With its newly cleaned and restored exterior, the historic Reliance Building was on the verge of being all dressed up with no place to go. Happily, it has found its niche as a boutique hotel. The floor plan of individual small offices, which made it untenable as rental space, became an advantage in the conversion to hotel rooms. The elaborate elevator lobby was restored to its former glory with reconstruction of the ornamental metal staircase and elevator grille enclosures and installation of new multi-colored marble on the floor, walls, and ceiling. The jury was impressed with the level of painstaking detail in the restoration of public spaces, and was particularly delighted by the preservation of the original corridors with their opaque glass windows and transoms.