Luxurious Firehouse Apartment in Downtown TC

Step away from cookie-cutter condos and into an extraordinary living space. The Firehouse One Building was the first Fire Station in the city, constructed back in 1891 and thoughtfully renovated in 2022. With 3 bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms, this is the largest of 6 beautiful vacation rentals in the building. With 12 foot tall ceilings accented with hand hammered tin and floor to ceiling brick walls throughout, this incredible loft can comfortably accommodate 8 overnight guests. The space This luxurious loft couldn’t be in a better location in the center of Downtown, where you will have easy access to all that the City has to offer. You have public access to beaches and the lake nearby and free parking on-site. This loft at Firehouse One embodies a historic brick building with its expansive 12 foot tall brick walls, hand hammered tin ceilings, antique mirrors and hand crafted custom furniture by local artisans. It has three large bedrooms with king sized beds and 2.5 beautiful bathrooms. Natural light fills the broad open living spaces from 11 foot tall windows located throughout the apartment, making it warm and inviting. The bright kitchen has a gas range for those who love to cook, stainless steel appliances, fresh white cabinets and quartz countertops, cooking essentials, and an extra-large farm sink. There is a peninsula for food prep and entertaining with additional stool seating for 3. Opening up from the kitchen is the central living space. This area offers plenty of comfortable and stylish seating, a big screen hd tv, and a queen-sized pull-out sofa for additional overnight guests. Moving through to the dining area, you will find an incredible modern live edge ash dining table made from a single 2.5 inch thick slab of local hardwood made by local artisan furniture maker Justin Selby. The massive dining table easily seats 8-10 along 4 benches and two chairs. The first of the three large bedrooms is located along Cass St where it has a view of Downtown Traverse City out the 11 foot tall windows. It has a comfortable king sized bed, a walk-in closet, and a Roku TV. The 12 foot tall ceilings are accented with hand hammered tin. It has a great reading nook with a view of downtown out another large window. The second large bedrooms is also located along Cass St where it has a view of Downtown Traverse City out the 11 foot tall windows. It has a comfortable king sized bed, a walk-in closet, and a Roku TV. The 12 foot tall ceilings are accented with hand hammered tin. It has a cool Loft area above the closet with glass railings and a ladder. The third large bedroom offers beautiful natural light from the large 16 foot tall skylight, a built in shelf nook with valet shelving for clothes, and a Roku TV. It also has a comfortable king sized bed with leather headboard. For added convenience, this unit includes high speed fiber internet with WiFi, in-unit front load laundry, a dishwasher, and comes fully stocked with linens, towels, kitchenware, a microwave, coffee maker, teapot, and more. Included in your rental are two parking spaces in the private parking lot just across Cass St. Extra parking spaces can be rented in the same lot based on availability. Additional vehicles can also be parked in the Hardy Parking Garage at 303 E State St, a five-minute walk from the building. Guest access This loft (unit A) is accessed on the outside by a semi-private exterior keypad entrance that is shared with just one other unit. The exterior entrance is located along Cass St between Front St. and State St. next to My Secret Stash. Once inside the exterior entrance, you will go up a single set of stairs (approximately 20 steps) to a landing at the top. There you will find a private and secure steel entry door with a keypad lock and deadbolt to this unit. This loft, Unit A, is one of 6 flats in the Historic Firehouse One Building on Cass St, which are exclusively used as short term rental apartments. There are no other commercial uses in this building. This unit that shares the exterior entrance with a one bedroom flat downstairs, unit C. The two spaces can easily be rented together to accommodate larger groups of up to 12-14 guests. We hope you will check this out along with our other listings in the building. This unit (Unit A) is one of two larger second floor lofts in the building. There are 4 ground level units in the building. The building has frontage on both Cass St. as well as the alley between Front St. and State St. This loft is one of just two units with Cass entrances and three with Cass Street frontage in the building. Two of the ground level units also have frontage on Cass St. Guests of Unit A will only have access to Unit A, the semi private exterior street entrance to unit A and C, the shared entry landing/staircase with unit B below, the private parking space provided with Unit A, and the dumpsters for trash and recycling at the back of the building along the alley. This unit does not have an elevator. If you have any special needs for access, this unit may not be the best option in the building. We do have four units downstairs that are ground level flats without any stairs. Please don't hesitate to reach out with specifics so we can try to better accommodate your specific needs. Other things to note This historic downtown loft is located in the absolute center of Downtown Traverse City. There may not be a location that is more convenient for walking around downtown and exploring the shops, restaurants, coffee shops, galleries, craft distilleries or microbreweries, or going to the public beach and marina nearby. Downstairs from the unit you will find direct access to downtown TC and the many activities, attractions, and events that Traverse City has to offer year round. This means that our building is located in an urban setting where there is a lot of activity nearby, especially in the summer months, during festivals and events, or on weekends and holidays. If you are very sensitive to sound or privacy or are looking for a super quiet retreat, this space may not be the best option for you. . The overwhelming majority of our guests absolutely love the space and the location, and they don't usually have any issues with noise. We do provide white noise machines fans in every unit for those who need it and can supply ear plugs upon request. The building is well insulated. The exterior brick walls are over a foot thick and the windows are double paned. During our renovation, we actually went through great lengths to make it a quieter space. We installed double ceilings and double walls between each and every unit, utilizing extra layers of drywall and sound channel and packed with lots of rock wool for sound insulation. These efforts have limited most of the potential for noise between units. Even still, the building itself is a 130 years old brick building, and some sound still carries between floors or walls. If someone is obnoxiously loud in the unit below you, you may hear it. The opposite is more likely the case. If you are loud, especially late at night, the units downstairs may be bothered. For this reason, we ask you are courteous of your downstairs neighbors and that you please respect our quiet hours. We ask that all of our guests are extra respectful of each other's need for quiet time in the building after 10pm. We also ask that if other guests don't respect your need for peace and quiet, that you simply let us know while it is happening. If you give us a chance to handle it, we promise you we will take care of it for you and we will do it swiftly. If you wait until after checkout to mention a noise issue, we won't have the opportunity to resolve a situation for you while it is well within our power to do so. You have a right to peace and quiet and Traverse City has a noise ordinance downtown after 10pm that they enforce. In the unlikely instance that noise from outside the unit is keeping you up, please don’t hesitate to contact them to uphold the noise ordinance and let us know as well so we can follow up with them. This loft is ideal for people who want a safe, comfortable, well appointed rental with lots of charm and character and plenty of space to enjoy in a super accessible location to walk everywhere downtown.