Iowa Blackbird Investments is planning to convert the former St. Joseph Hospital in Ottumwa into the Vogel Building Apartments. The five-story, 100,000-sq-ft building will be converted into as many as 70 apartments, ranging in size from 600 to 1,500 sq ft, with a possible swimming pool, playground and commercial space. Walker Coen and Lorentzen Architects is designing the project, and Ball Team LLC is the construction manager. The project’s value has been estimated at $14 million. Contact: Walker Coen and Lorentzen Architects, 3706 Ingersoll Ave., Des Moines, 50312. DR#14-00714638.
Maine Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens is planning on building a complex in Boothbay. It will include a conservatory, a visitors center, a culinary center, an education facility, a propagation-research building and ornamental gardens. The project is valued at between $15 million and $25 million. Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, 132 Botanical Gardens Dr., Boothbay, 04537. DR#16-00542302.