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== Restoration ==

Developer Eric Blumenfeld acquired the Divine Lorraine in 2014 and completed its restoration as apartments in 2017, transforming the long-vacant building into occupied housing. The restoration preserved the building's exterior character while creating contemporary residential units within. The rooftop sign, restored and illuminated, once again announces the building's presence on Broad Street. The project's success has encouraged additional investment along North Broad Street, suggesting that the Divine Lorraine's revival may presage broader neighborhood transformation.<ref name="weigley"/>

The restored Divine Lorraine demonstrates that severely deteriorated historic buildings can be brought back to viable use when development conditions align. The project benefited from historic tax credits, a strengthening real estate market, and a developer committed to the building's preservation. The restoration has generated considerable attention as a model for other distressed historic properties, though the specific circumstances that enabled the Divine Lorraine's revival may not be replicable everywhere. The building now houses residents who occupy spaces that earlier generations used for very different purposes.<ref name="gallery"/>