Letting the Building Underneath Shine

Wayne resident Brad Palmer, an owner of the Suburban building in Wayne, says his passion for old buildings drove him to purchase and redevelop the century-old structure, which housed newspapers for most of its existence.

Sitting atop the apex of North Wayne Avenue, the building has been given new life.

Original architectural elements of the three-story building have been highlighted over the year that Palmer and his partners have been redeveloping the building.The purchase price was $1.1 million, he said.

Little Nest Portraits has moved in to one of the ground floor spaces. The marketing firm Bravo Group have leased most of the second floor. Remaining to be leased is as much as 1,700 square feet in the lower level, 2,800 square feet in the first floor, 1,800 square feet on the second floor, and the 1,800 square foot third floor.

The building has been completely gutted and has all new systems.

Palmer said he is not exactly sure when the original building was constructed, but it appears on a 1909 map (and there is a deed from 1884 for empty land).

There were additions to the building in the 1920s and 1970s.

Palmer says that despite the fact that the building housed newspaper publishers for 75 years and has not changed much, he can not find photos of the building before the 1970s. (Have photos? Email Sam Strike at sam.strike@patch.com)

"Our broker says this is the most active listing they have," said Palmer.