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Staff told the commission it had revised its report since the previous month and now finds six of the ordinance criteria satisfied, up from four. Staff said the single-building nomination will be folded into a separate application to designate the entire Central City Plaza as a historic district; the Wisconsin Historical Society has advised the state is more likely to consider historic tax credits if the whole complex is designated and if all three buildings survive intact.

During the hearing, the commission limited testimony to whether Building No. 3 meets the ordinance's historic, architectural or cultural criteria (subsection 3e, sections f1–f10). Speakers included the son of architect Alonzo Robinson Jr., who urged preservation to recognize Robinson's work and the complex's importance to the Bronzeville neighborhood; Clayborne Benson of the Wisconsin Black Historical Society, who urged preservation of all three buildings; and Danae Davis, a resident of the 6th District, who supported designation and highlighted the role of buildings in preventing erasure of community history.

Staff emphasized aspects supporting designation: Central City Plaza was the first and remains a notable black-conceived, designed, owned and operated shopping center in Wisconsin; it originally housed numerous black-owned businesses and employed more than 100 people at its peak. Staff also cited the site's association with Thelmer Chaney (a local business and civic leader) and credited architect Alonzo Robinson as a pioneering Black architect in the state. The complex was earlier determined eligible for the National Register by the Wisconsin Historical Society in a report on Robinson.

The commission opened the public hearing and accepted testimony for the record for convenience of speakers, then voted to keep the hearing open and to adjourn consideration of the file to the March 3 meeting at 3 p.m., when the commission will take up the separate district nomination that subsumes this item. Staff said the combined approach could improve eligibility for state historic tax credits and that the full district report would likely add two or three pages to the current packet.

No recommendation to the Common Council on designation was issued at this meeting. The commission will hear the district application at the next cycle, accept additional testimony if offered, and then make its recommendation to the Common Council consistent with the ordinance criteria.

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Commissioners said the property is in visibly poor exterior condition and noted multiple unresolved maintenance issues. The denial requires the applicant to file a new COA and to remove the currently installed shingles before installing materials that comply with the commission's standards.

Staff opened the item as File 241-365. A commissioner who inspected the property said work began last November and described unfinished elements including a missing chimney flashing, removed gutters and temporary porch shoring. The property owner or representative acknowledged some ongoing work, said he supplied shingles to a subcontractor, and identified himself as a general contractor overseeing the job.

Commissioners pressed on other observed problems: torn gutters, damaged fascia and soffits, holes in the freeze board, and debris and unsafe conditions on the front porch. The owner said tenants occupy the four-unit building and that a plumbing violation reported by tenants a few weeks earlier was rectified immediately. Staff noted the commission's limited enforcement authority at present but confirmed the panel could deny the COA; separate building-code or tenant-related violations were handled through other city channels.

A commissioner moved to deny the COA on the grounds that the installed roofing material is inappropriate for the historic district and that the property appears neglected. A second followed and the motion carried unanimously. The chair confirmed the commission's decision and told the owner the denial means the current shingles must be removed and replaced with materials approved under the commission's rules. The owner said replacing the shingles would be costly and asked how other roofs in the block had escaped similar scrutiny; commissioners noted neighbors may file complaints if they believe other properties violate district standards and that an appeal could be made to the Common Council's Zoning and Neighborhood Development Committee.

The commission's staff will process the denial and the owner may submit a new COA application describing the proposed compliant roofing materials and any required repairs. No additional formal sanctions were announced at the meeting.

Files and references: File 241-365, certificate of appropriateness denial for roof materials at 2713 West McKinley Boulevard in the Cold Spring Park historic district.

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Historic preservation hearing held for Central City Plaza building; decision deferred to district nomination

Historic preservation panel unanimously denies COA for roof at 2713 West McKinley Boulevard