Case Study

Nelsen Partners purchased and moved its Austin headquarters to 905 in 2002 and began officing at the address after making several small interior improvements. About a decade later, another minor interior renovation was completed. But for years after, the firm recognized that a more extensive renovation of the beloved building would be necessary to support the firm’s growth and create a better working environment more suitable to the needs of the architectural practice. By 2019, the building systems and retrofits, having been operational for several decades, began to meet the end of their lifecycle and were falling far behind the industries technological improvements.

905 Congress has been adapted to many uses over the last century. A shoe store, an ice cream parlor, and the editorial offices of the Austin Daily Statesman newspaper are just some of the businesses formerly operating out of this historic building.

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Named “Best Office Rehab Project of 2020” by Austin Business Journal — Preserve at 620 is an adaptive reuse project that has transformed a shuttered Walmart Supercenter into a thriving creative workplace environment. The design is geared towards encouraging a place of community as well as promoting health and wellness.

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Last week a 1950s photograph by Neal Douglass was making a lot of buzz in the net. Turns out we know exactly where this building is today, who owns this building, and who’s running business here.  It’s us, Nelsen Partners. And yes, we are 100% positive.