3135 Lafayette Ave is a 5,830 SF two-story office/warehouse in St. Louis’s Gate District, minutes from Downtown and Saint Louis University. Built as a historic post office with solid brick construction, the property offers strong adaptive reuse potential in a high-visibility, well-located submarket.

The second floor is well-suited for conversion into two residential units, already equipped with a kitchen and two full restrooms, reducing the scope and cost of a residential build-out. The ground floor includes a prep kitchen, adding flexibility for food service, retail, or light industrial use. Rooftop HVAC units are already in place, supporting efficient climate control for future tenants or residents. A rear garden lot presents the opportunity to add on-site parking, addressing a key need for urban infill properties.

The combination of durable historic construction, flexible floor plates, and existing infrastructure makes this property a candidate for a range of uses, including mixed-use conversion, creative office, live-work space, or continued warehouse and distribution use. Its proximity to Downtown St. Louis and SLU places it within reach of a dense employment base, student population, and ongoing neighborhood redevelopment activity in the Gate District.

This asset suits multiple buyer profiles. Owner-users gain a versatile, character-rich building with room to configure office, warehouse, and residential space to their needs. Investors benefit from the potential to add residential income through the second-floor conversion while maintaining commercial use below. Redevelopers gain a shovel-ready adaptive reuse opportunity with existing utilities, kitchen infrastructure, and parking potential already in place, lowering the barrier to a full repositioning.

Overall, 3135 Lafayette Ave combines a well-located site, historic building stock, and existing infrastructure that support multiple paths to value creation, from continued commercial use to mixed-use or residential conversion.