The George and Joyce Wein Jazz & Heritage Center project consisted of the full historical restoration and adaptive reuse of what were two separate townhouses built in the 1870s. In 2008, the Jazz & Heritage Foundation purchased the property and carefully planned to preserve as much of the original architecture as possible while transforming and expanding the building to include state-of-the-art recording and performance spaces. The rear half of the building was rebuilt from the ground up.

Design and remediation issues included asbestos abatement and working with a limited crawl space. The project team also had to address structural deficiencies. The structure had foundation failures that required shoring and stabilization. Crews placed segmented piles and added new sections of chain wall under the floors of the cottages. All openings needed new structural material, and the roof load had to be resupported with engineered columns of laminated veneer lumber (LVL).