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Structural Solutions Since 1963

Historic Luhrs Building Adaptive Re-Use

COMMERCIAL, HISTORICAL,

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GALLERY

DETAILS

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
    10th 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

SQUARE FOOTAGE

79,750

LOCATION

11 W. Jefferson Avenue
Phoenix, AZ

OFFICE HOURS
Monday – Thursday 7:00am – 5:00pm
Friday 7:00am – Noon
CARUSO TURLEY SCOTT STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS
1215 W Rio Salado Pkwy Suite 200 | Tempe, AZ 85281 | 480.774.1700
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