Called the Highland Hill Building today, the orange brick, mixed-use structure at the corner of Rhodes Avenue and Colfax Place in West Hill has been home to a number of businesses since it was built in 1913.
Within the past year, three businesses have opened in the structure’s two storefronts — from the outside, the two-story building looks like two buildings built side by side, with different shades of orange-yellow brick on each storefront’s facade. But it’s actually one building with an addition on its south side with some matching architectural features.
Property records available online show that the Rhodes Avenue building was owned by members of the Walter family from 1967 until 2022, when it was sold to Adrian and Jennifer Sanchez.
The couple operates Akorn Vintage in one of the storefronts and two short-term rental apartments on the second floor. Akorn Vintage opened in November of 2024 and specializes in selling clothing and goods made in the U.S. from the 1920s to 1990s…