The Venetian, which sold out in 2005, is a new 16-story condominium building by RDM Development’s at 222 W Division St, just around the corner from the developer’s Neapolitan project. Only two of of 88 condos remained for sale in July 2005, and the project sold out shortly after that.

Designed by architects Hartshorne & Plunkard, the Venetian, continues the Italian theme introduced to Old Town by the Neapolitan, according to Hartshorne & Plunkard architect Paul Alessandro.

“There really is no single style which defines the Venetian,” Alessandro said. “It’s very modern, but it responds to a lot of Venetian and classic Italian details in a mish-mosh fashion, so that the Italian influence is ever present but not overbearing.”

RDM and its architects planned the Venetian so that it can easily be connected to the Neapolitan if the two condo associations wish, in order to share some services, amenities and facilities, potentially cutting costs and boosting benefits.

The centerpiece of the Venetian is a private, secured lobby, designed with 14-foot ceilings, marble floors and high archways. The ground level also houses 5,000 square feet of space reserved for commercial tenants. The retail spaces have their own entrances, separate from the lobby, and around 30 dedicated parking spaces in the four-story garage that forms the base of the structure.

The building has a secluded fifth-floor garden, atop the garage. Other common area amenities include a rooftop deck, a large workout room and an all-glass party room with four-way views.

Eight units per floor

The building has just eight residences per floor over the four-story base. Many of the condos benefit from a series of setbacks on the ends of the highrise, a design that makes six of eight apartments on each floor corner units. All have large balconies and more than half of the condos have a north and south view.

The condos have one to three bedrooms and one to three baths. Features include hardwood floors, marble master baths, granite countertops, fireplaces, cherry and maple cabinetry and paneling, 10-foot ceilings, in-unit laundry and balconies or terraces.

Prices on remaining units ranged from the $270s to the $650s in the summer of 2004, and indoor parking was $35,000 per space, with tandem spots available for $55,000. The last two developer units for sale in July 2005, when the building was occupied, were priced around $315,000 and $505,000.

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