To celebrate the end of renovations at 100 Laura St., the people behind the project held a party Thursday night in the building’s lobby. The 140,000 square-foot building is now available for lease, and may see its first tenants soon.
“We’ve begun negotiations with one tenant and I’m certain that we’ll meet with more in the next two or three weeks,” said Maurice Nichols, general manager of the property, adding service will set 100 Laura St. apart from other commercial spaces. “We wanted to be a Class A building. We feel our job is to support our tenants.”
The lobby of the 10-story building features trompe l’oeil art work on the ceiling and will be home to revolving exhibitions by local artists. The building has new elevators, plumbing, electric and heating and cooling systems. Space in 100 Laura Street will rent from $18.50-$20 a square-foot.
The building’s owner, Bernhard Schneider, purchased the building nine years ago, at a time when downtown wasn’t exactly thriving.
“I was convinced it would turn into something,” he said. “We decided to renew everything, and what we do, we want to do right.”