Birch Crest Apartments, Inc. is an existing 15-story high-rise (no 13 th floor). The building was built in 1960. The occupancy of this building, as classified in the Florida Fire Prevention Code, is a multiple occupancy, mixed, existing apartment occupancy with assembly, storage and other incidental uses. Parking (storage) is provided on-site, under the building around the perimeter at grade, and in an attached single story open garage with a pool deck on the second level.

The building is a single tower served by two remotely located exit stairways on the west and east ends of the building and a single bank of two elevators. It has 118 dwelling units located on floors 2 through 15. There is only one dwelling unit on the second floor. The second floor contains multiple amenity spaces.