Topped by a clock tower at 1101 S.W. Washington St., the Telegram Building is on the National Register of Historic Places. Local hand surgeon Peter Nathan owns the building and has hired Venerable Properties to handle the renovation and leasing. WaterLeaf Architecture & Interiors is handling the design.

There is 23,800-sf of rentable space in the building, which is being renovated for office and retail uses. The ground floor has a 17-foot-high ceiling and the basement has a 19-foot-high ceiling. A feasibility study is underway for the addition of one or two floors.

Early plans for adding a mezzanine level between the first and second floors were dropped Wednesday, but the tall basement is still being planned for conversion to two levels of underground parking. The exterior of the building will be kept in tact and refurbished.