Owner:
HM Ventures Group 7 LLC
Tenants:
Apartments; KNEAD Doughnuts
Architect:
KITE Architects; South Coast Improvement Co.
Developer and interior designer:
ASH NYC
Preservation consultant:
Providence Revolving Fund
Cost:
$4 million ($482,000 in state Historic Preservation Tax Credits)
Use:
The J.G. Eddy & Co. building was erected in 1875 to house the J.G. Eddy & Co. wholesale grocery firm. Situated in the Custom House Historic District of Providence, the five-story brick building was rehabilitated for office use in 1925 by Bodell & Co. and again in 1982 by Drexel Burnham Lambert. In November 2014, HM Ventures Group 7 purchased the property for $800,000 from Omni Property Group. Now referred to as 32 Custom House, ASH NYC has re-imagined the 16,531-square-foot High Victorian Gothic property as a residential and retail space. The restored, early-20th-century Georgian Revival glass storefront welcomes passersby into a first-floor retail space, now occupied by KNEAD Doughnuts in partnership with The Dean Hotel’s Bolt Coffee Co. Upstairs, office space has been converted into 10 apartments. One- and two-bedroom units are accessed through a private lobby, which boasts the building’s original grand staircase and elevator shaft. Other historic elements include an additional brass-detailed staircase at the back of the building and a wood-paneled meeting room with covered ceilings and built-in shelving.
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- RESTORED: From the newly rehabilitated retail space on the first floor, a set of brass doors opens to the building’s secondary stairwell. The stairwell, dating back to the building’s inception, was restored and kept in place. / PBN PHOTO/MARK S. MURPHY
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- TASTY TREATS: The first floor of 32 Custom House is now home to KNEAD Doughnuts, an artisan doughnut shop in partnership with The Dean Hotel’s Bolt Coffee Co. The designer for 32 Custom House, ASH NYC, also designed The Dean. / PBN PHOTO/MARK S. MURPHY
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- EUROPEAN FLAVOR: Eat-in kitchens are equipped with white oak European cabinets, stainless-steel appliances, concealed range hoods and Corian counters, and finished with matte black Brizo fittings. / COURTESY ASH NYC
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- MODERN LOOK: The open-concept living spaces were designed to couple the building’s original features with a clean, modern design. Large windows with updated casings overlook downtown Providence and the neighboring canal. / COURTESY ASH NYC
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- GUTTED: Originally a grocery store, 32 Custom House headquartered a variety of offices prior to being purchased by HM Ventures Group 7 in 2014. / COURTESY ASH NYC
