Additional Upper Floor Development Resources

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Additional Resources

Financial Feasibility Shortcuts

Here are two tools to help you do the economic analysis to determine the financial feasibility of UpstairsDowntown projects:

Please find a sample project pro forma here.

Please find our handy how much you can borrow based upon how much you can get in rent chart here.

Building Codes & Standards

Download the Alabama Main Street Presentation on Building Codes & Standards.

Check out a vast library of Historical Codes & Existing Building Codes Resources from the City of Aurora, IL.

Additional Reading & Viewing

Virginia Main Street: Upper Story Residential Tech Sheet

New Orleans Upper Floor Conversion Case Study: Five Buildings. Five Histories. One Transformative Project.

Upper Floor Reuse - A guidebook for revitalizing downtown buildings

Converting Storefronts to Housing - This valuable how-to guide provides ideas and design solutions for converting surplus commercial storefront space to residential uses.

Discovering the Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office - Behind the modern facade of Boyce and Lewis shoe store, lurked the incredible story of Clara Barton’s roots. Such a fascinating video story!