400 FRONT STREET Beaufort, NC | 12,800 SF

This project is a renovation to an existing 1980s commercial building in the historic Beaufort waterfront. Located on a prominent site on the main corridor running through the historic downtown this property was once home to the Beaufort Wharf, historically a great area of commerce. When developers purchased the existing building it was rundown. They approached Toma Farren architects to up-fit the interior and exterior, their goal was to bring the building back to the spirit of what it once was.

Toma Farren helped brainstorm a new program for the building and rework the plan so that all circulation took place externally on the exterior porches, maximizing rentable square footage. The downstairs remains commercial space for local business, the second level is residential condos and the upper floor will be an event space with a rooftop bar.