Akron developer Tony Troppe is creating a mixed-use concept at the historical Evans Building at 333-335 S. Main St. in Akron that will include about 35 loft apartments, a chicken-and-waffle restaurant and a conference room.
Features such as terrazzo and marble floors and a bank vault in the basement will remain.
Evelyn’s Coffee & Banh Mi is in a three-story annex with the address 11 E. Exchange St. that is included in the project and will stay in operation, Troppe said, adding that he plans to work with Evelyn’s to expand its menu and kitchen.
Troppe said he and his team helping relocate the Evans Building’s upstairs tenants, which include law, engineering and wellness businesses.
He said his plan to make the downtown building “relevant for a whole new generation of knowledge workers.”
“It’s a unique opportunity to invigorate an already successful crossroads at Main and Exchange and High,” Troppe said.
Troppe is receiving a $1.5 million tax credit from the Ohio Historic Preservation Tax Credit Program for his nearly $6.2 million project.