Abandoned High-Rise Transformed into Luxury Apartments

Construction is complete on 1100 Apex, an adaptive reuse, mixed-use apartment residence in downtown Clearwater, Florida.

Positioned on a 2.1-acre site, the development was originally constructed as an office building in 1972. After several failed redevelopment attempts in the early 2000s, the structure was abandoned in 2009, after which it fell into disarray. In 2017, GSP Development purchased the building and tasked McShane Construction Company with redeveloping the high-visibility, 15-story structure into a Class A multi-family residence.

1100 Apex includes 134 high-end apartment and townhome units that feature stainless steel appliances, quartz and granite countertops, wood plank flooring and private balconies. Tenants also have access to an array of  amenities, including a clubhouse, fitness center, putting green, resort-style pool and outdoor lounge area with grills, a fire pit and private cabanas.

Additionally, McShane constructed a parking deck with 202 parking spaces and 4,300 square feet of ground-floor retail space.

The general contractor worked closely with Kimmich Smith Architecture in a design-assist capacity, while coordinating with structural and civil design, and also utilized its own Design-Build MEP/FP approach, working directly with subcontractors and in-house engineering teams. As a result, the developer saved over $2.6 million in construction materials.