Vallejo, Calif., was hit hard by the Great Recession, with the city declaring bankruptcy in 2008. Among the casualties were two long-vacant landmark buildings slated for condo development that went into foreclosure the next year. Irvine, Calif.–based Domus Development salvaged the structures—the original City Hall, built in 1872, and the Masonic Temple, built in 1917—and renovated them as the mixed-use Temple Art Lofts.
