Extensive renovations are nearing completion to restore the Laundry Building, the oldest surviving service building in the historic BullStreet District campus. The approximately 15,700 square foot adaptive reuse building will feature an event venue, expansive green spaces, and a dynamic tenant mix such as a restaurant, coffee shop / bakery, boutique fitness, or creative office. The Laundry event venue, set to be the flagship of the building, will be available for weddings and other rentals starting in December 2024. Located in the heart of the thriving BullStreet District behind the Babcock’s dining halls, the Laundry Building is an Italianate-influenced building dating back to 1883. The Laundry is adjacent to other service buildings like the Bakery that was part of the hive of industry which operated in the background to help support the mental asylum. The Laundry Building work includes a new standing seam metal roof, restoration of the historic clerestories, skylights and the cupola. Avant Holdings refurbished the historic exterior stairwell and original steel sash windows, opened up the bricked in windows and installed new windows, completed structural reinforcements, gently removed paint off the brick and granite windowsills, as well as performed brick pointing throughout. Most recent construction are high quality common area restrooms in the main lobby, plus an expanded lobby with an elevator lift as well as open flow stairs. All new infrastructure, parking, streetscaping and streetlights wrapping the Laundry is complete. The design features an open layout respecting the historic character of the Laundry Building with soaring ceilings, exposed antique heart pine wood beams, trusses, fire sprinkler lines and spiral ductwork. The interior is exposed brick, including a massive brick archway with a mix of historic plaster walls and sleek concrete floors throughout. Existing steel sash windows and restored window openings with new windows flood the space with natural light. The full one acre of land is mostly green space with beautiful trees offering endless possibilities for outdoor seating and amenities with the iconic Babcock Building as a focal backdrop. A conceptual layout is provided envisioning several tenants. The 181-acre BullStreet District is the largest urban redevelopment project on the East Coast and is South Carolina's first urban gigabit community, just one mile from the S.C. State House and several blocks from Main Street in downtown Columbia, S.C.