.bodytext {float: left; } .floatimg-left-hort { float:left; margin-top:10px; margin-right: 10px; width:300px; clear:left;} .floatimg-left-caption-hort { float:left; margin-bottom:10px; width:300px; margin-right:10px; clear:left;} .floatimg-left-vert { float:left; margin-top:10px; margin-right:15px; width:200px;} .floatimg-left-caption-vert { float:left; margin-right:10px; margin-bottom:10px; font-size: 10px; width:200px;} .floatimg-right-hort { float:right; margin-top:10px; margin-left:10px; margin-bottom:10px; width: 300px;} .floatimg-right-caption-hort { float:left; margin-right:10px; margin-bottom:10px; width: 300px; font-size: 10px; } .floatimg-right-vert { float:right; margin-top:10px; margin-left:10px; margin-bottom:10px; width: 200px;} .floatimg-right-caption-vert { float:left; margin-right:10px; margin-bottom:10px; width: 200px; font-size: 10px; } .floatimgright-sidebar { float:right; margin-top:10px; margin-left:10px; margin-bottom:10px; width: 200px; border-top-style: double; border-top-color: black; border-bottom-style: double; border-bottom-color: black;} .floatimgright-sidebar p { line-height: 115%; text-indent: 10px; } .floatimgright-sidebar h4 { font-variant:small-caps; } .pullquote { float:right; margin-top:10px; margin-left:10px; margin-bottom:10px; width: 150px; background: url(http://www.dmbusinessdaily.com/DAILY/editorial/extras/closequote.gif) no-repeat bottom right !important ; line-height: 150%; font-size: 125%; border-top: 1px solid; border-bottom: 1px solid;} .floatvidleft { float:left; margin-bottom:10px; width:325px; margin-right:10px; clear:left;} .floatvidright { float:right; margin-bottom:10px; width:325px; margin-right:10px; clear:left;} Renovations have already begun on the Chamberlain building at 1312 Locust St. By the time the Des Moines Arts Festival gets under way this weekend, the black paint will be removed from the building’s exterior and the windows will be replaced with plywood.

This is just the start of the Westgate project led by Hatch Development Group, which could also include renovations of a neighboring building at 1408 Locust and a modern high-end condominium tower behind both buildings.

The Chamberlain building, which has been approved for historic tax credits, will be significantly renovated and restored to its early 1900s design. RDG Planning & Design is designing the building and Neumann Bros. Inc. is the general contractor.

The first floor will house two restaurants, said Matt Hektoen, pro-ject manager for Hatch Development, and the second floor will be ideal for creative professionals, such as architects and graphic designers, with its open layout. Office space also will be available on the third floor, and the building could have a garden on the rooftop.

The building to the west of the Chamberlain building was not approved for historic tax credits, so developers are rethinking their plans. One idea is to demolish about 80 percent of the building, keeping the front portion and using it as an entrance for the residential tower. Investors are also considering selling it. The current tenant, Architectural Salvage, will move out by the end of this month.

“Without tax credits, these projects are hard to do,” Hektoen said.

Hatch Development could also start construction on its Stockbridge project, a 42-unit affordable housing building on High Street, this fall.

A completed Hatch project, East Village Square, has been fully leased and the developer is in negotiations to purchase land west of the building at Locust and Fourth streets to construct another residential building.