Fort Worth Near Southside - Miller Manufacturing Building Lofts

[Fort Worthology]

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The former Miller Manufacturing Company building on Bryan Avenue, just a block off South Main behind the in-restoration Sawyer Grocery Store buildings, will be the next redevelopment project of local developer Eddie Vanston of the Carillon Group. Vanston, who has previously restored the Markeen Apartments, Leuda-May Apartments, and LaSalle Apartments on the Near Southside, and who is currently restoring & converting the Sawyer Grocery buildings on South Main into apartments over retail, will be redeveloping the factory building into 15 industrial-style lofts - seven on the ground floor, eight on the second floor.

The building was built in 1911 and was the site of a major labor strike in the summer of 1922, complete with kidnappings and assaults. The space inside consists of exposed structure, very high ceilings, very large tilt-out windows, and large north-facing skylights.

Read more about the Miller project, the 1922 labor strike, and the current Sawyer Grocery project at Fort Worthology:

http://fortworthology.com/2008/03/17/exclu...ation-and-more/ (http://fortworthology.com/2008/03/17/exclusive-inside-the-sawyer-grocery-restoration-and-more/)

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[Fort Worthology]

Lots of progress on 311 Bryan. The old window frames are being removed, restored, painted black, and reinstalled. The old wired glass is being replaced with clear glass. Inside, framing for the lofts is underway.

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[mrpipeline]

It's easy to picture this area as a artist/creative niche, there's that nice mixture of old & new to create a real flavor. At first, I thought this bldg was that little place just down the street on corner, but it looked like they were manufacturing not renovating.

I hope something happens with that long building across Main st from Sawyer, wasn't that a music venue at one time? I like this cluster of bldgs a lot, the wide sidewalks on Main St add to the potential; even the ppl pushing the shopping carts around don't detract.

[Fort Worthology]

Miller Lofts will be having its grand opening party tonight - 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM. Beer and snacks will be on hand, as well as live music in the form of the awesome local band The Theater Fire. Stop by! 311 Bryan Avenue, just south of Downtown Fort Worth. Not too far from the T&P Station (though don't expect there to be much street activity - there's only a few buildings active in the South Main neighborhood thus far).

Here's some more recent shots from just prior to completion:

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[kozzy]

I live in another building down off Lower Greenville that is owned by the same company as these lofts. I have had nothing but excellent experiences with the property managers. This place will have a waiting list before long if they don't already have one.