Ty Pennington Developing The Otis Building Into Condos

ATLANTA, GA -- Ty Pennington, the Atlanta native best known for Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, is taking on another major improvement project: the Otis Building on Atlanta's southwest side. which he and his partners are renovating into condos. The Otis Building, named for the iconic elevator manufacturer, is located along Castleberry Hill’s main entertainment corridor, and also near the No Mas Cantina and the neighborhood’s galleries and community spaces.

Pennington is also known for his work as a TV host, actor, model, carpenter, real estate developer, and as a cast member of the original Trading Spaces. A graduate of the Atlanta College of Art, Pennington has written best-selling books and created a design line for home products.

Partnering with Pennington as DillmanStudio, an architectural design firm specializing in commercial and residential urban infill in downtown; GP3 Construction Management; and Lucas Carter.

Castleberry Hill was originally part of the renegade “Snake Nation” community, and by the Civil War the area was becoming more industrialized. Factories producing building materials, cotton warehouses and grocery stores began popping up. One of those local grocers was Daniel Castleberry, for whom the neighborhood was eventually named.

After falling on hard times, the empty warehouses and factories began to be converted to lofts spaces in the early 1990s. The 1996 Atlanta Olympics saw another influx of development.

The project will include condos, retail spaces, and a rooftop deck.

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Image The Otis Building