--- title: "The Iron Front Rises: Historic Hotel Restoration Begins" description: Crews started work on Helena's 138-year-old Iron Front Hotel, gutted by fire in 2023, reborn as 20 apartments and 5 luxury condos. image: https://blog.evvnt.com/hubfs/evvnt-blog/branded/montana-iron-front-hotel-restoration-begins-223752367788.jpg --- [Skip to content](https://blog.evvnt.com/news/montana-iron-front-hotel-restoration-begins#main-content) [![Evvnt](https://blog.evvnt.com/hubfs/Evvnt_Rework_Final-01%20(1)-2.svg "Evvnt")](http://www.evvnt.com) Search # The Iron Front Rises: Historic Hotel Restoration Begins [Richard Green](https://blog.evvnt.com/news/author/richard-green) Oct 6, 2026, 1:27:28 PM Share - [fFacebook](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.evvnt.com%2Fnews%2Fmontana-iron-front-hotel-restoration-begins) - [𝕏X](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=The+Iron+Front+Rises%3A+Historic+Hotel+Restoration+Begins&url=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.evvnt.com%2Fnews%2Fmontana-iron-front-hotel-restoration-begins) - [inLinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/sharing/share-offsite/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.evvnt.com%2Fnews%2Fmontana-iron-front-hotel-restoration-begins) - [WhatsApp](https://wa.me/?text=The+Iron+Front+Rises%3A+Historic+Hotel+Restoration+Begins+https%3A%2F%2Fblog.evvnt.com%2Fnews%2Fmontana-iron-front-hotel-restoration-begins) - [Messenger](fb-messenger://share/?link=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.evvnt.com%2Fnews%2Fmontana-iron-front-hotel-restoration-begins) - [✉Email](mailto:?subject=The+Iron+Front+Rises%3A+Historic+Hotel+Restoration+Begins&body=Crews+started+work+on+Helena%27s+138-year-old+Iron+Front+Hotel%2C+gutted+by+fire+in+2023%2C+reborn+as+20+apartments+and+5+luxury+condos.%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fblog.evvnt.com%2Fnews%2Fmontana-iron-front-hotel-restoration-begins) - 🔗Copy link One of downtown Helena's great survivors is finally getting its second act. Crews began Phase One of the Iron Front Hotel restoration this week at 415 N Last Chance Gulch. Built in 1888, it's on the National Register of Historic Places — Montana's only known building with a prefabricated iron facade. An August 2023 fire gutted it and displaced 30 residents. Now the comeback starts: a $1.5 million first phase covering exterior work, sidewalks, boilers, and historic preservation. The plan: 20 apartments on the upper floors — described as relatively affordable for downtown — and five luxury condos on the fourth floor, branded the Windsor Collection, debuting in 2027 with asking prices from $665,000 to over $1.5 million. The ground-floor General Mercantile stays put. A landmark reborn is always worth celebrating. The affordable-versus-luxury split will give Helena plenty to debate. Watch the Gulch. The iron is rising again. 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