Deal Falls Through for Artist Lofts at Birdtown Building

The plan to turn a 100-year-old machine shop in Birdtown into a live/work artist studio isn’t moving forward after all.

The buyer and the seller weren’t able to agree to terms, according to city officials.

The development had included plans for a gallery featuring jewelry and paintings — as well as a residential space.

According to her proposal to the city, the proposed buyer intended to purchase the property at 12507 Plover Street — the current home of Atlas Machine.

The city’s planning commission had approved her request for a variance to allow retail sales and a second-floor dwelling unit.