Property Description:
Famous Architect, Horace Trumbauer (December 28, 1868 – September 18, 1938) was a prominent American architect of the Gilded Age, known for designing residential manors for the wealthy. He designed this building formerly home to the Excelsior Trust Company. He contributed to the design of more than 400 buildings, including the Widener Memorial Library at Harvard University (1912–15), Philadelphia's Central Library (1917–27), and the Philadelphia Museum of Art (1914–28). CMX-2 zoning. Lehigh and Germantown Avenues, both commercial thoroughfares with excellent foot and car traffic. Located close to The Broad Street Line’s North Philadelphia Station, Temple University’s main campus and includes 7 parking spots behind the building. Abundant street parking adds to the ease for using the building. First floor is built out as an operational pharmacy with a managerial office, storage room, employee break room, changing room, additional retail and pharmaceutical space, welcomed with a grand lobby. Another space houses a doctor’s office with waiting room and a vaccination room. Second floor was a former executive suite with floor-to-ceiling windows and high ceilings. There are three office spaces in the rear of the building. This Guilded Age Greek revival style bank shows off the huge columns, hand crafted moldings, arches and the cornices boast brass details and friezes. Built in 1910 as the Excelsior Trust & Saving Fund, the interior retains most of the original rich mahogany-colored hardwood wall paneling and marble-tiled flooring. Worth considering for your business or as an addition to your rental portfolio.