- Location
- Salem, Massachusetts
- Type
- Residential, Commercial
- Program
- Apartments and townhouses, ground-floor commercial space, covered garage
- Setting
- Historic Downtown District of Salem
- Completed
- 1987
Essex Court occupies a prominent block in the Historic Downtown District of Salem. The complex holds one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments and townhouses, ground-floor commercial space along the Essex Street pedestrian spine, and a covered garage.
The district's strict urban design guidelines were used as a positive force to shape the building. Massing, skyline, fenestration and materials echo the surrounding buildings, and the design keeps and improves the traditional pedestrian link between Church and Essex Streets. A central landscaped courtyard gives interior units view, light and identity. The brick and granite complex was completed in 1987.