hotels, condos and the like
Last night Borough Council conducted two hearings dealing with major development projects in West Chester.
The plan for condominiums on the 100 block of East Market Street took a new turn, after Borough Council voted 6-to-0 to approve a demolition permit and conditional use application, but said the developer, McCool Properties, must preserve at least 10 feet of the side walls and facades of the old State Farm building and the eastern portion of the John Deere building, unless substantial evidence is presented during the land development application process that the buildings can't be preserved.
This vote came after council heard a lot of comments from residents, including members of the borough's Historic Architectural Review Board (HARB), about the significance of those buildings and preserving buildings in the borough that are considered to still contribute to the historic district.
Council also made a decision regarding having a hotel downtown. The borough was considering allowing a developer, Teres Holdings, to construct a 75-foot hotel on the Mosteller Garage property, on East Chestnut Street. But last night, council decided to only move forward with tearing down the garage and replacing it with a new parking facility, not a hotel.
A hotel can still come to the downtown, however. Zukin Realty Inc. wants to construct a hotel and condomenium project, but would only need the Rite Aid property and Spence Cafe on Gay Street to do so.
The plan for condominiums on the 100 block of East Market Street took a new turn, after Borough Council voted 6-to-0 to approve a demolition permit and conditional use application, but said the developer, McCool Properties, must preserve at least 10 feet of the side walls and facades of the old State Farm building and the eastern portion of the John Deere building, unless substantial evidence is presented during the land development application process that the buildings can't be preserved.
This vote came after council heard a lot of comments from residents, including members of the borough's Historic Architectural Review Board (HARB), about the significance of those buildings and preserving buildings in the borough that are considered to still contribute to the historic district.
Council also made a decision regarding having a hotel downtown. The borough was considering allowing a developer, Teres Holdings, to construct a 75-foot hotel on the Mosteller Garage property, on East Chestnut Street. But last night, council decided to only move forward with tearing down the garage and replacing it with a new parking facility, not a hotel.
A hotel can still come to the downtown, however. Zukin Realty Inc. wants to construct a hotel and condomenium project, but would only need the Rite Aid property and Spence Cafe on Gay Street to do so.
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