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We’re proud to share that the Lofts at Stehli Silk Mill has been named a Central Penn Business Journal Top Project Award winner! 🏆

This project has been one of the most challenging, and rewarding, undertakings in CAM Construction’s history. Originally built in 1897, the historic 11-acre Stehli Silk Mill complex sat vacant for four decades before our team transformed it into 165 loft-style apartments across seven distinct buildings.

From surgically repairing century-old heavy-timber beams and installing 1,400+ custom windows to navigating supply chain disruptions caused by the 2023 Canadian wildfires, every step of this project demanded creativity, craftsmanship, and collaboration. Our team salvaged and repurposed historic materials throughout, from reclaimed hardwood flooring and steel fire doors to repurposed bathroom partitions reborn as wainscoting, in an effort to honor both the building’s heritage and sustainability principles.

The result? A landmark adaptive reuse project that preserved C. Emlen Urban’s iconic architecture, secured state and federal historic tax credits, earned recognition at the 2025 C. Emlen Urban Awards, and now holds a permanent place in Lancaster County’s story.

Thank you to our partners at Hammel Associates Architects, RETTEW, Mannheim Township, and the many subcontractors and community partners who helped bring this vision to life.

Click the link below to check out a digital brochure of the event.

https://centralpennbusinessjournal-pa.newsmemory.com/?special=Real+Estate+Development+Summit+and+Top+Projects+2026