Kress Building Debut

On Thursday, April 4th, the Kress Building made its debut in downtown Monroe. This historic building was renovated by ECHO Build and designed by Christie Echols and Taylor Bennett. It was formally the Kress Department store decades ago, which is where the name comes from. The building now features six apartments and one commercial space. On this particular night, five of the apartments were furnished by local retailers and styled by local designers. The stores included Material Things, Palette House, Paul Michael Co., Three Threads and Walsworth & Co. The participating designers were Taylor Bennett, Brandi Howard, Heather Land, Shawn Brazell, Margaret Moses and Cole Brown and there was art from Levee Gallery, Sallie Bynum Anzelmo, Brandy Williams and Joshua Mitchell throughout. Each space is available for rent if you would like to live in the heart of downtown Monroe!