Wiley Plaza apartments coming into focus

At Wiley Plaza, a vision of what a 100-year-old department store/office building renovated into 73 apartments and a couple of floors of commercial space is starting to come into focus.

Thats especially the case on the second floor, where new interior walls have been framed, Sheetrock hung, joints mudded and sanded, a coat of primer applied and baseboards and trim nailed into place.

And in the southwest corner, a show apartment will be finished within another month. Kitchen and bathroom cabinets, sinks and a bathtub have been installed and doors hung. The walls have been covered with a coat of taupe paint.

Although the show apartment will be finished, interested renters still wont be able to see it for months because of the ongoing construction.

Jay Manske, one of the principals in the development, and Keatin Herder of Key Construction, said the first apartment is being finished out now so that all concerned can sign off on the color selections before they get any farther into the job.

On Tuesday, bankers involved in financing the project took their monthly tour of the progress.

The third floor isnt far behind the second. Walls have been framed, drywall hung and bathtubs installed. Workers were applying joint compound to the drywall and sanding it down. Meanwhile, cabinets and doors have been brought up to the floor in preparation for their installation.

On the fourth floor, nearly all the drywall has been hung, but the job of applying joint compound hasnt started yet.

On the fifth floor, framing for interior walls is complete but the drywall process has barely begun, because workers are still installing plastic pipe leading to kitchens, bathrooms and utility closets.

On the sixth floor, workers are sweeping up dust and small bits of debris from the interior demolition and installing interior wall studs.

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Wiley Plaza apartments coming into focus