OLBISTON APARTMENTS

Utica, NY | Architecture, Interiors & Planning, Historic Preservation | Completed 2024

Utica, NY | Architecture, Historic Preservation, Interiors & Planning | Completed 2025

Carmina Wood Design partnered with Liberty Affordable Housing on the award-winning rehabilitation of Olbiston Apartments on the former site of The Genesee Flats. In 1892, Genesee Flats opened as Utica’s largest and most lavish apartment building. In 1896, a massive fire destroyed The Genesee Flats completely, and The Olbiston, the existing structure today, was built in its place.

CLIENT

Liberty Affordable Housing

BUDGET

$72,600,000

MARKET

Adaptive Reuse, Multifamily- Workforce

AWARDS

New York State Historic Preservation Award—Excellence in Historic Building Rehabilitation | Preservation League of New York State— 2025 Excellence in Historic Preservation

Brick entry way of Olbiston apartments with stairscase leading into tower

entryway of large historical brick building with green overhang that reads "olbiston". and a staircase

Historic red brick apartment building with castle-like towers in utica new york

standard modern apartment kitchen with light hardwood floors

apartment living room and kitchen area. big white island

cool toned apartment kitchen witj stainless steel appliances

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