Brookside Lofts

BROOKSIDE LOFTS 4100 Vernon Avenue, St. Louis Park Converted from an elementary school built in 1924, Brookside Lofts nestles easily into its small-scaled, prewar neighborhood. It is located just a block from Excelsior Boulevard, with its frequent bus service into Downtown, and from access to Highway 100, which is buffered from the lofts by a new sound wall. Miracle Mile is two blocks away, connected by a pedestrian bridge, and the Medcenter health-care complex is two blocks farther. In between are an array of restaurants, and a six-screen, first-run movie theater. Residential plans lay out interesting configurations, some with 12-foot ceilings and others with true lofts, within a two-story space. The signature space is the one-bedroom unit in the old Kindergarten, with its impressive double-height bow window.