Artspace - Building Better Communities Through The Arts 

When Artspace first saw the Tilsner Warehouse, it had no windows or roof, and parts of the upper two floors were too decayed to bear human weight. In a $9.1 million overhaul, Artspace transformed this 1895 relic, a striking example of Victorian Romanesque architecture, into a thriving community of 66 individuals and families.

Each live/work unit at the Tilsner offers high ceilings, pine floors, exposed brick walls, wood beams, large windows, and modern kitchens and baths. Building amenities include two seven-story atriums that fill the interior with light.

The Tilsner proved that Artspace could rescue a historic building even in an advanced state of decay and transform it into a functioning, productive piece of the community. The individuals and families who reside at the Tilsner today are part of a Lowertown neighborhood that didn't exist two decades ago but now ranks as one of Saint Paul's liveliest and most desirable places to live.