▁function ing ▁office ▁building ▁until ▁it ▁was ▁abandoned ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁It ▁was ▁subsequently ▁un occup ied ▁and ▁was ▁left ▁in ▁dis rep air ▁until ▁it ▁was ▁don ated ▁to ▁Sh re ve port - B oss ier ▁Community ▁Ren ew al ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁plans ▁were ▁made ▁public ▁to ▁convert ▁the ▁building ▁into ▁the ▁National ▁Center ▁for ▁Community ▁Ren ew al , ▁a ▁$ 6 2 ▁million ▁project ▁which ▁would ▁have ▁significantly ▁alter ed ▁the ▁building ' s ▁design . ▁Then , ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁converted ▁into ▁ 1 3 0 ▁apart ments , ▁with ▁the ▁street ▁floor ▁being ▁occupied ▁by ▁ret ail ▁space . ▁ ▁Because ▁of ▁the ▁period ▁during ▁which ▁it ▁was ▁constructed , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁its ▁representation ▁of ▁a ▁comm od ity ▁that ▁has ▁been ▁the ▁lif eb lo od ▁of ▁the ▁region ▁for ▁many ▁dec ades , ▁the ▁building ▁became ▁a ▁contrib uting ▁property ▁of ▁Sh re ve port ▁Com mer cial ▁Historic ▁District ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁its ▁creation ▁on ▁. ▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁the ▁building ▁was ▁also ▁individually ▁en list ed ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places . ▁ ▁Design ▁and ▁construction ▁ ▁The ▁building ▁has ▁a ▁length ▁of ▁ 1 5 0 ▁feet , ▁and ▁a ▁width ▁of ▁ 6 0 ▁feet . ▁From