Downtown Bloomington Luxury Condo living at it's finest! Carrying a one-of-a-kind character, the lobby at 212 N Center greets residents and guests with an incredible array of historic design elements, architectural details and an era of grandeur. Modern upgrades along with marble finishes, a grand staircase and masterful plasterwork combine to create an elegant arrival experience. 

Residential design elements include stainless steel appliances, wide plank wood flooring, granite countertops, ceramic tiled baths, whirlpool tub and bidet in owner's bedroom, and closet space with built-in drawers. The extended ceiling heights give a loft-like appeal with exposed piping, conduit and ductwork. In-unit washer and dryer (new 2023) offers added convenience. 

Featuring individually controlled heating and air-conditioning, all residences are internet and cable-equipped. Elevate your experience with the newly renovated fitness room, club room with kitchen, and dog run for your furry friends. This unit includes 6x6 private storage and one parking space in the north gated lot. Enjoy downtown restaurants and bars, museums and art galleries, farmer's market (seasonal) and cultural events including the performing arts. Monthly condo dues include all utilities except electric and internet.

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Ensenberger Building

G.A. Ensenberger and Sons had become a successful retail furniture store in Bloomington.  Although the founder died in 1917, sons Frank, Gus and Joseph were managing the business and eventually decided to replace their current building with a new and more impressive one.  In 1925-1926, they replaced their building at 212-214 N. Center Street with a modern English Gothic structure.  The A.L. Pillsbury firm designed the building which cost about $250,000-300,000.  Its gothic spires, colorful terra-cotta medallions, and ornate indoor decorations made the new seven-story Ensenberger building quite unlike anything else in the community.  It opened May 11, 1926, and an estimated 40,000 people, some from as far away as California and New York, visited the store during the first five days. Changing customer expectations led to the store’s closing in November 1995.

Around 2008, the structure, including the original 1910 building plus the seven-story addition from 1926, was re-opened as a residential condo complex with retail space on the first floor.

The collection includes Pillsbury’s spec sheets, construction and loan contracts, etc. from 1925-26 plus an article concerning the architecture of the finished building.

https://mchistory.org/research/finding-aids/ensenberger-building

Photos with some of Craig's furniture in the condo.

From 3750 Square feet plus finished basement

to 724 square feet.

Our home in Peoria

                https://historichighstreet.blogspot.com/

Photos from before I bought it.

 

Planning Furniture for the condo

This would fit.  29 inches wide, the black desk is 30 inches wide, total 59 inches 

The room is 7 feet, or 84 inches wide, leaving a gap of 25 inches between bed and desk. 

Attached please find a spreadsheet with your condo layout, and also little shapes of your furniture to scale.  

I put together a preliminary plan, but didn't know where the tv would be at, so couldn't point your furniture.  there is a second spreadsheet that has the same pieces you can move around.

1. Move them without changing their shape -- don't drag at the corners.

2. the interior walls are shown at 6 inches,  but they will really be 4 inches, so that gives you a few inches more.  

3.  When I was comparing my version to the copied version,  I couldn't quite make the living room the to the right dimensions.  Hopefully, that means you have bit more room for end tables!

4. Suggest forgetting about the foot of the bed.  You can have your nice headboard, and put the springs & mattress on a metal bed frame with wheels.

5. If your dressers don't fit, I bought plastic 3-drawer dressers at Walmart and put them in my closet.  Don't get the clear drawer ones, get the colored ones.  Good for socks, underwear, etc. They are a bit low, so I put them up on a shelf.

I think there is room for a rug in the living room, and maybe put screen(s) in the foyer?

Excel Spreadsheet

The little bedroom is 10 by 7

"Big" bedroom is 12 by 10

Living room 15 by 13

Kitchen 10 by 9

        Google Doc with this info that you can edit 

Black couch 85 by 40 inches

Red couch 87 by 37 inches

Red couch hide a bed 87 by 88 inches when pulled out. Too big for little bedroom which is 84 inches by 120 inches

Queen side bed with headboard 89 by 60 Inches

Black desk 68 by 30 inches

Thai Bar  41 by 21 inches

Thai coffee table 25 by 50

The red couch with queen hidabed could go in the living room, providing the guest bed.

Chinese desk in the small bedroom, perhaps with a narrow murphy bed if needed. Could put the Chinese and and Chinese Armoire and dresser there instead of the bed.

Photos  

zillow.com/homedetails/212-N-Center-St-UNIT-304-Bloomington-IL-61701/120200546_zpid/