Finance Building

 Smith & Rea, 32 apartments within renovated Finance Building Lofts

 

 

This seven-story structure was designed by architectural firm Smith and Rea and erected in 1908, intended to house financing companies as well as the offices of their attorneys. The two-part vertical building recalls Commercial style, boasting terra cotta and granite materials. Charles A. Smith (of Smith and Rea) was a successful architect in the city, and commissioned independently again in 1923 for an eighth-floor addition. Over 100 years later, the building retains its original marble floors and now houses 32 residential lofts as the Finance Building Lofts.