Florsheim Shoe Company Building, Industrial landmark in Avondale, Chicago, United States

The Florsheim Shoe Company Building is a six-story reinforced-concrete factory at 3963 West Belmont Avenue in Avondale, built 1924–1926 to Alfred S. Alschuler's design. Its structural grid shows on the exterior between red-brick infill panels and large multipaned industrial-sash windows; the top story is set back as a penthouse, and the Belmont entrance is framed in terra-cotta with geometric ornament. Converted to the Shoemaker Lofts in 2005.

The building was constructed in the 1920s as a production center for a major American shoe manufacturer. After decades of shoe production, it was renovated and converted into housing at the start of the 21st century, becoming a symbol of how old factories transformed into modern residential spaces.

The building carries the name of the Florsheim Shoe Company, founded by Milton Florsheim in Chicago in 1892, which had a smaller four-story factory at 3927 West Belmont before this one opened in 1926. The name survives in the 2005 conversion's title, Shoemaker Lofts. Look for the terra-cotta and geometric ornament framing the Belmont Avenue entrance.

The building stands at 3963 West Belmont Avenue, at the Belmont–Pulaski intersection in Avondale, on Chicago's Northwest Side. It is now the Shoemaker Lofts, a private condominium and rental residence, so the lobby and units are not open to visitors; the exterior, including the terra-cotta entrance surround, can be seen from the public sidewalk.

The building's concrete frame is left visible on the facade, with red-brick infill panels between the structural grid. Its top floor is set back to form a penthouse, and the Belmont Avenue entrance is framed by terra-cotta and geometric ornament. The large multipaned industrial-sash windows mark it as a daylight factory, built to light the workrooms naturally.