Blue Bell Apartments at Lenoir

1 & 2 Bedroom Mill-Style Apartment Homes in

Downtown Lenoir, NC

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SPACIOUS LOFT-LIVING IN DOWNTOWN LENOIR

BLUE BELL

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Embrace the Past, Live the Present: Lenoir's Mill-Style Apartments

The former manufacturing facility provides a variety of unique floor plans, all of which appeal to the natural attraction to light and space

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Interior of a spacious loft with exposed brick walls, large industrial-style windows, wooden ceiling, and light wood flooring.

Interior of an industrial-style building with exposed brick walls, large windows, a wooden ceiling with a ceiling fan, and a concrete floor. There is a white partition and ductwork visible.

Industrial-style interior with exposed brick wall, black metal staircase, concrete floor, wooden ceiling, and visible ductwork.

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Our apartments are pet-friendly, inviting you and your furry friends to enjoy a comfortable, welcoming environment.

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Minutes from Downtown Lenoir

Enjoy a vibrant community with a rich historical heritage, where you're never far from restaurants, shops, and local events.

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Denim Heritage: Live in Style at Lenoir's Historic Mill Apartments

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LENOIR,NC

The heart of Caldwell County and the threshold to the High Country

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NATURAL LIGHT

Skylights in roof and lightwells in Main Corridor fill the building with natural light

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HISTORY

The Blue Bell is a manufacturing icon in the community connecting generations

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Celebrating Lenoir's Pride: Your Home in the Former All-Female Denim Factory

ABOUT THIS HISTORIC LOCATION

For all of its active production life the Blue Bell’s workforce was 95% Female, a monument to women in manufacturing

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"[Blue Bell] is preserving a piece of history, and it’s the first project to be developed under the City’s new preservation ordinance as a local landmark.”

Jenny Wheelock
"The Blue Bell exemplifies who we are ~ a hardworking community that strives to reinvent itself while embracing our heritage with the goal of exceptional transformation. To walk through the Blue Bell today, the past stories of the community who spent their working lives within those walls are now sewn together with new memories of families and friends embraced by its renewed beauty and elegance."

Kaylynn Horn, Economic Development Main Street Director (retired)
"We are thrilled to have the Blue Bell Apartment Community here in Caldwell County. The historic building coupled with quality management and superior construction bodes well for future residents! We are extremely grateful to offer this beautiful building as we strive to develop new housing options for our local businesses and employers. "

Bryan Moore, President and CEO, The Caldwell Chamber of Commerce.
"The Blue Bell apartments have played a key role in the redevelopment of downtown. Lenoir is in the process of remaking itself. A transition from mills to high tech. The Blue Bell Apartments provide modern workers a place to establish roots in the community."

J. Dana Clark, Ph.D. - Professor Emeritus, Appalachian State University
"As a business owner near Blue Bell Apartments we are pleased to see how Blue Bell contributes to the beauty of Lenoir NC and the neighborhood in tangible ways. The well-maintained grounds and buildings add to the aesthetic appeal of the area, enhancing property values for surrounding homes and businesses. Additionally, the management prioritizes safety and security, implementing measures that make the entire neighborhood feel safer and more secure. Moreover, Blue Bell Apartments actively engages with the wider community, participating in local initiatives and promoting economic development. "

Roxanne W. Smith, Barger-Ashe Roofing Company

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