Pieces of history. Touches of luxury.

When the Caniglia family closed their restaurant after 60 years, they wanted the property to benefit the neighborhood. We sat with them, ate some of their homemade doughnuts, and reached an agreement to create an upscale city neighborhood townhome project.

“Little Italy” has a rich and colorful history that we were delighted to learn about; the underground bootlegger tunnels, the red sauce vs white sauce crowd, the local merchants, and annual events like the Festival of Santa Lucia. Working with and learning from the people of the neighbored who cared deeply about where they lived really inspired our design and made the project a success.

Location: 709 Pacific Street

Program: 38 for-sale townhomes

Developed: 2006

Fun Fact: At the ground breaking, instead of dirt and shovels, we had the neighborhood pizzeria create a 4’ x 8’ pizza.