Elev8 Luxury Apartments
Project Overview
A 20-story, ~449,000 SF office-to-residential conversion in downtown Houston — full metal stud framing and drywall package across 372 residential units, corridors, and amenity spaces in a 1972 office tower. Scope included light and heavy gauge framing, shaft walls, fire-rated assemblies, ceiling systems and soffits, and complete tape and float finish throughout. Exterior stucco and EIFS applied across the full building envelope. Converting non-standard office floor plates to residential layout required precise coordination with MEP retrofits and rated assembly integration across the full building core.
Services on This Project
- Location
- 1801 Smith St, Houston TX 77002
- Timeline
- May 2022 – Nov 2023
- Building Size
- ~449,000 SF
- Units
- 372
- Floors
- 20
Scope of Work
- Light- & heavy-gauge metal stud framing
- Shaft walls & fire-rated assemblies
- Drywall ceilings & soffits
- Full tape & float finish
- Exterior stucco & EIFS across the building envelope
- 372 units, 20 floors — 1972 office-to-residential conversion
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