Hot Property: $1M hidden warehouse off Mass Ave.

You'd never believe what's behind the red door of the low, flat, brick warehouse at 614 N. Park Ave.

You'd never expect to see the mirror with gilt bronze accents salvaged from Indianapolis' now-gone Claypool Hotel in the entranceway, or the wide-open 3,500-square-foot converted warehouse.

When owner Fred Cooney bought the warehouse in 1995, it wasn't a blank slate: Formerly Indianapolis Lawn Care, old equipment was scattered about and it felt abandoned. He spent more than a year refurbishing it, adding raised platforms and walls to create rooms and a kitchen area, though it's still largely an open-concept home.

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"I didn't see this," Cooney said of the industrial and mahogany home. "I created this."

Cooney's a Mass Ave pioneer — he also bought the two adjacent warehouses along with the one he's now selling and converted those into residences before selling them. In 2001, he bought Mass Ave. club Betty Boops at 635 Massachusetts Ave., and opened Agio. The restaurant, now Ralston's DraftHouse, backs directly up to his warehouse home.

Cooney preserved the original wood ceiling from the 1940 building as well as the steel beams to create an industrial feel. In fact the beams, which were 55 years old at the time, weren't old-looking enough for him.

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"The steel wouldn't rust like I wanted it to," Cooney said, laughing.

So he sprayed them with copper paint. Above the faux-rusted beams is a full story of skylights with the original glass.

"It gets a lot of wows," said Cooney, also an artist. "I left the top like a warehouse and the bottom, I went the other extreme and did mahogany."

Speaking of, the kitchen cabinets all are mahogany with GE and Decor appliances and a granite countertop. The guest room, which is more like a second master bedroom, has a massive 6-foot bathtub.

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With cable lighting and speakers throughout the house, radiant heat beneath the tile floors, pockets doors and french doors, this warehouse-turned-one-of-a-kind home is a unique spot just a few feet from Mass Ave.

And although he's had fun entertaining there, Cooney's looking to move on from his home of 21 years.

"It's a good party house."

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About the home

• Location: 614 N. Park Ave.

• Details: Two bedrooms; 2½ bathrooms; 3,450 square feet; 60-foot-long one- to two-car garage; gas fireplace; mahogany cabinets; and granite countertops.

• Asking price: $999,900.

• Listing #: 21435727.