I was watching Historic Landmark Commission meeting video about the Villa Rio/611 W. 22nd St. project (see my previous posts) to get more info. Discussion about the project was scheduled for the June meeting but postponed to the July meeting. At the July meeting, the commission was mostly against the project in that it required a change to the historical zoning in place for the house even though the house would be renovated from its current sad condition. Since the project as proposed was going to be rejected, a postponement was asked for and approved for further discussion at the August meeting. The video equipment was apparently down, and the applicant's Rep had to show the renderings to commissioners individually, so they weren't available to those watching the proceedings. One of the commissioners who seems to dislike anything tall close to historical buildings referred to this project as a 30-story tower. But it wasn't clear if he was using the usual NIMBY hyperbole in describing tall buildings or actually describing this project. Maybe we'll know more at the August meeting.
Last edited by The ATX; Jul 27, 2018 at 8:05 AM.
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