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After 150 years, the 1864 Norwalk Trolley Barn at 10 Wall St. remains a hub of activity via adaptive reuse. The trolleys are gone, but wooden beams, brick arches and outsized bolts still infuse the renovated property with history.
John DiScala, vice president and principal of M.F DiScala & Co. Real Estate Investment Bankers and of its management arm, Sedona Group Real Estate Management, said his father, Michael DiScala, now 72, bought the building 54 years ago when he was 18.
“When I was a kid I”™d go in there and it was a mess,” John DiScala said. “But it still had character and my dad said one day this would be our office.”
M.F. DiScala began calling 10 Wall St. home in 1988.
The building now has 29 apartment units that include lofts, studios and one-bedrooms; 16 office spaces; and a restaurant space, now occupied by Tinto Bar & Tapas restaurant.
“My father made a real effort to keep the historic details,” John DiScala said. “Norwalk is strict, but we always wanted to keep the history. It gives a great flavor to the building.”
DiScala is currently marketing seven offices at 10 Wall St.
