Built in the early 1920s, this Italian Renaissance Revival building in Cincinnati originally housed The Baldwin Company’s piano factory, which produced an impressive 11,000 pianos in its first five years of operation. The building became vacant when The Baldwin Company relocated to a new factory and was not inhabited again until being converted to office spaces in 1987. In 2017, the historic building was converted into a luxury apartment complex housing nearly 200 urban loft-style units.
The building, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, features a beautiful clay tile roof. A striking clock tower sits in the middle, and the building’s vast windows bring immense natural light to the apartments' interiors.
Durable Slate’s project centered around maintenance of the tile roof in three separate active leak areas. The crew performed a pick-up and relay of the tile roof, installing a new underlayment and new custom fabricated hand-soldered metal. Additionally, new custom fabricated copper was installed below two skylights, tightly sealed to ensure protection from breakage and scratching. New metal was sealed to old metal in a way that will prevent water intrusion in the future.
The team at The Durable Slate Company is proud to serve as stewards of Cincinnati’s rich history by extending the lifespan of The Baldwin building’s roof. This restoration assures the endurance of the historic building’s unique character as it remains a vital landmark of the Walnut Hills neighborhood.
