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Council schedules public hearing for PUD amendment to convert convent to apartments at St. Mark's Square
Summary
The council set a public hearing for Sept. 15, 2025, for a planned unit development amendment to allow conversion of a convent at 1110 Victory Street into a four‑unit apartment building, with a potential second, identical four‑unit building later, totaling eight units over three years.
The City Council set a public hearing for 6 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 15, 2025, to consider an amendment to a previously approved planned unit development (PUD) for St. Mark’s Square at 1110 Victory Street. The applicant, local licensed general contractor Kurt Gessel, proposes to convert the existing vacant convent building into a four‑unit apartment while preserving the building’s exterior historical features. If the first converted building is fully leased, the applicant plans to construct a second, nearly identical, four‑unit building on the adjacent vacant lot, for a total of eight new residential units. The applicant’s proposed timeline for completion of both buildings is three years.
Staff presented the request as a required step to set the public hearing; no action on the merits occurred Monday. A councilmember asked staff to include a full property review, showing the convent’s location relative to the school and existing parking ownership, when the item comes forward for the hearing.
The motion to set the hearing was made and seconded; council voted by voice to set the public hearing for Sept. 15 at 6 p.m.
