The Mercantile is a nationally registered historic building with fully renovated homes offering massive kitchens and bathrooms, exposed brick walls, European-style cabinets, real hardwood floors, stainless steel appliances, and many more features to make for a premium living experience in Downtown Columbus. Every unit is pre-equipped with a washer and dryer, central heating and air, and electronic access. 

Each home has unique custom cabinetry with sleek and modern European stylized designs; these are topped with stunning quartz or Corian countertops to round out the premium look and feel for every cooking experience. Combining the historic nature of the building with premium modern finishes, there are beautiful sections of exposed and restored brick throughout the community and featured in most of the homes. 

The Mercantile was an industrial building designed with attention to detail and a high level of craftsmanship. lt was originally built for one of the city's buggy makers that became nationally known in the early 20th century for its production of hearses and ambulances, especially the Great Eagle hearse, which made the first cross-country funeral trip from New York to San Francisco in 1913.​

Charles F. Myers, a German immigrant, founded the United States Carriage Company. Myers arrived in Columbus in 1869. After an apprenticeship with one or more of the city's many buggy makers, he formed his own company in the late 1870s. The company expanded in the mid-1890s, but a fire in 1896 destroyed the original manufacturing facility at this address. By the turn of the century, Myers had a disagreement with one of his partners and purchased all of the company's shares and brought his son Frederick Christopher into the firm.