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Renovations on historic downtown Idaho Falls building almost done and here's a look inside
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IDAHO FALLS - A renovation project for a 96-year-old building in downtown Idaho Falls is nearing completion.
Chuck Faber purchased the 35,000-square-foot building formerly occupied by Harris Publishing at 360 B Street in October 2020. Since that time, crews have been working to turn the site into apartment housing on the second and third floors and two penthouse suites on the top floor.
He tells EastIdahoNews.com he's hoping to have the project ready by July 4.
"Obviously there's going to be a shortage of accommodations for the festival here in town and hopefully we can facilitate anybody who is looking," Faber says.
The suites on the top floor are each 3,500-square-feet and will include a large gourmet kitchen, a four-person sauna, a pinball machine, pool table and dartboard. One of them will have a commercial tanning bed and a stand-up, 122-inch Ms. Pacman arcade game. The other one will have a Space Invaders arcade game, a Buck Hunter arcade game and an arcade bowling game.
There are a total of 16 apartments on the second and third floors. There is also empty space on the ground floor which Faber would like to make available to a high-end restaurant or commercial tenant.
"Based on feedback (we've received from the community), people are looking for a Dave & Buster's or a higher-end restaurant. You've got Smokin' Fins close by, you've got Jaker's and Sandpiper close by," says Faber. "It's quite a large space -- 6,500-square-feet -- so it would be one heck of a restaurant."
EastIdahoNews.com took a tour of the building, which you can watch in the video player above.
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