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A Scott’s Addition apartment building is fully leased even before its conversion from a warehouse is complete.

The building, at 1700 Summit Ave., is where the shenanigans of convicted tax scammer and former Richmond developer Justin French came to light.

It is being renovated for $17.8 million along with another warehouse once owned by French, diagonally across the street, at 3031 Norfolk St.

The Summit Avenue building has 42 loft apartments and the Norfolk Street building has 90 lofts. Units range from 600 to 1,100 square feet. Most are one-bedroom units, but nine are two-bedroom units.

The two-building complex is called 1 Scott’s Addition.

Rents range from $975 to $1,675 a month in the Summit building, and from $850 to $1,200 a month in the Norfolk building.

Pre-leasing on the Summit Avenue building began in late May and early June.

“We knew there was pent-up demand to live in this rapidly revitalizing neighborhood, but this is the fastest lease-out we have ever experienced,” said Brian White, president of Main Street Realty, an apartment management firm.