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Overview/Introduction:
The Wesener Building is located in the heart of downtown Owosso and is the first mixed-use property to be LEED Certified. This certification rates the totality of the project based on 9 key area focusing on efficiency, innovation and materials used. This inc
ludes the paint applied throughout, the LED lighting, the quality of windows installed, the highest efficiency HVAC systems and the insulation/sound proofing of each unit. This state-of-the-art environment focuses on the overall quality of life while showcasing the distinct architecture, soaring windows and striking facade of 1885. The Wesener Building features the best of the past while using the best of the present to offer the area's first LEED living environment. History:
Built by Hugo Wesener in 1886. Hugo Wesener came to Owosso in 1875 and purchased the C. Goodhue Dry goods store stock. He also bought the Commercial Hotel from L. Woodard as well as Woodard's House on the S.W. corner of Main and Elm. Sundry businesses occupied the three storefronts through history including a druggist, shoe stores, dry goods, and at 108 the Osmer Company Grocery did business from 1921-1951. During the 1960’s and 70's this was the administration building for John Wesley College. Social Security Administration offices were here during the 1980's as were the executive offices of the Ann Arbor Railroad on the second floor. An arson fire in 2008 destroyed the building, starting in the apartments on the third floor. This was the second fire this building suffered in its history. In 2011 the property was purchased by David and Diane Acton. The vision was to renovate the entire building to be historically accurate while instituting modern technology and resources to provide a new high-efficient living/business environment. Over the next 5 years the planning and construction process was executed to re-open the Wesener Building in 2016 as the first LEED Certified mixed-use project in the city.
