air-handling equipment, fire and safety systems.

BUILDING FEATURES

• Building: 10-Story, with Basement
• National Historic Landmark
• Historic Restoration: Building Exterior Brick-Clad, Windows, Concrete Ornamentation
• Ground Floor Surmounted by Mezzanine Level Ornamented with Panels in its Piers
• Top, Brick Shaft Ends at 2-Story Arcade with Bracketed Balcony, Ornate Marble Cornices
• Basement Well
• New Cooling Tower, Chiller Pad
• Office Space: 80,000 SF
• Street Level Retail: 20,000 SF
• Arcade Restoration|Renovation

OFFICE | RETAIL SPACE

• Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLC
  Square Feet: 9,700
  10^th Floor: Mezzanine Level Expansion
  Move In: Feb 2009
• Maricopa County Office
  Floors: 3 through 9

RETAIL SPACE

• Bitter & Twisted
• Subway
• Cocktail Parlour

STRUCTURAL SERVICES

• Exterior Brick Repair
• Wood Truss Repair
• New Interior Stair Core
• Tenant Improvements

STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS

• Gravity System: Concrete Frame Construction, Brick