May HRC agenda is online. Items of interest:
1. A new Hunt Armory plan by Mosites and Pfaffmann + Associates. The plan is for the armory to become a mixed-use structure, with ground-floor parking, assembly space, two ice rinks, and a small office component in the gun shed area. The building will, for the most part, be preserved as is, although they want to add a small addition to the gun shed area in order to have it work as three stories of office space. On the primary facade, the two additional stories will be stepped back and only minimally visible.
2. Facade restoration/expansion of
100 W North Avenue - the "Knights of Malta" building formerly occupied by the Salvation Army. This is right across from City of Assylum's new building, along with the just restored Bradbury. The building is currently a bit remuddled - particularly with the use of glass block on about half the windows, so the restoration work will help tremendously. In addition, a rear expansion is going to add a new stairway/elevator tower, garage, and living space. There still will be some open space in the rear, partially used up by a "yard" and partially a paved courtyard area for pulling into the new garage. It does not say explicitly what the building will be used for, but it seems to be apartments.
3. An updated version of "The Woods House" plan - to turn a very old stone house in Hazelwood into a Scottish pub - is included.
Not much else. One residential project in the Mexican War Streets, two in Schenley Farms, and the City asking to demolish a house in Manchester.
930 Penn Avenue is on the agenda, but confusingly not included in the presentation.